Archive for the 'Career Advice' Category

It is so funny to me when I think about the phrase: Keeping up with the Joneses. To give you the dictionary version of the phrase I did a quick search online and here it is: “Keeping up with the Joneses” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeping_up_with_the_Joneses) is a catchphrase in many parts of the English-speaking world referring to the [...]

This morning, as I was daydreaming between cups of coffee, I stumbled across a wikipedia entry on rugby (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_football).  Wow!  Did you know that there are two different kinds of rugby – with different numbers of players and different rules – who knew?  As I have a wont to do, I started reading and it [...]

When you start to feel unmotivated because of a demanding job search that is moving along at a snail’s pace, it’s hard to get going again! It happens to all of us. You don’t even want to think about it sometimes. You need to jumpstart your engine, reengage, and get pumped to keep going. Here [...]

As a writer and career coach I have made more than a few observations over the years. Having dealt extensively with people in both the US and international locations, I have noticed some very important cultural, professional, and personal differences. One thing that I think is particularly noteworthy to reference is the globalization of the [...]

The number of bloggers continues to grow. This is great! There is so much information to be shared and blogs provide real-time, easy to access platforms for sharing. We all have our favorites – blogs that we bookmark and eagerly await the writer’s new pearls of wisdom. You are encouraged to comment on blog posts [...]

Ah, the holidays! A time of joy and fun – and CELEBRATIONS. Almost every office environment no matter how small has something of an end of year celebration. It’s almost obligatory. The New Year is approaching; people are looking toward the future. You get the point. It’s amazing though how many people don’t understand that [...]

Are you considering going back to school for a graduate degree? If you have done any research regarding the process, you are well aware by now that it is a tremendous commitment of both time and money. The demands significantly surpass those of the work did during your undergraduate degree. It is also possible that [...]

Goal setting is an important and highly essential part of the career planning process. For one, it allows you to remain focused and keep your sights set on the things that you want to achieve. Secondly, but just as important, it enables you to begin to establish a plan to work toward something meaningful. The [...]

I have been thinking about writing a blog about waiting until the last minute but I keep dropping it to the bottom of my list. Ah, procrastination! Why do people do it? I even do it! I eventually get to what needs to be done – albeit late, and sometimes kicking, but I get there. [...]

Body language, or Kinesics, plays a much bigger part in social interaction than most people realize, and what is the job search process if not a series of social interactions. How other people behave – their People’s body language can tell you a lot about what’s going on, if you are paying attention. It would [...]

What your body conveys can tell far more about your feelings than you suspect. How you stand, your eye contact (or lack thereof), and the position of your hands, among other things send a message. Depending on your body’s language establishes a tone that you subconsciously convey. Most of the time, you have no idea [...]

Who among us wouldn’t like to be more productive? I know I would. I often find myself working longer days than I would like, though this has a lot to do with the fact that I work for myself. This means that I can do other things during the day and interrupt what would be [...]

You get up and go to work everyday; so it’s reasonable to want to enjoy it. I remember a time (long ago now) that I wanted to run like my house was on fire simply thinking about getting up to go to a place that I did not like. This was highly peculiar for me; [...]

Having just written a resume for a part-time actor and musician, and full-time bar owner I decided to write an article on pursuing opportunities in the exciting and bustling world of the hospitality industry. For sure, there is no shortage of high-end restaurants, clubs, and theaters in New York. With those things come a never [...]

Are you considering pursuing an MBA? You are probably weighing the pros and cons of furthering your education. It seems like a pretty simple and clear-cut decision, right? Enhancing your education, developing improved skills to help advance your career, meeting new people to add to your network – how could you not think this is [...]

There has always been a shortage of women in technical fields because they are male populated by default. However, many more women have been trying to get their feet in the doors of establishments that allow them to focus on fields they’d prefer. In the past, it might have taken some extensive work to find [...]

Just because you may be entering retirement age does not mean that you are too old to work if you still want (or need) to. In fact, many companies are looking to the Baby Boomer generation and beyond to fill in roles that require years of experience. Heather Eagar is a former professional resume writer [...]

With various sectors of our economy falling apart left and right, many businesses are closing, or cutting back at the very least. As a result, thousands of employees each month are being let go. Some of the businesses that have been around longer are handling the need to let employees go by asking them to [...]

Sometimes it may feel that your time in your current career has just about run its course. You may seem that you’ve contributed all that you can and are now looking for new ways to make contributions to society; ways that involve you using different aspects of your creativity. If this is the case then [...]

One of the most challenging dreams to realize for many people is identifying then fulfilling their goal to acquire a great career. Sometimes it can seem that it will take a lifetime to actually get a foot in the door. But if you have an idea of what you would like to do in your [...]

There is nothing worse than feeling like you’re left out of the loop – especially when it comes to your career. But because there can be so many changes taking place in your field, you can look up one day and realize your entire industry has left you behind. With the economy changing as quickly [...]