Recently someone said thank God it’s already Wednesday, it’s getting closer to Friday. I did a double take as I thought, oh no, it’s already Wednesday. When you do what you love and you love what you do, every day is inspiring regardless of whether it’s the weekend or a weekday. I love the hat and out of office concept. I also love what I do so it’s rare that I’m ?% out of office…
Career coach and resume expert Nancy Spivey knows the score. She says the number one reason most jobseekers reach out to a resume writer is because it’s easier for someone else to play up your achievements than to do it yourself. “For the majority of people, writing a resume isn’t what they do every day,” said Spivey. “They’re not in the job market every day. And I think people have a very hard time marketing themselves.…
Today I received a message from a dear friend. She had been laid off from her job. As a career coach, I work with clients everyday who have been laid off from jobs. In most cases, people are initially stunned at the news of a lay off. Being stunned is actually one of the five stages of grief. It’s called denial. It’s that feeling of “No way, not me. This isn’t happening”. I often…
CNN Money has a great article on how younger people do not want to work for oil companies. Their focus tends to be on new energy, saving the environment and social responsibility. I find it interesting to explore the relationship between career choices, demographic trends and values, job market trends and the overall market. Read the Article Here Young People Don’t Want to Work for Oil Companies
Are you ready for some career changes in the new year? How about life changes? Do you have a plan? A vision? How about a vision board? In planning for the new year, I have been in purge mode – out with the old! This has included going through every closet, file cabinet, drawer, etc. and getting rid of things, which feels great by the way. Doing this feels really good as it creates space…