After a happy and satisfying stint with an organization for which you thought you were a great match – until you got downsized and out-placed – what can you do to move on? Celebrate what you accomplished! No doubt you left behind a long list of accomplishments. If you can’t make a list of 10 [...]
The First and Most Important Step in the Job Search: Letting Go of the Old Job
posted on July 28th, 2010 in Association Management Careers, Changing Careers, Finding Opportunities, Interviewing, Leadership Development, Managing Your Career
Getting Organized – 8 Steps for Managing Your Job Alerts
posted on July 22nd, 2010 in Changing Careers
In the last post we talked about assembling the tool kit for the job search process. For the next few weeks I will be posting some of the processes that you may want to systematize so that you can use your time effectively get the most out of every one of your job search days! [...]
11 Tools for the Job Search Process
posted on July 18th, 2010 in Changing Careers
11 Tools for the Job Search Process Have you ever noticed when you sit down to do a do-it-yourself assembly project that the first step is always to assemble the tools and make sure you have all the pieces that you should have. How many times do you just dive in and start the project [...]
Putting YOU in Your Resume, Really!
posted on June 10th, 2010 in Association Management Careers, Changing Careers, Finding Opportunities, Interviewing, Leadership Development, Managing Your Career
Last week I did a webinar for ASAE Career Services about the Qualifications Summary in the resume. The title was Taking your Resume from Good to Great: Putting YOU in the Qualifications Summary! “The concept of being able to be ‘me’ in a resume was almost stunning. Didn’t think that was ‘allowed’. Wow!” The response [...]
Become a Believer in Asking Questions!
posted on June 7th, 2010 in Association Management Careers, Changing Careers, Finding Opportunities, Interviewing, Leadership Development, Managing Your Career, Networking Relationships, Personal Branding
Be curious. Ask great questions! Going for an interview or exploring some potential employers? Ask open ended questions of people you meet who work there –What do you like best about working there? What is the prevailing management style? What is the average age (or most prevalent) age of employees? How long have people on [...]
Exploring “Fit” in the Interview!
posted on June 2nd, 2010 in Association Management Careers, Changing Careers, Finding Opportunities, Interviewing, Leadership Development, Managing Your Career
Just what does it mean – we’re looking for someone that is the “right fit”? The chances are good they are not talking about a skills fit, an experience fit, or an accomplishment fit! Those are a given by the time you pass the screening for the interview – or they are close enough that [...]
Lead with Your Heart!
posted on May 28th, 2010 in Association Management Careers, Changing Careers, Finding Opportunities, Interviewing, Leadership Development, Managing Your Career
Patrick Lencioni introduces Daniel Harkavy as his coach in the foreward to Harkavy’s book Becoming a Coaching Leader. Harkavy asserts there are two big difference-makers between great leaders and just good leaders: 1. Great leaders take special delight in developing their people, in becoming coaching leaders; and 2. The fuel that makes it happen is [...]
