3 Technologies That Make Working From Anywhere Easy I have been exploring to see how easy it would be to move my business anywhere. As a solo-entrepreneur, my goal is to eventually have a location-independent business. Last week was my first experiment in working outside of the U.S. as an independent business. My wife and […]
Finding People Who Look, Taste and Smell Like You
Look, Taste and Smell Like You When making your next career move the 1st thing you should do is find people who look, taste and smell like you doing the kind of work you want to do. This might mean finding people with characteristics like: Education Certifications Skills Past Job Titles Age Ethnic Makeup Gender […]
3 Traits of Successful Career Oriented Job Seekers
3 Traits of Successful Career Oriented Job Seekers You know whom I am talking about when I say successful career-oriented job seekers. When they get laid off or are just dissatisfied with their current position, they find that next position with ease. How do they do it? They have three things in common: Strong personal […]
Are You an Excellent Passive Candidate or a Turkey? [Infographic]
Passive Candidate The easiest way to avoid being a turkey is the be an excellent passive candidate. The concept of being a passive candidate is a relatively new one. A couple of years ago, good friend Will Thomson for Bullseye Recruiting wrote a guest post called 5 Key Traits Recruiters look for in a PASSIVE CANDIDATE […]
Looking at Your Career from a Turkey’s Perspective
Careers and Turkey? The turkey metaphor comes from the book, End of Jobs by Taylor Pearson. I reviewed this book a couple of months ago in the post, The End of Jobs – A Book Every Boomer Should Read. Taylor compares our careers to turkeys. Taylor wrote in his book: A turkey is fed for […]
Have You Followed the Default Path in Your Career
Default Path A lot of baby boomers, including myself, took the default path in our careers. We waited for opportunities to appear, and then we reacted. We let others dictate the path our careers followed. I know I sure did! I graduated from Northwestern University with my engineering degree in the late 1970s. I took […]
Do You Suffer from Make Stuff Up Disorder?
Do You Make Stuff Up? I’ve had three meetings in the last week where clients just believed the things they made up in their brains. Some of them fantasized about the future, while others caused themselves stress because they imagined all of the worst things that could possibly happen based on stuff they made up. Do […]
9 Free Tools that Boost Your Brand and Career
Free Tools that Boost Your Brand and Career I am often asked what tools I use to power the Career Pivot business. You will find that you can use these same free (or nearly free) tools to boost your brand and career. Remember—you are a brand and you need to promote your brand. I have used […]
#2 Method to Find Companies – LinkedIn Advanced Search
LinkedIn Advanced Search LinkedIn Advanced Search is a powerful tool to find people. More importantly, it is a powerful tool to find companies that have problems you can solve or that can hire you. In my previous post, I discussed using weak ties to find companies that can hire you. Now, we want to find […]