One of the frustrations I’m hearing a lot the past couple of weeks has been that it feels overwhelming to move forward with a job-search or a career growth path when all the news coming at us is so grim and concerning. For me, the best way to push through anyway is to focus…
Tomorrow will bring its annual round of little ghouls, witches and goblins to your door for treats, but don’t let that scare you away from updating that old LinkedIn profile! I like to link recurring but infrequent tasks to memorable occasions—so if you’re decorating for Halloween, think about redecorating your profile, too! Check in…
Let’s take a brief moment here to acknowledge that age discrimination is a very real thing in the workplace. (So are several other unpleasant -isms, I fear.) It stinks, but it’s there. And while there’s no magic answer that fixes everything, there are some things we can do from the outset to increase your chances…
Have you ever had to take a job just to make ends meet? Are you in that situation now? I promise I’m not being patronizing when I say that I see that as a very noble reason to work. I truly do! You’re doing what you need to do in order to take care of…
I’m sure you’ve hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of miracle weight loss remedies—No diet or exercise! Expert-approved! Endorsed by [famous person]!—and moved on with your life because you are not that gullible. Right? Unfortunately, the same is true of job-searching. There’s no dearth of people promising astounding results if you just do these three/five/seven things,…
What a crazy year it’s been so far! If you’ve felt like you’re on an emotional roller coaster—one you don’t actually remember agreeing to board—you’re not alone. And if you’ve found that stress is bleeding into the rest of your life, including your job search, well you’re not alone there, either. How can you…
I am a migraine sufferer. Not the vague “kind of bad headache” migraines that people talk about casually, but the real deal: lying in a dark room, feeling like someone is trying to squeeze out one of my eyeballs, assaulted by rolling waves of nausea, terrified that a new smell is going to waft in…
You’re probably feeling pretty fed up with reports about how strong the economy is if you can’t find a new job. Why is it so hard right now? The first thing to know is that it’s not you and it’s not your imagination. The market is tight right now, and despite the overall…
There’s been some debate about the “open to work” flag on LinkedIn profile photos, with some arguing that it makes a person look “desperate.” But according to JobScan, job seekers who turned on the function doubled their chances of getting a message from a recruiter. That said, there are times you don’t want your…
Choosing a career path can be so overwhelming! Where do you even start looking? Sure, we all know what elementary school teachers and doctors and cops do, but what about everything else? Well, start by taking a nice deep breath. Then, when you’re in a good headspace, try a free online career assessment…