Are Your Emotions Driving Your Search...
Looking for your next job can be a trial by fire. If you allow it to be. It’s natural to feel stress, anxiety, fatigue and sadness. But you cannot allow these reactive emotions to overwhelm your planning, perseverance, and the action steps you need to execute a successful search campaign. Here are some suggestions to […]
New Year’s Resolutions are Right Arou...
Each year many of us put forth our New Year’s Resolutions. Each year many of us fall short of follow-up. Why? There are multiple reasons, but we’re left with the same results. Limited or no results. I would suggest we take a different approach. Why not take a year end inventory? Taking such an inventory […]
Does Your Career Coach Deal with Your...
Most career coaches and outplacement agencies focus on the mechanics of job search campaigns: resumes, cover letters, personal networking, LinkedIn outreach, etc. These are, of course, all important and necessary. Indeed, they are required elements of a successful job search campaigns! However, in my 19 years as a life and career coach, I find they […]
Look Before You Leap into That New Jo...
You’re well into your search campaign. You’ve been worried you will never get a job offer. Now you’ve passed the phone screening test and they’ve called you for an interview. You’re anxious get that job and inclined to take it if they make you an offer. But I suggest you take a deep breath and […]
The Future of Work: 4 Predictions
In December of 2017, Stephane Kasriel, the CEO of Upwork, a website focused on freelancing, offered a forecast of the world of work. While this forecast is almost two years old, I feel his predictions are valid for today and beyond. Here is a summary of his observations, accompanied by his bullet points:
Guy Talk
Hey, fellas! I wanted to share some thoughts I have as a man and a career coach. I’m well into my winter years and my conditioning was instilled in me many years ago. However, I have also grown as a result of marriage and the lessons of life moving on. The old paradigm, Men put […]