I came across a good discussion of how to handle a bad reference in a job-search-related blog. While the blog seems to have been closed, here was the essence of their point: A key point when seeking critique in any situation is this – don’t get defensive. As soon as you start to try […]
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I invite you to submit your answers to this question: “What Is Your Biggest Obstacle To Career Growth?” Post your answers in a comment to this entry, and then I will share suggestions for dealing with those issues. In the meanwhile, here’s an article on Achieving Your Career Potential.
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If you are looking to move your career or career search forward, here are just a few of the articles in my free reference library: In Career Search: Leave Them Wanting to Know More When to Leave a Job My HOMER Template for Interviews In Career Growth: Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years
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Candidates are very concerned about the screening process they hit when they submit to posted openings, and how to get their résumé to the top of the pile. One critical aspect is keywords. My good friend Alex Freund wrote a simple, step-by-step approach to this in his blog. Sometimes I hear people giving advice to put
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I was reading Abby Kohut’s excellent book, Absolutely Abby’s 101 Job Search Secrets, and came across this statement: “Prepare a good reason for any gaps on your resume in addition to an explanation of what activities you were involved in that may have enhanced your career, including personal activities. Gaps are typically not the reason
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As I prepared for my tele-class “10 Traps That Snare Jobseekers…And How To Avoid Them”, even my ‘quick list’ of traps quickly grew to exceed 50! The class promised to be a content-rich hour … I compressed as many as I could down into 10 themes, and perhaps this will need to lead to a
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I just came across this posting to a variety of networking groups to which I belong: “As you probably already know recruiters usually have the best jobs in the market, the ones that are not posted. The ones only the recruiter can get because of his or her relationship with the client. A
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You never know where inspiration is going to hit you … which is a good argument for opening yourself up to various experiences and moving out of your comfort zone. I’ve always heard experts tout reading occasional publications outside your field, so that you would get perspectives. My reaction often was, “I get it, but
Did you spend time building up a good set of LinkedIn connections? Have you spent an equal amount of effort keeping those as strong connections? It’s easy to forget to build on the relationships we have, particularly when we are busy at work, and allow them to slowly wither on the vine.
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If you are interested in accelerating your career growth, I’ve written a number of articles on different aspects of this. The latest is “Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years?”, which I wrote for the Actuary of the Future magazine. In it I share my own career journey, and key lessons learned others can
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