Identifying and Using Your Creative Strengths at Work
Do you know what your creative strengths are? Well, now is as good a time as any to get to know yourself better. Knowing your creative strengths can help you better define your key skills and get you on the road to success. Creative strengths are character traits and cognitive capabilities that help provide unique […]
Why Is It So Hard to Find a Job?
Are you struggling to find a job? Have you been looking for a while? Ironically, many employers report challenges filling positions because they perceive a talent shortage. So what’s going on? Why is it so hard to find a job when employers still need new employees? When it seems hard to find a job, there […]
A Job (Does not Equal) a Career
Job and career… I hear many people use these two terms interchangeably. I believe sometimes they can overlap, but they remain quite distinct. The term ‘job’ was originated in middle England and wasn’t used in everyday language until the 1900s. This makes sense given the industrial revolution where it created ‘jobs’ outside the home. These […]
3 Ways to Get Job Opportunities to Come to You
A friend of mine gets solicited for new job opportunities all the time so I asked him to tell us his secret! Have you ever heard someone casually say, “Oh yeah. I get constantly pinged about new job opportunities!” When you hear that, what do you think? That should be you, right? Well… it can […]
5 Career Opportunities You Can Train for in Less than a Year
Thanks to Audrey Jenkins for her guest blog. A brief bio is below. – Amy Despite what you may have heard from high school guidance counselors, a 4-year university isn’t the only path to a fulfilling career. With a price tag ranging from $18,943 to $43,419 per year, attending a university cannot only prove prohibitively […]
My Career Took off Once I Became Re-Engaged at Work
I’m sharing a guest blog that has great advice on becoming re-engaged at work. – Coach Wolfgang At the end of 2014, I was denied a promotion and received a paltry raise. My boss said she appreciated my work and that I achieved my goals but her hands were tied on giving a higher raise […]
Career vs Job: 10 Ways My Manager Makes It Tough to Want a Career
I have a guest blog to share about the impact managers can have on their employees and some potential unintended consequences. Enjoy! – Coach Wolfgang Some days I feel like I have a very good boss. He impresses me with his initiative and is very focused on getting the job done. He’s a good leader […]
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 […]