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Networking Ninja Tip: Know What You Need

October 15, 2009

There are hundreds of opportunities for networking, and if you take advantage of a fraction of them you’ll likely meet scores of people with whom you can “network.”
You can take their info, follow up, schedule a face-to-face meeting. In fact, the networking events that I’ve been to lately are huge proponents of the face-to-face meeting [...]

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What is your manifesto? The path to passion

August 4, 2009

If I asked you if you’re doing work that you’re passionate about every day, what would you say?
You might acknowledge that passion isn’t much a part of your life, and with a wistful smile say something like, “Well, we all have responsibilities.”
Or, maybe you’ll instead flash me an ear-to-ear smile, enthusiastically sharing that you have [...]

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What is your goal? A job, or the job?

July 29, 2009

This week, Liz Strauss shared this little video on her blog about focusing on the opportunity rather than the job.  Yes, there is a difference.

The distinction here is an important one.  So often people are so focused on what they feel like is the greatest need at this precise moment — often, that’s simply an [...]

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Are you the phoenix? Coping with career challenges

July 27, 2009

Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix
–Christina Baldwin
Every hundred years or so, the mythical phoenix torches itself and its nest, to be reborn anew from a single red egg.

The phoenix appears in the mythology of many cultures, and although there are variations on the story, the dramatic fiery rebirth [...]

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The “What if?” factor

July 17, 2009

“What if?” — two of the most powerful words in the English language.
They can be both your motive power and your barrier.
They open the world of possibilities, but open also doubts.
“What if I get this fantastic new job?”
“What if I bomb the interview?”
“What if my boss recognizes all the work that I put in on [...]

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Job search over 50: Unique challenges, unique opportunities

July 9, 2009

As much as my work as a career coach allows me to teach others, I’m grateful for how much I learn.
Yesterday I had the privilege of having three great conversations with three different people going through job transition.  The common link: all were over 50.
As we talked about their experiences, I was struck by the [...]

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Seth Godin: Incremental Choice and mediocrity

June 30, 2009

We’ve been talking here for a bit about the power of incremental choice — how each choice you make brings you closer to your goals or farther away.
Today I saw this short thought by Seth Godin on how incremental choice can lead to mediocrity.
Which will you choose, today and every day?
(Other incremental choice thoughts – [...]

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Update: What can you bring to the table?

May 10, 2009

On Friday, I posted about the importance of bringing to your professional endeavors the skills and perspectives gained from living a rich life, and not apologizing for their sources.
Today, I ran across this article, which encourages employers to value those sorts of skillsets for women who have taken a break from the workforce to raise [...]

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One Question

January 29, 2009

In past job searches, I’ve focused on a career trajectory.  If I have position A, that qualifies me for position B, which in turn qualifies me for C, etc.  My job searches have been all about finding that position B — that next step in an inevitable climb up the corporate ladder.
But a couple of [...]

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