“We’re moving forward with another candidate.” “It was really great to meet you, but we’ve found someone who has more direct-to-consumer experience.” “You’re just not a cultural fit for our team.” “At this point, we won’t be extending a job offer to you.” Actual rejection quotes from this week. Clearly, it was Rejection Week and […]
For the past year or so, I’ve been living on the front lines of unemployment. My husband, Scott, has been looking for work. It’s a crazy situation to find yourself in – married to a career coach and in a job search. Even more crazy… Trying to navigate today’s job market with little current job […]
I have a very witty and smart client who has been keeping me updated on his job search – and he’s used these subject lines — “Unicorns” was the first and “Purple Squirrel sighting” was the second. I chuckled at both because I knew, without even opening the emails, what they were about. Unicorns and […]
I’ve had a blast doing some resume makeover webinars lately – so much so that I’m doing a new webinar on LinkedIn profile makeovers later this month. Now, explaining how to incorporate a personal brand into a resume (or LinkedIn profile) can be tricky — It’s a fairly nebulous concept to explain. So I decided […]
One: You can’t outsource your job search. Not to your friends, colleagues or a former boss. Not to a recruiter, head hunter or career services professional. Even though these well-meaning individuals may offer you encouragement and connections, the truth is that you’re going to have to “work it” by doing research, targeting the right opportunities […]
“Isn’t your job depressing?” is one of the many responses I get when people find out I’m a career coach. The question surprises me because no, I don’t consider my work depressing. Sure, I go through the same ups and downs as my clients — I want them to have what they want, so if […]
1. Learning a new skill will force you out of your comfort zone I got my motorcycle endorsement about a year ago. Like a lot of my best decisions, I didn’t over think it, I just did it. Since then, I’ve been riding regularly to improve my skills. Full disclosure: I’m totally uncool as a […]
I received this list today — the top recruiting firms in the country. I’ve blogged before about working with recruiters, and I really like this recruiter’s musings on the topic, especially that recruiters “find people for jobs” not “jobs for people”.
