Position Yourself for Career Success What exciting times! A New Year and new opportunities are everywhere. What approach are you taking for making progress this year? Continuing along the same path you’ve been on? Things may be working for you quite well with your current approach. That’s great if that’s the case. If not, you […]
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What will you make of Your Career in the New Year?
Career Goals are the Ultimate Target How do you feel about the end of this year? Perhaps you’re glad to have achieved your goals or simply made progress toward achieving your goals. Hopefully you are excited or at least optimistic about the upcoming New Year. Being an optimistic person (generally), I look forward to the […]
Managing Your Career or Job Search requires New Techniques
Times have Changed. Have You? During the past few years the job market has changed leaving us no choice but to change how we manage our careers and employment transitions if we are to survive and thrive in these new times. For the majority of jobs it’s no longer realistic to believe that anyone […]
Want to Advance Your Career? Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Doing what you’ve always done and expecting different results? One of my favorite quotes is “if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten” by Tony Robbins. I’ve been fortunate to have experienced a variety of circumstances that have forced me to frequently adapt to change, seldom appreciating the ‘comfort of […]
Professional Development for the Life of Your Career
Tuesday Tips on Careers: Are You Owning Your Professional Development? First I’d like to thank Steve for the invitation to join him for Tuesday Tips on Careers, I appreciate the opportunity to engage with this great group. I’m a proponent of proactive professional development and believe that we should BE SIMPLYREADY for the life of […]
Surely you’re not searching for a Job without a Networking Plan
Planning to Network: A Foundation for Success Given that jobs are in ‘visible’ and ‘invisible’ markets it’s best to ensure you know how to access both if you are searching for a new career begin with a networking plan. The visible job market can be found online, in newspapers, job boards, company websites, advertisements, etc. […]
The Problem with Your Job Search and How To (Potentially) Solve It
Your Job Search Job searches can take more time than we prefer or can afford at times. Finding a new job can seem to take an eternity if you’ve lost your job and need to be employed now. Depending upon the conditions in which you became unemployed, you may have received a severance package or […]
Professional Development Plans and Your Career
Managing Your Career with Professional Development Plans Professional development plans can be quite useful in managing your career. They can help align your efforts and resources with your goals. Professional development plans do not need to be complicated or take considerable amounts of your time. Making them useful involves your willingness to be adaptable […]
You are Responsible for Your Career, Own Your Professional Development
Own Your Professional Development Too often professionals rely on the advice of their management or human resources departments in isolation to guide their professional development. While I agree their feedback and guidance is very important to your performance at your present place of employment, if you rely on it in isolation you may be […]
Professionals and Career Management
Manage Your Career Before You Need To For the majority of jobs it’s no longer realistic to believe that anyone will be in any one position for several years, let alone for the life of their career. Yes, there are professions that are exceptions (physicians, attorneys, and others). Work environments and the way in […]