Posts Tagged ‘network’
A CEO Encounter Wish Granted [Facebook LIVE Episode #2 on Standing Out]
How To Stand Out & Expand Your Network When you work for top company, you expect people who are looking for a job in your employer to email you and ask you for coffee or for five minutes of your time. You might feel like an insider. You might feel like you have to be…
Read MoreThe In Demand Virtual Professionals Mastermind
If you’ve decided you rather transition in your career with other professionals who are going through the same things then apply today right here. Note sure if this is right for you? Watch anyone of these Facebook Live Videos, where I discuss the topics that will be covered in greater detail during the virtual mastermind:…
Read MoreCareer Assessment Program
Do any of these sound like you? Are you at a crossroads—you have a myriad of options in front of you, yet are unsure how to evaluate each one? Have you reached your breaking point? Has your role shifted? Has your employer changed priorities or leaders? Are you not certain of your next step? Are…
Read MoreInformational Interview Tips: Who to Network With and What to Ask (Part 2)
You must speak with people if you are serious about transitioning in your career. It is absolutely not enough to sit behind a computer screen. Signing up for Monster, TheLadders and/or Indeed is not enough. You need to have a cup of coffee (or go on a Skype call) with a person who has had…
Read MoreInterview Tips: Figuring Out a Company’s Culture
How to figure out a company’s culture before you agree to work there. Is the grass really greener on that other side?
Read MoreLinkedIn Groups: Don’t Have Regrets
Stop ignoring your LinkedIn groups! Yes, you can join up to 50 LinkedIn groups. However, don’t stop there. Ignoring them can mean missing out on desirable opportunities that you may later regret.
Read MoreWhen a Pay Cut or Demotion Makes Sense
Changing careers requires sacrifices. You may have to give up a prestigious title and its accompanying compensation to enter a new field. Yet, it’s difficult to know when pay cuts and demotions are worthwhile.
Read MoreBear Gifts to an Informational Interview
Show appreciation when you are given a gift. An informational interview is a gift to a job seeker or a curious soul. You will surface the data you need to support your career transition if you focus your efforts on figuring out how to best express your appreciation to an interviewee.
Read MoreWriting a Résumé Should Hurt
A résumé enables you to put your best foot forward so be painfully thoughtful about its content. It must showcase only your MOST impressive accomplishments and selecting those requires four things: 1) discipline, 2) a delete button, 3) a job description, and 4) my secret sauce when the stakes are highest.
Read MoreR.A.T.S. is How Employers Prioritize the S.T.A.R. Method
The S.T.A.R. method is used when responding to behavioral style interview questions such as, “tell me a time when you worked on a cross-functional team or when you demonstrated leadership qualities…etc.”
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