Hate Your Job, Miserable, and No One Will Hire You Does this describe you: you hate your job, you’re miserable, and you wonder why no one will hire you? I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, The Retirement Answer Man, hosted by my good friend Roger Whitney. In episode 133 – Economic Growth, the […]
What Skills Will You Use in the 2nd Half of Life?
Skills in the 2nd Half of Life Have you thought about what kind of skills you want to carry with you into the 2nd half of your life? Have you thought about the skills you wish to leave behind? Notice, I said skills and not talents. Do you know the difference between your talents and […]
Why Are You Not Being Found? Try Thinking Like a Recruiter
To Be Found, You Need to Think Like a Recruiter Most of the time, the reason you are not being found is that you are not thinking like a recruiter. Recruiters are using LinkedIn to search for talent using specific strategies. Think of this like dating. If you want to find a mate, you need […]
Failure Is Not an Option Is Total BS
Failure Is Not an Option is Total BS Those of us who grew up during the race for space are familiar with the phrase, “failure is not an option.” Gene Kranz wrote the book Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond. The phrase was immortalized in the movie Apollo […]
My 3 Biggest Career Mistakes
Biggest Mistakes I have made many mistakes in my career. This is the first post in a two-part series. In this article, I will chronicle my biggest mistakes, then next Monday, I will write about how I recovered and what I learned from these experiences. So, let’s get started! I Was Seduced by a Former […]
3 Steps to Get the Hiring Manager or Recruiter to Respond
Why Won’t They Respond? You just had an interview and you want someone to respond. You sent the recruiter or the hiring manager an e-mail, but have heard nothing. Why won’t they just respond? I bet most of you will wait and wait and wait! I previously wrote that Waiting is not a Job Search […]
Are you a Multipotentialite?
Multipotentialite? I was introduced to the term multipotentialite by a prospective client last week. You are probably thinking, “What the….yet another classification, just another way to put me into a box.” One thing I can say after giving close to 300 Birkman assessment feedback sessions as part of my Career Pivot evaluation over the last […]
Are You In Control of Your Career
Are You In Control of Your Career Do you feel like you are in control of your career? For many of you, I am sure the answer will be no. If you read the two previous posts in this series, Social Disruption – How Job Search has Changed and The Traditional Job Search is Dead […]
You Have a Job Offer – Now What?
Job Offer You just received a verbal job offer from the recruiter. What are your next steps? If you have been following the Negotiator Job Search Series, you know the following: Keep your emotions in check – a lot of things can go wrong from here. The real decision-maker – who are you really going […]