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The Key to Job Search Success
You have a résumé, cover letter and network. But there other things you need for a successful job search. And they aren’t things you can touch. They are things that are felt by you and observed by others. They are attitudes and ways of conducting yourself. You want to be a complete set. It is […]
August 15th is National Relaxation Day—Put Down the Job Search Tools and Relax.
Did you know that August 15th is National Relaxation Day? Neither did I. It’s a day that encourages you to kick back and relax. You are supposed to take a day off from anything that causes stress. Everyone has stress; we all have busy schedules. The people who get on that last one good nerve […]
Success=foundation + right tools: Do you have a foundation and the right tools?
This summer my husband laid a new brick walkway in our yard. He spent the hottest week in the summer working on it. Getting ready for the bricks was the worse. He had to dig the area, level it, put down a foundation of sand and rock, tamp it down, level it, add a layer […]
Setting Boundaries While Job Searching
I’m sure you’ve had this happen to you. You’re laid off and trying to conduct a job search. But people think you’re at home and available to them. Available to give them a ride, chat on the phone for a couple of hours, ask your advice, help them move, do them a favor or any […]
Over come gaps and multiple lay-offs
In my last post, I talked about job hopping not being a bad thing. That sometimes, it can help a career. But in this post, I will talk about when it’s a terrible thing. And what you can do about it. Well it seems that even with the Great Recession gaps due to several layoffs hasn’t […]
