All Blog Posts Tagged 'job' (5)

You're excited you found the job that you want and they are offering it to you. You are ready to shout "yes" from the hills. Don't. I am going to tell you what I tell each of my career clients, wait, delay, pull off the road and call me, immediately. At the time of the offer may be the only time that you have to optimize to sweeten the pot, to not only get the job but to also get the salary, the job title and the flexibility you need to enjoy the lifestyle you desire. Do you know that most job… Continue

Hi! I am currently writing a blog post about finding your dream job. I would love to get feedback on this before I publish it on my blog. I would like to get more ideas to include in my list of "likes" in the table. If you have any idea for more skills I really would love your input. Thanks in advance. Frode Heimen ------------------------The blog post----------------------… Continue

So how’s that job search going?

I facilitate a monthly networking group–Execunet–for those who are in job search mode and/or who recognize that connecting, developing and maintaining a lifelong network is critical in today’s work world. Some people don’t get it: when the… Continue

It's tough out there in this downturn if you have lost your job. However, there is a very bright spot. It's people helping one another. One manifestation is the JobAngels idea started by Mark Stelzner. Another is the job search support group phenomenon where little groups are springing up all over the country, designed by the members, for the members. I've helped to start one… Continue

First, hearty thanks to SJ, who recently asked me an important question: How important is it, he asked, for people to really understand what’s important to them now and in the longer term in order to make sure that they don’t accept a job or join an organization in which they will never be able to be fully engaged? Dear SJ, Your question brought back my own memory of a summer job I once held in which I had both of my bosses in contempt. All I was working for was the $599 I could… Continue