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Companies hire skill sets, not job titles 10 Jan 2013 | 07:09 pm
A recent client had just completed his computer science degree. Currently, he was working as a delivery driver for a national courier service. Prior to that, he had been in the Navy. He was ready to l...
One of job search’s biggest roadblocks: You don’t know what you don’t know 16 Dec 2012 | 06:08 am
We recently completed a full renovation of both bathrooms in our house. The ‘problem’ started as a mushy spot next to the tub in the main bathroom. We learned not to step on that spot, and hoped it di...
What’s your excuse? “I can’t afford …” 25 Jul 2012 | 09:53 pm
Photo by o5com via Flickr Granted. There are just some things that fall out of my price range. While I would love to drive a two-seater Mercedes convertible, I don’t have the funds to support that ri...
What’s your excuse? “I don’t have time …” 10 Jul 2012 | 07:11 am
Today I tweeted: #Jobseekers: If you don’t make yourself a priority, no one else will. Won’t “find” & can’t “make” time. DEDICATE time to reach your goals. "Whatever Clock" from uncommongoods.com a...
Focus: A powerful element in job search 7 May 2012 | 08:08 am
(This is a long post, but hang with me …) It’s unusual for our land line to ring much anymore. It’s more unusual for us to answer it. Most of our friends and family have made the transition to our ce...
Asking for job search help effectively 20 Apr 2012 | 03:39 am
Photo by Coletivo Mambembe via Flickr Following is a recent LinkedIn exchange I had with a complete stranger. Information has been changed to protect identities (well, except mine): The initial conn...
How current is that job search advice? | Responding to the dinosaurs. 6 Apr 2012 | 03:33 am
Yesterday, I shared a university career center assessment of a cutting-edge, targeted, focused, differentiating career-marketing document I created for a soon-to-graduate student client. You can read ...
How current is that job search advice? | Beware the dinosaur. 5 Apr 2012 | 05:47 am
photo by mcdittx via Flickr I recently worked with a soon-to-graduate, elementary school teacher. She came as a referral from a close friend of hers. When working with students, I’m careful to explai...
Chasing job search butterflies 24 Mar 2012 | 03:21 pm
Every summer in Southeastern North Carolina, we experience a proliferation of yellow butterflies. {My ex (the organic farmer) called them cabbage lopers butterflies. I’m not sure that’s the correct s...
It’s your life. It’s your career. Stop apologizing. 1 Mar 2012 | 08:29 am
Three times this week, (and it’s only Wednesday), I’ve had clients say to me, “If only I’d …”, or “How am I going to explain this gap in employment?”, “What will ‘they’ think, when they see …?” and ot...
