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    • Clarifying Personal Branding and Why It’s Important to You

    Personal branding is one of those terms that are largely unclear or misinterpreted.  As a result, some experts in the field are steering away from the term all together.  I like the term.  I think it is filled with meaning and can see why Tom Peters (business guru) coined the term a decade ago. To [...]

    Spring Cleaning: Freshen Up Your Career Documents

    It’s springtime!  Cue the singing birds, blooming flowers, and that warm promise in the air that summer is just around the corner. Ahhh… what a wonderful feeling! But to borrow a page out of our hardy forebears, this isn’t where one gets to rest on their laurels… time’s a-wastin’!  It’s time to do much-needed deep [...]

    Re-evaluating Your Career Goals

    You woke up this week and realized the career direction you were headed in was no longer right for you.  Knowing that isn’t a comfortable feeling; and you might even be denying it to some degree.  You were very strong in your conviction of this goal, so it’s not an easy thing to let go [...]

    Top Career Torpedoes You Need To Avoid

    Traveling along on our respective career paths, everyone should be aware of what potential landmines exist along the way that could prove to be obstacles to building a stellar reputation. Here are some of the biggest career torpedoes I’ve observed after working with literally 1,000+ clients over the past few years: Shoulder-Lookers There are the genuine networkers, and then there [...]

    It’s All In A Handshake… Your Career Future

    A handshake can make a difference. This morning, I was giving a presentation to a group of job seekers, and as customary, went around the room introducing myself and shaking people’s hands before the session. Most of us are either taught or read advice about how to provide a firm handshake that exudes confidence, enthusiasm, [...]

    Re-evaluating Your Career Goals

    You woke up this week and realized the career direction you were headed in was no longer right for you.  Knowing that isn’t a comfortable feeling; and you might even be denying it to some degree.  You were very strong in your conviction of this goal, so it’s not an easy thing to let go [...]

    4 Interview Questions to be Prepared For

    When you are going for that all important interview it can be daunting to think about what tough questions you may get asked. Before going to that tough interview take a look at our How to Ace the Interview eBook to make sure you give yourself the best chance to land that next role. Here are [...]

    What’s 10 weeks, 13 interviews, 0 applications and 1 new job? Priceless!

    Meet Ben Paul, a real person with whom I spoke this past month.  At that time he had not yet landed his new job.  However, I knew he would get a job offer based on his story of how he was conducting his job search.  He’s every career coach’s dream.  He did everything correctly in [...]

    11 Reasons For Career Failure

    Many of us think regularly about what the formula for career success is. We spend a lot of time thinking about what we should be doing to get that success. In the process of doing so, we sometimes forget about the things we’ve gotten into the habit of doing that can actually lead to career [...]

    How Career Conscious Professionals Get Ahead

    Many people tend to coast through their careers, from the time they leave school or university and get their first job to the time they retire. Although they go to work day in and day out and do what they’re paid to do, they aren’t really conscious of their career overall, at least not in [...]

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