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I don't know what you've listed on your goal sheet for this year, but I encourage you to add to learning one new skill during this year. If you want to advance your career opportunities, becoming a master at a skill is one of the best ways to standout and get noticed. The skill can …
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First off, Happy New Year! I hope that you had a fun and relaxing time during the holidays. But now it's time to buckle down and get back to reality - the start of another new year, new month and new week. This is the perfect time to set your intentions for what you plan …
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I don't normally make a wish list for Christmas but this year, I am; these are what I would like to see from an organizational and workplace perspective as I think we would be back to having happier employees as well as fiscally sound organizations: I wish: 1. That leaders of organizations would pay attention …
No matter what role you have in the career management field - be that as a leader, an HR rep, career coach/counselor, an employee, or are looking to make a job transition (now or the future) - there are workplace trends that will have an impact on the the way work is conducted. Workforce planning …
A new must-read is the book, "Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success," by Dan Schwabel who is the founder of Millenial Branding, There are 6 Rules of Self-Promotion he discusses that everyone can benefit from in managing their career: 1. Make yourself worth being talked about, but in a good way 2. Be …
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In working with clients who are looking to get a new job, or to move up the ladder, the one missing ingredient I see is that they have no strategy or focus in their job search yet they are bewildered as to why they are seeing no results. Strategy and Focus are the two keys …
The circumstances of the economy, over the past several years, has forced a lot of people to take jobs that they would not otherwise have taken. People had to do what they had to do. But the uncertainty of the economy has had a greater impact on American workers; most have had to endure layoffs …
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My question to you: are you managing your career or is it managing you? This is an important one to take awareness of as it can help you to feel in-charge of your professional life at all times. The concept of career management has been defined as "an ongoing process of preparing, implementing, and monitoring …
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In an earlier post, I talked about doing the work in planning your career. If you are unemployed and looking for a job, you need to be able to answer the question if you are doing the work that it takes. It is tough out there but not impossible to find a job. But it …
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I recently worked a career fair that involved the 50+ population. I met with attendees to help them develop and refine a job search strategy, discuss options for where to look for a job, and review their resumes. I met with individuals who had very impressive work histories and credentials and some who had not …
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