Do you want to keep working from home?
Check out my guest spot on Litera TV! https://youtu.be/-Qvr2ePkqZU Full spot at https://youtu.be/ye1CN7NXANk. If you want to skip ahead to my spot with Richard MacDougall, it starts at 30:45.
Dealing with a difficult boss?
Here are some tips from UpJourney! How to Deal With a Bad or Difficult Boss
Interview Tips for Career Change
How can you answer those interview questions when you’re changing careers? Watch this video to find out!
Video: Addressing employment gaps
It’s tricky to speak about time away from paid work. Watch this video to learn how to address the issue!
Putting your skills to work
Now that you’ve developed a list of some of your skills, let’s put that to work for you. Looking over your worksheet from Thursday, list at least five skills that you consider your best or favorites to use. Write at least one example of a time you used each skill in a work or volunteer…
Your skills checklist
Even though I’m not a fan of making career decisions based only on skills, it is still important to be able to name your skills, especially when you are changing jobs or careers. Here’s a starter list of skills to rank from 1-5, with 5 being most important. Then add a + if you enjoy…
Don’t hit on people in LinkedIn.
You would think this goes without saying, but, alas, I have been hit on twice online, and both times were on LI. (I ignore or delete these messages, but frankly it feels quite creepy.) LinkedIn is very much a place of work, and if these 2 dudes were my clients, I would have firmly (but…
Are you ready for the most common interview questions?
One of the best things you can do for yourself is familiarize yourself with the most common questions and have a general idea of how to approach them. If any of the questions seem hard or you’re not sure how to approach them, let me know! Here are the 50 that Glassdoor ranks most common:…
Finding a diverse workplace
Sometimes, what we really need is to find a workplace that really celebrates diversity, rather than one that just gives lip service. How can you know in advance? Well, of course, there’s no real guarantee, but there are some good resources online. The Social Talent website has a list of companies that rank high…
Who Do Like?
Liking your coworkers is so important to liking your job. In my last job, I really struggled because there were a lot of challenging people there. Briefly, there was a fellow who called himself “Mr. Diversity” and complimented a Vietnamese American student on “good Asian work ethic.” There was the person who cleared his throat…