Getting Organized for the Job Search: 5 Tips for Creating a Daily Schedule that Works! The job search is not the same as a job! The job search is different from having a job – you are not part of a team, your mission is personal, and the dead ends and no responses can drain [...]

In the world of work, the most prevalent way we have of measuring our value is the salary or the total compensation package. That makes sense – after all, we are selling our services to a market place and the value of those services is reflected in how much we are paid for them. But [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]