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Wrong job? 3 Ways to Know

May 19, 2009

photo credit: sergis blog Are you in the wrong job? If you’ve gone through the steps of figuring out what you love to do, trying to do more of what you love, and have become more effective at it, but you still aren’t feeling engaged, motivated, successful, or valued, your best efforts may not be [...]

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Career Expert: Is there such a thing?

May 12, 2009

photo credit: lumaxart One of my favorite HR-related blogs is Punk Rock HR.  Laurie doles out good, common-sense, behind the curtain stuff, with a healthy dose of smackdown. A recent post, You’re Not a Career Expert, questions the efforts of career bloggers  in passing along advice on job search. My take: she’s absolutely right, and [...]

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Achieving Balance: Do more of what you love

May 5, 2009

photo credit: pshutterbug How much time at work do you spend doing things that you’d do without getting paid? After you strip away email responses, status meetings, report writing, or whatever qualifies as administrivia in your job, how often are you “in the groove”?  What percentage of time do you feel is truly value-added?  How [...]

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Remove your roadblocks

April 28, 2009

photo credit: Old Sarge I recently attended a fantastic networking event.  During a discussion session, the talk turned to one woman’s difficulty with finding a new position. Several people had provided this person advice on how to network with a purpose, but she kept  pushing back.  “That won’t work,” she’d say.  “You don’t understand.”  “That’s [...]

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Set your career compass – Step 1: Navel-gazing

April 10, 2009

photo credit: h.koppdelaney navel-gazing.  n. Slang. Excessive introspection, self-absorption, or concentration on a single issue. If you’re unsure about your next career move, job boards aren’t doing you any favors.  You complete an online profile, and perform a keyword search, and sift through experience requirements like “3-5 years management experience” and “2 years experience with [...]

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Coping with job loss: Don’t let job loss interfere with job found

January 23, 2009

Even the most hard-nosed executive harbors some self-doubt — the little voice that questions decisions and pauses in the face of challenge.  And if one thing can turn that little voice into a frenzied chorus of criticism it’s job loss. Coping with job loss can take time and self assurance.  It’s been almost two weeks [...]

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