Holiday lights are going up and it’s time to befriend longer nights. For a job seeker, it can be nerve-racking — maybe hiring will slow down between Thanksgiving and the New Year. For solos like me, we are thinking, there is so much more to be done. (If you recently landed a job, excellent! Read…
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After coaching 200+ clients in 2023 and more now, I want to share insight on interviewing or self-presentation that empower the job seeker and career builder. Applicable to networking. I do a lot of mock interviews and my favorite ask is “Tell me about yourself.” It gets the conversation going and helps me get to…
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Have you ever noticed there’s always more to tweak on your LinkedIn profile, website, or job search docs? I’ve coached 250+ job seekers, solos in the last 2 years – people want their accomplishments, skills, expertise to be seen and known. Yesterday I heard that someone had a 7-page resume. I get their pain. How…
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Last week I did a second presentation on Crafting Your LinkedIn Profile for Networking. Sign up for this Wholly Work newsletter to receive the link to the 30-min recording, and a free workbook on career success. In the unrecorded Q+A of the LinkedIn presentations, people asked about: Remember LinkedIn is a live container of your…
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Happy 2024! I hope you had a restful holiday season. Many clients came back gong-ho about finding a job or building their practice/business. I revel in this energy – smiles and renewed enthusiasm. They want to know, what else can they do to increase interviews or get feedback/resonance about their ongoing work. I bring up…
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Life can bring big challenges, like a stressful office environment, grad school, relocation, finances, and relationship or health issues. There’s the saying, don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Scatter them to keep options open and everything going. Suppose these eggs are pieces of you (like a Horcruxes in Harry Potter). Eggs represents the…
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