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It’s easy to get lackadaisical about your job search in the summer. Hiring managers are on vacation, everyone’s taking casual Fridays and business just seems to move slower. Many feel like September is a better time to start a new project or job – much like we used to start a new grade with new clothes and new teachers.

But to start a new job in September, you have to be out there doing your searching and interviewing in—you guessed it—the summer. Read more

 

Most of us spend 80% of our time at work. Even when you like the people you work with, sometimes it’s the little things they do that can get on your last nerve. Or maybe you, too, could use a reminder of preferred office etiquette.  Read more

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Procrastinating has a bad reputation. “Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” But if you are a chronic procrastinator who still produces successful work, you may be doing it right after all. Read more

I was privileged recently to see a middle school production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” I say privileged because not only were the performers adorable (of course), confident and committed, but they really brought home the simple but important themes of the show that we could all stand to be reminded of: Read more

This question often strikes dread into the heart of any job seeker. Your answer could literally make or break your interview.  Read more

When you are on a job search, you feel like every interview is a potential win. This one might be the one. This one will be the last interview. This is the one that will be perfect. But the reality is, more often than not, someone else will get the call. It’s just the truth. We will all send many more applications in than will be responded to and do many more interviews than we get job offers. 

Often that is a good thing.

If only we could read the minds of the hiring managers, we would always know why we didn’t get the nod. And maybe we would change that something about ourselves that made us not the best fit for a role. However, is that the right way to think about it? Read more

Imagine it: you are at the job interview for the perfect role. You have charmed the hiring manager with your stories, remembered all of the quantifiable accomplishments on your resume and answered all of her questions with confidence and style. It’s time to tie this one up with a bow.

Any questions? Read more