Writing Samples: How to Make Sure that You are Never Without One

Career coaches often find that new job seekers will avoid job postings that require anything more than a resume and cover letter. Clearly, an employer is utilizing additional requirements to assist in choosing candidate with the requisite skill sets and…

3 Things to Have on Hand When You Are in the Job Search

When you are searching for a job, there is no telling when you will meet or run into the connection that moves your search a step forward. So, you always need to be prepared for such an occasion. Here are…

No Offer, What Now?

So, you are a senior and you’re in the middle of your Spring semester and fellow seniors are starting to talk about offers and family members and friends are bringing it up. These kinds of conversations make you uncomfortable because…

Spring-ing Back From the Break

As we get close to the end of Spring Break, we know that the end of the semester fast approaches and for seniors, the end of your college career. Students often remark about how fast the time goes after Spring…

Job Search Senioritis

Graduation is fast approaching and many seniors are having difficulty dealing with this notion as they do every year. There are expectations from parents, mentors, classmates about what will happen after your graduation. There is also loss to deal with…

Self Confidence: Working Toward a Positive Sense of Self

The process of job search can really tear a person down especially when it lasts a long time. There can be a lot of evaluation, rejection and asking people for help, which can leave you wondering ‘do I really have…

Getting Un-Stuck: 8 Steps to Freeing Yourself from a Career Rut

Ruts are terribly common in work life and job search. When the routine has lost its meaning, is no longer yielding anything motivating and you feeling stagnant, bored and/or frustrated, it’s time to notice that you’re stuck and make a…

Sharing Your Talents to Lift Your Spirits

Sometimes a job search can drag on longer than you may have expected. The average length of time in 2012 to find a job was around 40 weeks — that’s 10 months! Many job seekers don’t have that information before…

New Year's Resolutions 2.0

You make resolutions every year, but often in a few months, you are not sticking to those “new year new you” plans. You have good intentions, but they never seem to pan out. The difficulty often is related to the…

Job Hunting Tasks to Put on Your Holiday To-Do List

The holidays are a great time to focus on certain tasks related to your job search. It may seem like you can take a break during this time, but it would be a loss. Here are some activities you might…