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…
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…
10 Ways You’re Making a Bad Impression
It’s important to realize that there are opportunities all around you to make the connections that help land your dream job, position or internship. However, if you don’t value each interaction that you have as way to let others know…
Passion v. Practicality and other False Career Dichotomies
When people struggle with career dilemmas or transitions, they tend to think in these common false dichotomies. Do I follow my passion or the money? Do I quit now or stay here forever? Do I want to give back to…
Keys to Effective Salary Negotiation
Did you know that if you don’t negotiate your first salary that you are likely to lose over half a million dollars by the time that you are 60? This is generally a greater issue for women than men. However,…
5 Reasons Why It’s Difficult to Change Careers
As career counselors, we often see clients who are interested in leaving their current workplace or even their present career, and trying something new, more rewarding, enjoyable. Clients are excited to go through the process of considering alternative options, but…
New Year, New You! 10 Career Resolutions for 2012
Here are some Career Resolutions to start the new year with a plan to dedicate yourself to your professional life and to make it everything that you hoped for. 1. Attend at least 1 networking event a month. 2. Meet…
Universal ‘Must Have’ Skill Sets
There are skill sets that carry through to virtually all professions. These skills are important to continue to hone throughout your career life. They will make you more marketable and help you stand out among the rest. Here are “must…
Insecurity and Lack of Confidence: Career Killers
I see a lot a students and recent graduates with the same dilemma–they haven’t learned to value what they have accomplished. They are so caught up with what they haven’t done yet or where they should be instead of where…
Being Mentored and Mentoring
Mentoring is a critical cog in the wheel of advancement and job search. It provides individuals with access to the hidden job market, an understanding of trends or changes in the field, feedback on areas of strength and continued development as well as so…
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