Choosing a career, either for the first time or later in life, can be overwhelming, confusing, frustrating and/or just a pain in the ass. So how do you go about making the best choice? ...
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Career Management
Motivation Monday: Promote Yourself
Yes, You! Be the owner of your reputation, proactively manage your future and create income stability! In other words, promote yourself. ...
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Motivation Monday: Maybe It’s Time To…
Complete this sentence Maybe it's time to... How would you answer this question when it comes to your career? ...
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Were You A Victim of Bad Hiring or the Problem?
Hiring is costly and risky! You would think by now we would all be a little smarter about how and who gets hired, but according to a CareerBuilder survey:
69% of employers reported that their ...
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Contemporary Advice To Improve Your Career
Quotes from Great Thinkers and Leaders
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." - Dorothy Gale
Neither you nor Dorothy are in Kansas anymore. The workplace has drastically changed ...
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Top 10 Blogs To Stay Up-to-Date
Here's a list of the top 10 blogs to stay up-to-date with your career and what's going on in today's world. ...
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I’ve Got No Where Else To Go
Do you feel like your job has reached a dead-end? Bored? Not challenged? So what can YOU do about it?
The title of this post is a quote from "An Officer And A Gentleman." Remember the ...
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Motivation Monday: Newton’s Three Career Laws
Today's motivation comes from Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion. Now wait, before you click away, it relates to your career, really! ...
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How To Get The Most From A Webinar
In order to get the most from a webinar, you'll need to have the right tools, set-up, and mindset. This post is about best-practices to maximize your online learning experience. ...
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Abraham Lincoln’s Time Management Legacy
Lincoln Was Right: Good (Leftover) Things Come to Those Who Wait
by David Ellis, Content and Community Manager at YouTern
“Good things come to those who wait. But only those things left behind ...
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Make the Most of Your Unemployment by Learning
What are you doing during this period of unemployment to increase your skills and marketability? Teach yourself new things. Learn new technology. Become better at taking initiative. ...
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Starting a Side Gig: 6 Essential Tools to Get You Going
Having the right tools for the right task can make all the difference when it comes to starting a side gig. The fact is, freelancing can sometimes involve the strenuous chore of task management, ...
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New Habits for the New Year
It is that time of year again when thousands of people sign up for gym memberships, resolve to eat healthier, or commit to better themselves. And yet, most will not follow through. It takes about 30 ...
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95 People to Follow On Twitter 2013
Here it is! My list of 95 99 folks I greatly admire and hope you will follow in 2013. These are people who are active on Twitter almost every day and provide career advice and job search information. ...
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Your Career Isn’t a Predictable Path
Today's career path isn't predictable. It is as free-flowing as you want it to be. ...
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Create a Career Insurance Policy
Today, right now...I want you to create a career insurance policy. ...
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Keep Morphing
You MUST continue to re-invent yourself! I know- it's a lot of work and you don't want to, but look at the world we live in. Please, share in a comment, one thing that is the same today as it was 10 ...
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How to Allocate Your Time Wisely
We can't manage time, but we can manage how we use our time. Here is how to allocate your time wisely during your job search and beyond. ...
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Fix It Friday! Is It Me or Is It the Wrong Career Choice?
Making the wrong career choice is a huge fear many transitioning job seekers face. Here's how to assess career fit early in the decision making process. ...
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Good Reads for Career Resiliency
What are you reading to improve your career resiliency? The world of work changes very quickly so you can't rely on what you currently know to allow you to stay marketable in the future. ...
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Motivation Monday: Time for a Career Tune-Up
Any time of year is a good time to do a career tune-up. The trick is finding time to do it. ...
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Job Search Never Ends
For the many job seekers who have recently landed a job...CONGRATULATIONS- it isn't over though. The economy is unstable still. Employer loyalty is dead. You never want to be caught flat footed again. ...
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Who Are You Hiding From and Why?
As I deliver workshops on managing your online reputation and how to use social networks to job search I hear people voice concerns about maintaining their privacy. Is this a concern for you ...
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Summary Sunday: Career Management
As you know, your quest for a job takes more effort than it ever has before. So does holding on to a job! This weekly round up of posts is focused on tips, advice and recommendations on how to be ...
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Are You Ready to Lead?
In the ever-evolving "new world of work", we will all be leaders. This could be a leader of others or a leader of ourselves. What are you doing to brush up on your leadership skills today?
Here's ...
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Start Up: Building a More Stable Career
For those who are actively job seeking or have dropped out...
I know you miss the routine of the days when you went to work, hung out with co-workers, collected a paycheck that could actually cover ...
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Digital Natives: What Can You Learn From Them?
Who or what are Digital Natives?
All the way back in 2001 (that was 10 years ago) Marc Prensky wrote an article "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants" and coined the phrase. He is referring to the ...
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Sharing is Caring
During your career and even during your job search are you holding back? Keep in mind, sharing is caring. ...
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My Top 12 Picks for Summer Career Reading
As a life-long-learner, I try to keep on top of the "hot" books. I use the word try for a reason. Most of the time, I am reading books about careers and job search. I know I miss out on a lot of ...
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Can You Afford to Put All Your Eggs In One Basket?
When you rely and depend upon a single employer to provide you with a salary and benefits and everything else you need for a financially and emotionally secure career, you are putting all your eggs in ...
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