This week’s reflection questions: Where can you be more curious in your work? Where do you need to go back to basics to uncover what is really going on? How does this serve you in being the expert? This week I gave a presentation to a mix group of small business owners and organizational leaders from for-profit and non-profit organizations. What ... [Read more]
Executive Career Search – How Crazy is This Market?
Recently, I had lunch with a friend who shared his experience looking for his next position. He is a senior media executive and is the final candidate for two positions, while still employed. How many people would like to say this? For one position, my friend had 15 interviews which included 10 different visits. I can see 5, maybe 6 visits – but ... [Read more]
Career Search – More Lessons of Extreme Job Hunting
Did you catch this article in The Wall Street Journal on Lessons of Extreme Job Hunting? It pays to be as creative as you can in this market! Peggy Greco, a nurse, rode around on her bike with her Web site address and phone number on a T-shirt. ... [Read more]
How To Become A Life Coach Requires Skills, Competencies and Managing Your Own Life Well, Not Just Having A Life
The world has gone mad - and you want to be a Life Coach to help sort through it all? We all know someone who has been laid off, is dealing with a divorce, a major disease or grieving loss of a loved one. The planet is definitely detoxing and clearing out... First, be clear on WHY you want to be a life coach and WHAT this requires. Because you ... [Read more]
What is The Most Outrageous Way You Have Marketed Your Executive Resume?
With all the competition, you need to be bold and creative. Be a walking billboard if you have to. Literally. This is what Darin Lonergan, a former sales and marketing executive with General Electric, did. He ran in a local road race and printed a t-shirt with his resume on the front and back. Not only did those watching the race see him, but he ... [Read more]
What Does a Millenial's Career Search Look Like?
Is it "funemployment" or "wiseemployment"? It depends on your perspective. There is some bad press out there about Millenials - "Generation Ys" - who are twenty-somethings just entering the workforce. If you are a Baby Boomer or a "Gen Xer" and you hire or manage a Millenial, you may be questioning their commitment, drive and ambition. One ... [Read more]