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Archive of posts tagged Career Advice

Focus doesn’t mean you can’t be multifaceted

A resume client recently asked for some guidance in making a decision. He had several career paths he could travel. As with many job seekers I meet, he wanted to carry all his “luggage” down each path; placing equal weight on his entire skills set for each opportunity. I explained how an “I can do […]

Shades of Gray

Career Collective post: Once a month, a group of career professionals blog on a subject topical and timely for a job seeker. We’ll post our thoughts on our own blog and link to the post of our colleagues on the same topic. This month’s topic: Job-hunting “Rules” to Break/ Outdated Job-Search Beliefs Responses from others […]

It’s all a matter of perspective

I walk with my neighbor, Brenda, four to six times a week. Last week she was out of town. Unfortunately, my motivation went with her and we both ended up on a brief “no walk” sabbatical. This week, determined to re-launch our partnership, we met at our normal 8:30 a.m. time. Before she left we’d […]

Do you think they’ll notice?

My husband shaved off his mustache last Wednesday. It took me seeing him twice that morning before I noticed it. The last time he made this dramatic change to his face, he finally pointed it out to me … the following day. Since he’d been on Thanksgiving break, today was his first day back to […]

Oh no. Not the phone!

Career Collective post: Once a month, a group of career professionals blog on a subject topical and timely for a job seeker. We’ll post our thoughts on our own blog and link to the post of our colleagues on the same topic. This month’s topic: How to avoid scary career/resume mistakes? How to ensure your […]

Tap. Tap. Tap. Is this thing on?

My husband and I enjoy Mexican food. For those that partake of adult beverages, you know Mexican food goes wonderfully with Mexican beer – Dos Equis is my favorite; Corona my husband’s. The standard way to serve a Corona is with a slice of lime. “Everyone” drinks it that way. That is everyone but my […]

What are YOU saying about you?

This week I lost a client. It happens. That’s not the reason for this post. You know I’ll eventually get to the point, but first some background. The client was someone who had some “not that big a deal jobs” in her career (her words, not mine). She decided to reinvent herself, went back to […]

Alphabet soup belongs in a bowl

I originally wrote this article for the Burgaw Chamber of Commerce monthly newsletter a few years ago. After a spate of recent clients insisting that “everyone” would know what this or that acronym meant, I decided to dig this out of my files and rerun it on my blog. Since I was writing for the […]

Avoid these reference mistakes

Career Collective post: Once every month or so, a group of career professionals blog on a subject topical and timely for a job seeker. We’ll post our thoughts on our own blog and link to the post of our colleagues on the same topic. This month’s topic: “Preparing for success…What should job seekers do now […]

Encounter with a job hunting teenager

Going to the mall is always an adventure. When darling hubby (DH) and I go together it’s doubly so. He works in a local high school, so almost anywhere we go in town we see “his kids.” It’s like hanging out with a celebrity with all the teenagers yelling “Hi, Mr. Gary”, waving and hugging. […]