My mother would take me to symphony concerts when I was a child. I was so bored! There was no action! Then she told me to watch just one or two musicians throughout a piece to see what they did both while they were playing and especially when they weren’t. That kept me awakeContinue reading “Exposure – Key Element in Career Search”
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Job Search – 24 Ways to Be More Visible
LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter are just a few of the social networks surfed by recruiters and employers. Whether they find you there or look you up after they hear about you, looking good in the social media could make a big difference in your job search. 24 Ways to Be More Visible on my websiteContinue reading “Job Search – 24 Ways to Be More Visible”
21st Century Skills for Boomers
Employers are managing costs by hiring people as contingent, temporary or project-based work. So they look to people who have both a breadth and depth of skills. Boomers bring judgment and knowledge of how to get things done…especially when the computers are down. But what Boomers may not have is the skills to be theContinue reading “21st Century Skills for Boomers”
Career Skills for Today – Mindreading
Recently a GovLoop forum asked: “What one skill do you wish you had?” The very first response was “Mind Reading.” In my July 14, 2010 blog, I wrote on the career skill Trend Spotting, or Foresight. So I just have to respond. Indeed Mind Reading seems to be a Competency all by itself. Not toContinue reading “Career Skills for Today – Mindreading”
More Boomers Starting Own Biz
Reuter’s Wealth Blogger, Mark Miller, shared the statistics of Entrepreneurs age 55 to 64 now represent a rising share of start-up activity, according to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, accounting for 23 percent of new entrepreneurs in 2010, up from 14.5 percent in 1996. As this age group experiences the early buyouts, early retirementContinue reading “More Boomers Starting Own Biz”
Free Resources to Learn/Upgrade a Skill
No matter what your role in the organization – executive or candidate – many people are finding that they need to learn a new version of a technology, or a greater proficiency in a another language in order to enhance their careers. Using the resources below you don’t have to attend a ‘class’ or revealContinue reading “Free Resources to Learn/Upgrade a Skill”
Plan B – 5 things to do if your office temporarily shuts down
What are you doing as federal employees and all the contractors and others dependent on federal agencies anxiously await Congress to approve a budget? I hear many are doing nothing at all; business as usual. Some don’t think it really will shut down. Others believe if they don’t plan for it, it won’t happen. AndContinue reading “Plan B – 5 things to do if your office temporarily shuts down”
Abundance in the job search?
Now that sounds like I’m in my own la-la land. But Jason Alba started me thinking with his blog: http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2011/03/31/rethinking-abundance-mentality-job-search-version/ The concept of abundance has been around in many forms throughout many civilizations. Some may know it as ‘living with intention’ or ‘positive thinking.’ When it comes to job search, our emotional strength is criticalContinue reading “Abundance in the job search?”
Network How-to
In her blog, “How to Build Your Network in 12 days“ Debra Feldman points us to the specific actions we can take to develop an effective career network. Some are basic, others are more advanced. All of the tips help us get beyond our current contacts and create more visibility of what we can andContinue reading “Network How-to”
I Just Want a Job, “Money and benefits; I don’t care about anything else” Part 6 of 6
I just need the money and benefits. I don’t care about anything else. In this series I’ve been addressing some responses I’ve received from people asking for help in their job search. Its beyond frustrating for people in all fields and age groups. For too many it isn’t about furthering a career, they just wantContinue reading “I Just Want a Job, “Money and benefits; I don’t care about anything else” Part 6 of 6″