In this job search Q&A, I answer Mark’s question: Everyone wants to land their “Dream Job”, but with competition so stiff, do we need to modify our expectations and our search process?
http://youtu.be/Nu2LP7yVbhA
3 key takeaways:
It’s not about the competition or the market but about your personal situation. Unemployment statistics are always wrong — you are not 10% or 25% unemployed; for you it is 0% or 100%;
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My latest career coaching blog post for Work Reimagined focuses on career change strategies, specifically 3 things to avoid and 3 steps to take:
With careers spanning 30, 40, and 50 years, more people than ever are changing careers, so you’d think that employers would be used to hiring career changers. With all the emphasis on innovation, you’d think that employers would welcome the outside perspective that career changers bring....
In my 15+ years of recruiting, I’ve interviewed many candidates with military experience – career and reservists, combat and administrative duty, long stints spanning decades and shorter stints less than two years. I’ve always been impressed by the discipline, early opportunities to take management and leadership roles, and diversity of activity and skills, and I know other employers feel likewise. However, even though the military experience impresses in general, you still...
This week's tips come courtesy of Alison Albeck Lindland, a fellow Vassar graduate who went on to get her MBA from Columbia Business School, graduating in 2008. Prior to business school Alison worked on the Goldman Sachs and Jaguar accounts at OgilvyInteractive and was an early team member at TheaterMania.com, a startup media and ticket software company. After graduating from...
Last week, I had the privilege of hearing Sue Hayden speak at a Step Up New York career event. Hayden is an Executive Vice President at Polycom, where she oversees strategic alliances and global partnerships for this billion-dollar, double-digit growth company. Prior to Polycom, Hayden held leadership positions at Oracle, SAP, Fidelity, and Monster. Hayden summarized the top 4 reasons for her success:
How do I know if it’s my inner critic talking, or if I’m just being realistic?
This is a really important question: how do I know if it’s just my inner critic telling me I can’t...
I recently spoke on a panel on “How to Advance At Every Stage in Your Career” generously hosted by Google for diversity professionals in advertising. Topics ranged from job search to career progression to mentorship and giving back, and at every turn, most of the advice centered around passion. How do you distinguish yourself from the competition? Show your PASSION! How do you change careers? Win naysayers over with your PASSION!...
Career thoughts from the green room with Randy from TLC's Say Yes to the Dress...
This is a question that a reader actually submitted (thank you, Kenny!), and with no other information,...
