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Combat Agism, unemployment, and career stagnation.Jobs are like busses, if you get on the right one, you arrive at your destination
Abstract: Executive career planning for job security – Visibility, choosing the right employer, your professional brand and importance of a Personal Board of Directors. Continue reading 'Job Security – Advanced techniques'»
TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR JOB SEARCH FOR 2011.
The new year looms and seems only moments away. 2011 can be your best year ever. All it takes is good planning and assessing what works and getting rid of what doesn’t. Ok, and some luck and the stars aligning. But do your part. Recognize that what you have been doing is not working or you’d have a new job or promotion. Time to revise your process and control what you can. Continue reading 'Get control over your job search'»
Passion Smashion – A contrarian speaks.Commonly accepted wisdom on career advice: Find your passion and the jobs/money will come.
Are you too old to get a job? One of the advantages of being an insider is that employers often tell me things they would never mention publicly. There is an implied obligation on my part for complete confidentiality. There is no circumstance under which I will reveal the contributors to this article. So, please, don’t ask and don’t try to guess. I share this with you because I feel it is valuable information which will help many to make appropriate adjustments.
Continue reading 'Why employer’s don’t want to hire boomers'»
The beauty of it all… I love my job.I encourage my clients to keep a brag book for their accomplishments, small as well as noteworthy. This simple effort keeps self esteem up and focus high. No reason not to drink my own cool aid. This page is my personal brag book. Come back often to read about new accomplishments.
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Field tested advice, links to blogs and room for your comments.
They don’t cost much and yet, they are invaluable.
One of the true benefits of what I normally see as social networking noise is I am presented with myriad links to articles and ideas I would not find on my own. Today, I clicked on Fast Company and met Cofounder of Tumblr and founder of Instapaper, Marco Arment. While his story of founding companies and his lifestyle are interesting, what is provocative to me is what he offers as a Life Lesson: Continue reading 'Executive careers and tiny delights'»
Layoff blues got you down?You didn’t do anything wrong and there was nothing you could do to prevent it, but you are unemployed. In fact, you know if you had been running the show, layoffs would not have been an option. But, you weren’t and the decisions were out of your control.
Of course you are angry, maybe even a little depressed. For sure your self confidence has taken a hit. You did a terrific job and you still find yourself out of a job. That just doesn’t seem fair.
Why hire a career coach? Career advice is everywhere. Blogs abound from folks who set themselves up as career and job search experts. Seems like everywhere you look, there’s a new job search slant with a new voice. Some folks charge for it, some folks offer it for free. Price is rarely an indicator of quality. What matters is the adviser’s track record. Have they been an executive? Been involved in hiring executives? How long have they coached? Have they success to point to? Do they work with people with your specific skill set? How do their references check out?
And most important, who is the target audience for all those blogs and newsletters? Executives visit a very different landscape from individual contributors which means most of the online advice is not appropriate.
Hiring a career coach is like boarding a bus; if you chose the right one, you reach your destination. Do you know your objectives? As a career coach I find the difference between success and failure is knowing the objective before you get started. That’s why I start most coaching clients with a go/no-go list to map their real and intangible decision points. Continue reading 'Hire a career coach to soar past the competition'»
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Are you angry because you feel your age prevents you from landing an executive job? Is it your age or is it something else? Many people over 50 have jobs. Even those over 60 are gainfully employed. Why not you?My friend Phil is over 65 yet he is constantly courted for his expertise and recently accepted a spot as a CEO in an early stage company. He has had no gaps in his career for over 20 years. Why? Because he is well networked and people know of his accomplishments. In a nutshell, those are the keys to continuous employment.
FREE EXECUTIVE COACHING FOUND HERE. What can you do to improve your chances of getting back to work as an executive? Here’s career advice that is field tested and proven to work. The comments made below are not meant to blame the victim, they are honest reflections of what employers see and how they react. I didn’t script them, I only interview hiring authorities and report. Continue reading 'Why Boomers don’t get hired'»
TACTICS TO AVOID DEALING WITH THE FACT YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED AND THERE IS A ZERO BALANCE IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT Continue reading 'JOB SEARCH DENIAL CHECK LIST'»
A few blogs to read that discuss what you can do to improve your own job security and financial gains over your career.
How executives get control over their careers.
Personal brand for job security
Job Security through career planning
Would you use the lottery as your investment strategy? Are the odds appealing? Do you feel lucky, well, do you?
That’s exactly what you do career-wise when you submit your resume to random recruiters and recruiter groups; play the job-search lottery. Continue reading 'Execs, don’t respond to recruiter cattle-calls, ever.'»
You boss has done it so why are you punished you when you do a stealth job search?Networking and the stealth job search, hazard among hazards. The typical job search is conducted while you are still employed. Unless you included your employer in your decision, you operate in stealth mode. Continue reading 'Stealth job search hazards and techniques'»
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