Friday, March 12th, 2010

Archive for October, 2009

 

Career Planning for Success

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 [...]

Why People Procrastinate

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 [...]

Un-Networking

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 [...]

What’s Legal and What’s Not During the Interview

Do you ever wonder when leaving the interview if the questions you have been asked are on the up and up? Do you sometimes feel like you might have been asked a question that you shouldn’t have been asked? Well, there are laws for these things. There are federal, state and local laws that govern [...]

Fostering Success in a New Job

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, [...]

Building Self Confidence

Self confidence is a critical component to an effective job search. Confidence empowers us and gives faith in the ability to quell feelings of self-doubt – particularly important when you are trying to gain employment. How you feel about yourself is projected during the interview process and plays a major part in success or failure [...]