Were you paying attention? Not all career conversations are directly about you and getting ahead. Getting personal feedback is great, but it is only one aspect of career conversations. Career Conversations come from many sources, not just bosses and mentors. They may be hiding in meetings and other conversations. If you just had a hallwayContinue reading “You just had a Career Conversation”
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Career Conversations, part 4 – Raise Your Hand
One of the most effective career conversation you can have is asking to do something for your boss. When my boss was sharing some of the company’s plans for re-structuring, we could see that there was a big piece missing (aka “opportunity”) in managing the transition. Turf protection was high and we knew that gettingContinue reading “Career Conversations, part 4 – Raise Your Hand”
What’s Your Professional Development Strategy?
The most frequent responses I get to this question is #1 Strategy: keep getting a paycheck and hope to get promoted;#2 Strategy for Free Agents: Keep current contract(s) or get new clients. I consider these non-strategies. Too many people approach learning something work-related as a task they have to do to keep their jobs orContinue reading “What’s Your Professional Development Strategy?”
Ask For a Raise the Right Way
As many of us go into performance review season, we anticipate a monetary outcome. Yet 43% of us never ask for a raise. You don’t know, if you don’t ask!! Many performance reviews do not include a compensation conversation. Its important to discuss what’s going well, what to improve and what’s coming next to setContinue reading “Ask For a Raise the Right Way”
Strategies for Extended Unemployment
What are they thinking?! Why are companies shunning people who have been out of work six months or more? Unemployment biases stem from employers desire to avoid making hiring mistakes. This avoidance leads to making assumptions that may or may not be based in fact. Four assumptions I’ve heard are: “If others don’t hire you,Continue reading “Strategies for Extended Unemployment”
Accomplishments: Meaning in the Mundane
The key to every self-performance appraisal, resume,and interview is capturing our accomplishments. Many of us don’t feel we have any because we just come in and do our jobs. Others of us believe that our good work will get noticed by others and we don’t have to remind them. We are carefully taught not toContinue reading “Accomplishments: Meaning in the Mundane”
Key Job Search Strategy – Volunteer!
The Corporation for National and Community Service has released new research,“Volunteering as a Pathway to Employment,” which provides the most compelling empirical research to date establishing an association between volunteering and employment in the United States. The results of this study suggest a statistically significant and highly stable association between volunteering and employment. Volunteers haveContinue reading “Key Job Search Strategy – Volunteer!”
Don’t Fret a Furlough – 5 Ways To Take Advantage of It
The main thing we don’t like about looming sequestration furloughs is that it is unpaid time off. While many of us will just enjoy sleeping late and relaxing, you can also use that day(s) to your advantage. Here are 5 things for your to-do list: 1) If you’ve been putting off learning how to doContinue reading “Don’t Fret a Furlough – 5 Ways To Take Advantage of It”
Getting the Most from a Professional Conference
By R. Anne Hull, President, Hull Strategies, LLC I love going to conferences! I’ve added two certifications, gotten a job, provided valuable knowledge and expertise to projects and made some life-long professional colleagues and mentors from attending professional conferences. I’ve also wasted time, money and energy at a few. So now I look at theseContinue reading “Getting the Most from a Professional Conference”
Adaptability & Flexibilty are Top Workplace Skills
The international staffing agency Randstad issued a report in August detailing the results of their ongoing surveys that are part of the Randstad Engagement Index. In this report, respondents show increased optimism and security in their jobs. Among the many data points I’m intrigued by the skills needed for continued success. Respondents rated “flexibility” andContinue reading “Adaptability & Flexibilty are Top Workplace Skills”