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All Blog Posts Tagged 'change' (27)

RISK: What the ancient Romans can teach you about career change

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Melissa C. Martin have you ever felt those demonic thoughts that swirl in our inner sanctum and resist giving way to the one thing that humans patently avoid…..changing their comfort zone? That is your risk zone. Stepping out of the comfort zone. Our inner temptations to make that change, even one small change, as we say in solution-focused interviewing and counseling, need a guiding force. Pay attention to those inner tempations! Even if it means confronting… Continue

Added by Melissa C Martin on November 18, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Casting A Wide Net

You probably have heard the advice to "cast a wide net" in searching for your next job. So, what exactly does that mean? More importantly, how do you do it? It all starts with a good self assessment. Take away your job title, your past employer and all your baggage and ask yourself questions like: -What do I really enjoy doing? -When I've felt great about the work I've done, what was I doing? -If money were no object, what would I do? -Of all the things I've done in my life, what am I most ple… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on September 11, 2009 at 5:44am — No Comments

I Want to Make a Career Change… But to What?

Reposted from The ResumeWonders Blog There seems to be endless possibilities for those having to make a career change. When this opportunity becomes available some know exactly what they will do and where they will do it, while others become overwhelmed by the unlimited options and don’t know where to begin. Three ways to help narrow down those seemingly endless possibilities: 1. Find out what you are interested in. If there a… Continue

Added by Kris Plantrich on July 4, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Changing Jobs, Changing Careers, Changing Industries

Change is something we tend to avoid like the plague (or perhaps more timely, Swine Flu). Yet job seekers right now will have to investigate something different. The job you had before doesn't exist any longer. There were unique sets of circumstances that led to the evolution of your last job and in many cases the employer worked around your strengths and weaknesses to allow the job to suit you. This time, you will want to position your skills into a job defined by the employer. So my advice,… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on June 24, 2009 at 6:21am — No Comments

Informational Interview is Networking

People have asked me why I don't talk about informational interviews in my networking workshops. The answer is that they ARE a form of networking. Networking is simply having conversations with people you know. As job seekers, networking becomes defined as looking for a job. It is absolutely more than this. An Informational Interview, probably a better term to use would be Informational Meeting, means talking with someone about what they do and/or what their company does to learn and get quest… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on June 3, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Staying Ahead of the Curve

Think about the top Fortune 500 companies for a second. Well, maybe not all of them, but the automakers, IBM, Xerox, Kodak, those guys. They were running profitable businesses for long time. They were utilizing lean principles, six sigma, and other quality initiatives. They probably also were committed to implementing and sharing "best practices". In this rapidly changing world, what these mammoths were unable to to was implement really new ideas. To do this would require innovation and risk ta… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on May 19, 2009 at 6:01am — No Comments

Cast A Wide Net

Casting a Wide Net You've heard people say you should cast a wide net to improve your job search. So what does that mean exactly and how do you do it? Increasing the possibilities of finding a fit and getting an offer is what drives this thought. How would you answer this question: I am doing a thorough and diversified search which includes: A) Searching for multiple job titles, some very different from what I did B) Looking for jobs outside of the region C) Pursuing opportunities in a differ… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on May 15, 2009 at 5:12am — No Comments

Change From Within

We have now entered a season of change. However, aside from our home values dropping, expenses rising, and our investments shrinking, the change has not been good. After electing Barrack Obama, finally some positive change is coming--- but it’s not here yet. I find myself and many others, feeling insecure about the future for our families. Will we be able to cover the mortgage, create an emergency fund or provide for our children? I find fear creeping in and overtaking our thoughts. Even if our… Continue

Added by Coach'm Up Boni on April 27, 2009 at 4:26pm — No Comments

Coping with Job Loss

The Washington Post has a regular feature called How To...Survive A Layoff. In a recent Q&A, titled Coping with Job Loss, Dr. Lynn Joseph wrote about visualization. This caught my eye for a number of reasons: -Job search is darn hard and I love it when professionals admit it -She refers to Tiger Woods' success strategy and so do I -The practice of visualization is easy and highly successfu… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on March 27, 2009 at 5:41am — 2 Comments

A Story with a Happy Ending

Over the last few months I have been pushing the notion pretty hard of taking a job that might not be the dreamiest, but at the very least a pay check. I have been encouraging this for several reasons: 1) We don't know how long it will be before things turn around 2) Having options is better than not having options 3) I care about you all and don't want to see you suffer financially and personally This week I have heard great stories and I want to share one briefly. The first is of a talented… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on March 20, 2009 at 4:53am — 2 Comments

Changing Careers...why you might want to wait

Louise Fletcher at Blue sky resume wrote Can You Make a Career Change in a Bad Economy. She points out several things: It is possible and more likely to happen if this change is moving toward something you have current experience in The employer can find what they are looking for pretty easily right now Get a job doing what you used to do which will alleviate the financial burden of not having a job at all If you do t… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on February 19, 2009 at 5:45am — No Comments

Don’t Overpopulate Your Resume with Contact Info

One of the trends I have been seeing lately with resumes is that the contact section at the top of a resume, which typically falls under the candidate’s name, seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. I came across a resume the other day that actually listed three phone numbers, two e-mail addresses, a website, a fax number, and a LinkedIn identifier. It gave me pause. Just exactly how much information is too much? Although all candidates certainly want to make themselves available to potential… Continue

Added by Steve Van Vreede on January 29, 2009 at 4:51pm — No Comments

The Great Resume Keyword Search

There is nothing like an air of mystery to perk up people’s ears and create a frenzy. And certainly all it takes in the job search world is to tell job seekers that they must have something or they will miss out on the greatest opportunities ever, and pretty soon you have a trend worthy of epic proportions on your hands. The whole concept of keywords in resumes is one of those mysterious things that has caused many a job seeker to lose sleep. And all because this issue has somehow taken on a li… Continue

Added by Steve Van Vreede on January 15, 2009 at 2:52pm — 1 Comment

Top 6 Common Résumé Misnomers

Maybe you have already purchased a professionally written résumé, but you have some doubts about the document you received. Unfortunately, the résumé-writing industry gets a bad rap sometimes simply because there is a lot of misinformation out there. And, truthfully, sometimes résumé writers don’t do the best job of explaining their strategy to the client. Not to mention, all the different opinions that seem to prevail out there, from our friends, online resources, recruiters, coworker, etc. In… Continue

Added by Steve Van Vreede on December 9, 2008 at 2:33pm — No Comments

Do Resume Guarantees Guarantee You a Better Resume?

In today’s competitive marketplace, you will find some resume writing firms offering guarantees for the products they deliver. How do these guarantees work, you ask? They typically commit the resume company to reworking the product if the client has not earned an interview in a certain amount of time, say 30 or 45 days. OK. Sounds nice, right? But are you guaranteed a better resume as a result? Not necessarily. And this may have absolutely nothing to do with the level of expertise the w… Continue

Added by Steve Van Vreede on November 18, 2008 at 9:51pm — 2 Comments

Five Tips on Finding a New Job

This U.S. News & World Report article (Five Tips on Finding a New Job) provides a great overview of how to be successful in today’s job search market. The article talks about the importance of personal branding, Social Networking, Blogging, and promoting yourself as a Subject Matter Expert as specific job search strategies. I disagree with how they describe tactics of leveraging your network. T… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 6, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Opportunity of a Lifetime

I’m quoting this blog entry by Seth Godin, author of a dozen brilliant marketing books and Seth’s Blog. Seth’s comments are simple, yet remarkable. Incredibly encouraging and powerful. Our greatest opportunities are borne from our greatest problems. Think about it….the greatest inventions and companies are founded because they solve a problem. Try not to view the upcoming recession, the Real Estate… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 4, 2008 at 3:53am — No Comments

Send Fewer Resumes

Which do you think is more effective: 1) Sending 100 resumes for many jobs in the hope that a few will be interested in you? or 2) Send a few resumes to a few jobs that you are a perfect fit for? While this strategy is counterintuitive, sending fewer resumes is a much more effective method. An effective and customized resume can get a 25-50% "hit ratio" (phone screens or interviews divided by total resumes sent) using a send fewer strategy. Why does this work? When you send fewer resumes, you… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on May 20, 2008 at 7:09pm — No Comments

Your Resume's 4 Audiences

Most job seekers write their resume for the hiring manager. That's it. Did you realize that your resume has up to 4 audiences, not just one? Miss what's important to any one of those audiences and you'll be passed over for interviews and offers. Here's how it works: Audience #1 - The Resume Database: How can a database be an audience? Simple...large and midsized companies input all resumes into their database, whether sent via email, hand delivered in paper, sent to a company… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on May 20, 2008 at 7:05pm — No Comments

The Inside Track on Recruiters – Top 10 Tips

It's so simple, and so few candidates do this. And the higher up the management chain the candidate is, the more effective they can be using this strategy. Interestingly, the higher up the management chain the candidate is, the LESS LIKELY they are to actually do this! It's such an easy way to stand out, such an easy way to get priority and additional help from recruiters.

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Added by Phil Rosenberg on March 23, 2008 at 8:22pm — No Comments