It’s finally summer! Last Friday marked the official first day of summer. I spent this past weekend getting a jump start on my summer reading list. Do you have your summer reading list yet? Reading is fundamental in growing your passions and improving your career. Without it you may never
Many of my clients come to me facing the daunting task of conducting a job search for the first time in 10 to 20 years and a lot has changed in that time. They are unaware of the modern interview advice available to them. This is because most of the
You know your current job is not a good fit for you. You feel stuck, so you went looking for something else. After sending out countless resumes and enduring grueling interviews you now have an offer on the table for a new job with a different company. You have a
I’m not sure why career fairs still exist. Many are so ineffective for both candidates and recruiters. Yet companies continue to pour more money into them and candidates continue to pour more time into them. Companies spend tens of thousands of dollars on registration fees, travel, fancy displays, swag, and
As a career coach, I’m always responding to career-related questions with various tips and career advice. I recently received a question asking, “What are a few unique pieces of career advice nobody ever mentions?” This is a good one because there are a lot of possible answers to it, but
“Tell me about a time when…” UGH! Behavioral interview questions. No job seeker enjoys answering these questions. Myself included. They’re just as dreaded as the “What’s your greatest weakness?” question. I can remember back in grad school doing my first mock interview with the career center on campus. It was
Millennials and Gen Z’ers sometimes get a bad rap for not having the ability to appropriately handle unpleasant obstacles. But there’s one millennial who is defying all the stereotypes. Her name is Kristen Hadeed. She’s the owner of a successful business she started while in college which now employees over
Let me preface this post with the fact that I believe career and personality assessments can be very useful tools when used properly and at the appropriate time. I felt the need to state this upfront after I recently commented on a popular comedian’s spoof of the Enneagram. I thought
Be careful who you get your career advice from This post is in response to an article on Medium (“How to Get Your Dream Job Without Experience”) that shared a suggestion for how to overcome the common career catch-22: Not being able to get your dream job because you lack
Shock is the reaction I usually get when I say what I’m about to say. Your résumé is not about you. Thinking it is, is one of the biggest mistakes you can make on your résumé. Here’s what I mean: A few weeks ago, I was working with two different
My freshman year of college I found myself struggling in my college algebra class. In fact, my entire class was struggling. That’s because our professor always let us out of class 20 minutes early and never assigned us any homework. At first we all thought this was great! What college
There are many wrong moves you can make in your career. We’ve all fallen on our faces a few times, especially during the learning curve of a new job. But some mistakes are worse than others. Today I’m focusing on some of the common mistakes that can ruin your career
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