Online Networking: Use Alumni Pages on LinkedIn
Are you using this feature on LinkedIn? www.linkedin.com/alumni I have found it quite valuable for tapping into my alumni directory. This feature allows you to see a visual representation of where your fellow university alumni live (i.e. their location), work (companies), as well as what they do for a living (career). Here are other great […]
Making Your Job Application Stand Out
We all have unique gifts or talents that we bring with us to a new job. These might include: tangible skills (i.e. how to utilize a specific piece of software) intangible skills (i.e. fast learning agility) personal characteristics (i.e. strong work ethic) When you are looking for a new job and combing through bullet after […]
Letting Go of The “Least-Worst” Career Option
Many of my clients face challenges in their job searches. For example, they may be looking for a job that is less in demand than the supply applying for the position. They may be considered over-qualified for a particular position but not qualified enough for a position one step up. This can wear on an […]
First 3 Steps in the Career Planning Process
Sometimes to get where you are going, you must travel through the “in-between times”. Career planning and career management are about taking the next small step forward. Sometimes you don’t change jobs right away, sometimes the job leads don’t pan out, and sometimes the perfect job doesn’t actually fit with your work style. However, every position […]
Career Success Story: Showing Initiative & Taking Ownership
One of my clients wrote me about how a small change she made led to big results at her job. Here’s the background. In our coaching sessions, we often discussed the ways she was expected to go above and beyond at her job. She didn’t like being asked to do these extra things because she […]
Being Good at a Job Doesn’t Mean You Enjoy It
When I was 19 years old and a sophomore in college I took an accounting class to satisfy a requirement for my minor in Human Resources. Most areas of math never came easily for me. Therefore, I didn’t think accounting would be easy even though accounting is in my blood – my father is a […]
How to Transition from an Individual Contributor to a Manager
Successfully transitioning from an individual contributor role to a management role is straight forward and very intuitive… for very few people! Yes, some people have natural instincts that make them good managers. For the rest of us, we need a paradigm shift to help us be successful as a manager. As an individual contributor, you […]
A Career Coach’s Answer to, “What Career Should I Choose?”
“I wish you could tell me what career I should choose.” I routinely hear some version of this quote from clients. That line has a more personal meaning to me since I said that to a career coach when I was in the midst of a career transition! My Career Transition I was not fulfilled […]
The Necessary Discomfort in Changing Your Career
Change is going to feel uncomfortable. That is why change can be so difficult. If you want to see a change in your career or your life, it isn’t likely going to be easy and it isn’t going to feel comfortable. Of course, those feelings are necessary for a worthwhile change. To put things in […]
Change Your Career in 5 Steps
Recently a friend told me her philosophy on life: “Life has no remote control. You have to get up and change it yourself.” This is very applicable to your career. It would be nice to just press a button and land in a new career that is fulfilling, pays more than our current job, and […]