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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 [...]
Successful career planning is a program – not a project. It should be something that becomes part of your life – even if you love your job, even if it is the best job you have ever had, even if you think you might go directly from your current job to the golf course [...]
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.
Debra [...]
I had a very interesting experience not that long ago. After receiving an unsolicited email from a networking group, I did some research and decided to attend an upcoming meeting. It was pretty close by, about a 37-minute drive from my house provided I didn’t get lost and wind up in Michigan. Any of you [...]
Looking forward to starting your new job? Nervous? You might be joining a company after a brief hiatus from the workforce or transitioning from one job to another. Regardless of the situation it can be challenging to slip into a new role with ease. After all, it’s a new environment; there are new people, processes, [...]
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 that [...]
Social networking is a pervasive part of the job search process. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and other similar sites allow people the opportunity to connect in real time. Like never before, we are able to reach people globally, share ideas, and engage in discussions about numerous topics. How do you maximize these ‘relationships’ so they really [...]
Who says you cannot have a successful job search if you are in your fifties? I have not seen or heard of any instances that indicated that people in their fifties cannot be a highly valued and productive part of the workforce. That fact that you might be a bit older should not deter you [...]
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 [...]