Does online career coaching versus in-person make a difference?
Isn’t technology wonderful? There are so many new gadgets out there that change the way we communicate! Technology has also changed the world of coaching. Today, online coaching sessions can yield results as great as an in-person coaching session. If you aren’t sure about working with an online career coach, consider these possibilities before deciding.
5 Steps You Must Take Today for a Better Future Career Path
We all want to create a better future career, right? In my experience with clients, I’ve yet to meet someone who would like their career to go backwards – make less money, less growth opportunity, etc. If you agree then are you taking the right steps to move your career forward? Many of my clients […]
Who needs a Career Coach?
The differences between a job, a career and a calling Before we go over the reasons, lets first establish the difference between a career, a job, and a calling. For the sake of this article, let’s go with the simplest of definitions: A job is a paid activity primarily to pay your bills. A job […]
How to Create Your Career Goals
The why, what, how approach. Ever wonder why those New Years Resolutions never seem to make it past January? Don’t let that happen to your career goals this year. It’s never too late to start changing direction to what you want. Here’s a setup that has worked for me. The Why Before diving into your […]
Guide to Austin Career Information and Job Hunting
The word on the street is that Austin is a tough job market. With 50,000 students buzzing around The University of Texas at Austin (UT) campus and desperately wanting to stay in this weird city, it can be a tough to land a job. Personally, I relocated here about four years ago and it took […]
How to Find the Fastest Growing Careers
If you clicked the title of this post, let me ask you… why? These are my guesses. 1) To assure yourself that your profession is on the list and growing. Let’s just say… for job security. 2) To get ideas of professions that are actually growing because you know for sure, that your current trajectory […]
Interview Tips for the Introvert
It may seem that extroverts have a natural advantage over introverts in job interviews. Extroverts are generally outgoing, talkative, and persuasive – qualities that convey confidence and generate interest in themselves. Introverts tend to be more reserved and reluctant to share a great deal of information during an initial meeting. Unfortunately, the saying is true: […]
When to Hire a Professional Resume Writer
Your resume is an important marketing tool and often your first introduction to an employer. The employer’s evaluation of your skills as presented on your resume is the key to getting an interview. You may be the ideal candidate for a job, but if you can’t convey that via the words on your resume, then […]
4 Steps to Find a Job That Engages You
Have you ever felt discontent in your job? Those moments, where you think, “Is this what I got my very expensive degree for?” Maybe it’s just that you thought it was going to ‘feel’ better, or ‘be’ different. If so, you’re not alone. Forbes found that a New-York based nonprofit research group, The Conference Board, […]
I Hate My Job
Have you ever thought “I hate my job?” According to a recent publication by the Gallup Organization entitled, State of the Global Workplace, Employee Engagement Insights for Business Leaders Worldwide, only 13% of employees are engaged at work. By engaged, they mean that they are emotionally invested and actually ‘showing up’ for work to contribute each day. […]