The Job Hunt
Overview Effect: Your Career vs. Earth
Ever hear of the overview effect? It’s the effect that many astronauts experience having seen the Earth from a distance. Some space travelers spend a bulk of their time looking at the Earth because it’s unlikely that the same opportunity will arise. It’s this unique vantage point that drives home the idea that the Earth…
Read MoreHow To Not Let Your Identity Steal Your Dreams
On Mondays especially, do you ever feel like you are working hard on something that doesn’t make you personally feel good? Like you know your work is important to someone but that someone is just not you? You’d be surprised to know that there are successful professionals who work for some of the world’s most…
Read MoreYou Need A Legacy Roadmap (How Else Will You Get To Your Desired Destination?)
I believe you and I are meant to leave a legacy. There has to be some kind of metaphorical archaeological discovery where evidence of us will be found. It’s not about birthing the next generation nor about creating massive physical landmarks. Instead, I see a legacy as the message that you were meant to share…
Read MoreWhy Your Voice Matters
I do not want to help extraordinary people achieve ordinary results. Too much is left in our mutual tanks. To me, “ordinary” is finding a job and then letting that be the culmination of your contributions to the world. Put it this way. You work in a job for ten years (optimistically) and when you…
Read MoreHow To Ask Better Questions To Expand Your Career Options + Heal Career Trauma
What is your guiding question? We all have one even if you don’t consider yourself as someone who asks very many questions. It’s important to explore this idea. Rarely, are we encouraged to dramatically elevate our ability to ask better questions (as this pertains to our lives). I imagine for a consultant the ability to…
Read MoreThe Rise of Career Psychosocial Stress (Not To Be Confused With “Trauma”)
The DSM-5 (the psychology bible of ailments and classifications) defines trauma as actual or threatened death, physical injury, or sexual violence. You won’t see a job loss or being demeaned at work (not even for a decade) classified as “trauma.” However, after career coaching for decades, I want to call a spade a spade. Your…
Read MoreThe 3 MOST important facts job candidates overlook (audio)
It’s official, I’ve coached entry-level college graduates all the way up to aspiring CEOs. Would you like to hear about the 3 things that I learned while coaching my CEO client last week? Curious, to hear how these 3 insights can help you whether you are an entry-level job candidate, middle manager, or c-suite candidate?…
Read MoreHow to get better endorsements on LinkedIn [Facebook LIVE episode #11 on Standing Out]
Your endorsements and recommendations inform your digital brand. You have two options. You can either think about the skills that you want to own or let others tell you want skills you own. A participant in my last virtual master class is a business operations wizard. His endorsements show this. Yet, during this six-week group…
Read MoreHow to make your LinkedIn headline shine [Facebook LIVE episode #10 on Standing Out]
Too few LinkedIn headlines impress me. Most LinkedIn users let LinkedIn influence their brand. Did you know that recruiters don’t read through most profiles? Do you even read beyond headlines in life? Recruiters are like you too — unless it grabs their attention they won’t read further. Recruiters use keywords to find a close match…
Read MoreHow to be creative in your job search [Facebook LIVE episode #9 on Standing Out]
If you want to work for a stand-out company that gets loads of resumes then you’ll have to go that extra mile to get noticed. I’ve seen job candidates send recruiters a cake with an imprinted resume. I spoke to the job hunter who recreated an amazon product page where he was the job…
Read MoreWho else hates putting themselves out there? [Facebook LIVE episode #8 on Standing Out]
This piece of advice is the one that sends my clients kicking and screaming. Yet, it has the potential to “bubble wrap” you from staying unemployed long. If you want to stand out, then you need to stand for something in the job market and become a thought leader. This tip is intimidating because people…
Read MoreHow not to “use people” to get a job [Facebook LIVE episode #7 on Standing Out]
Do you know people who work for your ideal employer? Do you know how to get them to help you in your job search? You might not want to feel like you are asking for help. You may even feel shy about asking your contacts for anything more than to answer your basic run-of-the-mill…
Read MoreHow to prove you’re analytical [Facebook LIVE episode #6 on Standing Out]
It seems that everyone wants to hire a perfect superhuman with both amazing writing and analytical skills. Honestly, you are in luck if you can juggle both. My hat goes off to you. You deserve a raise. Otherwise, where does that leave us who are great at only one of these skills? Personally, I can…
Read MoreHow to Get into a Technology Giant
I’m excited to share with you what I learned while listening in on a Facebook livestream last week featuring four current Facebook employees who were based in different offices in the U.S. They included an employee who manages compliance by small businesses to a strict code of ethics that Facebook adheres to; a global marketing…
Read MoreOh, the Dog Days of Summer: Plan Your Getaway This Summer
This class if full. The deadline has passed. Would you like to go in the space of four weeks from blank pages to a job application that’ll be ready to submit in the fall? Would you like to be prepared to get back in the job market armed with a strategy you can feel confident…
Read MoreHow to Land an Interview: Add Online Comments
Chances are your prospective employer leverages the power of content marketing to draw in its audience. A plethora of companies have a blog on their website. Some write thought leadership papers and publish them online in niche forums or publications. Scour the web for these articles.
Read MoreHow to Land Interviews: Tweet a CEO
You can leverage the power of social media to grab the attention of a number of decision-makers who work for some of the most powerful organizations including:Apple, JetBlue, Medtronic, Charles Schwab, and the ilk. Actually, CEOs love Twitter specifically as a way to listen to customers.
Read MoreGo from Great to the Ideal Job Candidate
It’s the one question every job hunter wants answered: How do I make myself stand out from all the other applicants? How can I outsmart everyone else?
Read MoreCan Blogging Help You Build Your Career? 5 Questions to Consider
Ten years ago, the blogosphere seemed like a place for those looking to write about an interest outside of their jobs. Today, there are thousands of blogs covering a wide variety of topics, from recreational to career-focused. The spectrum of content is vast and ever-growing. So, why blog?
Read MoreThe Most Strategic Job Hunt Tip Ever [Radio Interview]
Competitive intelligence is the act of gathering information from competitors, then analyzing that information to reach a conclusion. Host Cady Chesney and Melissa Llarena are going to uncover the secrets of using competitive intelligence in a job search.
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