The Visualization – Where Will You Be?
One of the first things my coach had me do was develop a document titled “The Visualization.” This is a very personal one-page document with very specific targets, written in …
Coaches
All things coaches – for and from job seekers.
The Smart Start Coach – Linda Lopeke
A couple of months ago I had a chat with Linda Lopeke, who teaches at a university in Canada. Linda has had a career outside of the university but designed …
Who Coaches Jason Alba?
As promised in an earlier post this week (I Hate My Coach) I’m going to out my coach today. I can’t really do a drum roll because the picture gives …
I Hate My Coach
I’ve been really big on coaches since I really started to learn about them last year. As a job seeker we were told to “get a coach, not your spouse!” …
Radio TODAY … And Two Webinars This Week
I. Radio Show Today!!! Today at noon Eastern (11am Central, 10am Mountain, 9am Pacific) I’ll be on the Recruiting Animal’s usually controversial and never boring radio show. Here’s his write-up …
People Are Laughing At Your Resume
Do you ever wonder what happens AFTER you send your resume in? Aaron Brazell wrote Your Resumé is Causing Hiring Companies to Laugh at You last week with some excellent …
I Have A Coach – Do You?
At the network meeting that I sometimes frequent there is an accountability session where they ask a number of questions (how many interviews did you have last week, how many …
Book Review: The Recruiter Is Your Friend
This book has two titles: The Recruiter Is Your Friend and This Ain’t Your Granddaddy’s Job Search (which is actually the subtitle). It is a short book (51 pages) by …
“What Keeps You Up At Night?”
This morning I went to a network meeting for professionals in transition. Man, it’s been months since I’ve been to one of these! I used to go to two or …
Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire
Pamela Slim, who has a business teaching you to “escape from cubicle nation,” had a great post yesterday describing an executive who “had it all” but wasn’t happy. I remember …