Today’s guest blog is by Helene Cho, Career and Life Coach, Consultant, Author of Hamster on the Wheel; Cultivating Life Work Balance
“If you only focus on the golden egg and neglect the goose who is laying it, there will be no golden eggs.”
Stephen Covey in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (paraphrased).
Looking for a job is often the hardest job you have ever had. For most people, having to be “on” during networking and interviewing activities constantly takes a toll. Read More
Image is important when you are job seeking or working. The image you put forth – be it in person, online, or through your work – communicates who you are and how you work. Read More
There was a time when it didn’t take much planning or strategy to land a job. The expanding economy favored job seekers and it didn’t take long to find work. But today, the balance has changed. It’s a “hiring company’s market.” Attempting an ad hoc job search without guidance in tactics and best practices often leads to a lengthy job search, creating economic stress. Read More
Fortune Magazine has made it official: Job Boards are not the most effective way for most people to find employment. The article notes it would be more effective to have lunch with one good contact than to send 50 resumes for openings through job boards. Read More
A recent article in The Week Magazine highlights the increase in internships by job seekers, including those who are fairly advanced in their careers. The article has ignited a firestorm amongst job seekers, some of whom find the whole concept of an internship, particularly an unpaid internship, completely bogus. Some view internships merely as a chance for employers to take advantage of unpaid labor in order to advance their business.
If you’re a job seeker, spending time and energy on the debate over the merits of interning may not be directly helpful for your job hunt. Read More
There are three key elements to getting the job you want – knowing the job, looking the job, and being the job. How well do you really know the job you hope to get? This is the first step to reaching your end goal.
When you are job seeking, you need to know the job you want, what it entails, how to do it, and how to be successful at it. You also need to be able to get all of that information across to your contacts, interviewers, and potential coworkers in a clear, concise, and consistent manner. Read More
Virtually every job search involves rejection. It’s typical to apply and interview for many jobs before finding a great match and getting hired. While it’s not fun to be turned down, it is an opportunity to grow.
It’s ideal if you can get direct feedback about why you were not selected. Here are some people you should ask: Read More
Your mindset has a huge impact on the success of your job search. Without a healthy and positive mindset, discouragement, frustration and bitterness can cause a job search to fizzle. Optimism, enthusiasm and an open mind show up in every interaction. Having a positive mindset will take job seekers in the direction of new a fulfilling work. Here are some ways to maintain a healthy mindset while job seeking: Read More
These days, it’s pretty common to lose your job due to a reduction in force (RIF) or lay off. With the struggling economy, such a lay off is usually not problematic on a resume and can be easily explained, especially if you were one of many to lose your job. But how does a job seeker explain being fired? Read More
Earlier this week we dug up some stats that prove networking really does work. The numbers prove the majority of jobs are found through connections, not through posted ads. Yet sometimes a job seeker will say networking just isn’t working. Here are five quick ways to rethink how networking is supporting your job search. Read More
