Welcome to Career Tip Tuesday! Now is the BEST time to prepare for your future! FACT: Over 80% of new hires will be referred by someone they know to get the job of their dreams. The more people you know, the more likely someone will refer you for your next job...

WELCOME TO CAREER TIP TUESDAY! LinkedIn is the most powerful marketing tool that job seekers have. Unfortunately, many people are not using it well.  FACT: According to LinkedIn, All-Star profiles are 40x more likely to receive job opportunities. Since 95% of...

Have You Ever Been Asked an Interview Question That Made You Feel Like You Were Too Old for The Job?  Unfortunately, ageism is alive and well in the US. Age-related bias (whether it is conscious or unconscious) can become painfully apparent during the interview...

Imagine this: You have a phone call with your nutritionist and within 1 week you lose 10 pounds and feel amazing! Sounds too good to be true – right? I am not a nutritionist, but recently I experienced something similar. I spent 1 hour with my client, John, showing...

Did you know that you have 220 characters available to use in your LinkedIn Profile HEADLINE? The HEADLINE is located right below your profile picture. Don't waste this valuable space with just your current title. Stand out from the crowd by using your HEADLINE to...

In our current job market, we have seen an increasing number of scams that attract people who just want to get a great job. Scammers will often post their fake jobs on legitimate job boards, like Indeed and Monster. These thieves are trying to get two main things -...

Career Tip Tuesday We all make mistakes. Answering this question incorrectly during an interview should not be one of your next mistakes. Your future employer is trying to discover if you are self-aware and can be honest about mistakes. It is also important to show...

Can you hear me now? We often hear this question during our Zoom calls. Whether you are speaking to friends or family or colleagues or future employers, the ability to create meaningful conversations takes practice. When you take the time to LISTEN and be HEARD you...

CAREER TIP TUESDAY HOW TO GET MORE VIEWS ON LINKEDIN One year after COVID-19 arrived in the US, the workplace looks different and so do I. Do you look a little different too? After 5 years of looking at the same profile picture on LinkedIn, I was very attached to my...

Achieving the goals we set for ourselves at the end of 2019 often took a back seat to crisis management in 2020. While we may not have completed the goals we set for ourselves, we hopefully learned the value of flexibility, resourcefulness, and creativity while...

COVID-19 radically impacted our lives in 2020 and will continue to do so for some time. How will you remember the time you spent during the pandemic? Was it a blur of days waiting for the "return to normal"? Or was it a time of rejuvenation, reflection, and positive...

When I was laid off from a job I had loved for many years, I felt betrayed and lost. A close friend suggested that I start documenting my career journey. Once I started my career journal, I knew that I could make a difference in my own career as well as help others...