Motivation and Reward
Treat yourself so you can keep up your job search: https://youtu.be/ebKuLAh7xzM
How to Recover During a Difficult Interview
We’ve all been there: the interviewer asks you a question and you find yourself in the middle of saying something ridiculous. For many of us, this has too often proven to be something that sends us down the path of a terrible interview. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Remember, interviewers…
Networking: The Long Game
I often work with people who tell me all about their efforts to connect with hiring managers and other key decision makers when they’re applying for a job. Unfortunately, this effort is largely a waste time and energy because a) hiring managers aren’t willing or able to pay attention to every person who reaches out…
Be Like Bread Dough
Things are so fast-paced these days! There’s an online hack for everything, everyone talks about efficiency, and we expect results yesterday. I get tired just hearing all this stuff. Which isn’t to say that I don’t sometimes get caught up in it. You probably do, too. If things aren’t happening within moments, we can…
Self-Care when You’re Unemployed
Slow times when you don’t have a job are SO SLOW! It’s scary and frustrating, and in the midst of all this, it’s very easy to let your self-care side. But taking good care of yourself isn’t an indulgent luxury. It’s even more essential when things are difficult because you aren’t getting that important…
Yes, You Need to Customize Your Resume
Have you ever read a complaint on social media by someone who has applied for hundreds of jobs and not gotten any interviews? It’s disheartening to read, especially if you’re feeling anxious about your own job search. But there’s some good news. Those folks applying for everything under the sun are almost certainly…
Why Do I Have to Go Through So Many Interviews???
This is one of the questions I’m getting a lot these days. Why ARE employers increasingly asking for 6 or 7 rounds of interviews? Why do many people get asked to do giant projects before even one round? What the heck is going on out there? The answer, as you might guess, is that…
Kindness Matters
I’ve always been a “don’t read the comments” person, but I recently read a social media opinion piece that was immediately followed by a cruel comment that I saw without intending to. It read, with my apologies for the language, “When they get to vote, they go full retard.” My immediate desire was to…
When Things Feel Hopeless
Let’s face it: there’s a lot going on right now, and you’re not alone if you’re overwhelmed with all of it, especially if you’re also looking for a job. How can you keep things moving? The first thing to remember is to curate the news you consume. You want to be informed, of…
Just-for-Now Jobs
As anyone who’s been looking for work these days can tell you, it’s a really tough job market! What if, like so many of us, you really need an income, ASAP? Enter the stopgap job! You can also think of these as just-for-now jobs or, as one friend calls them, serving-their-purpose jobs. The…