Job Search

Take this self-assessment for a clearer picture of your job satisfaction. Be honest. Are you ending each evening just happy to have made it through another day? Well, you don’t have to live in a less than optimal state of being. In the last decade, there has been an explosion of research on what helps … Read More

Take an honest look at your job search. Grade yourself on this 10-point assessment to see if you make the cut. Do you pass or fail? I have always believed people would put more time and effort into their job search if they were somehow graded on the process. As it stands, most people treat … Read More

Ten tasks to complete between a job offer and your first day on the job. Close the loop with your former boss and co-workers. Provide as much notice as possible, write a thoughtful resignation letter and do as much as you can to ease the transition for the people you will be leaving behind. Don’t … Read More

How to lose the jitters on the first day at a new company. When’s the last time you were the new kid? For many folks who’ve worked their way up into the senior ranks, their last memories of first-day jitters may be distant indeed. There are a couple of challenges at work for senior employees … Read More

How to make the best use of the time between a job offer and your first day on the job. You’ve cleaned up your resume, worked your network, aced interviews and landed a job. Now it’s time to relax and recharge before you start the grind anew in a fresh job. Right? Not when you’ve … Read More

Athletes have an off-season to train. There’s a reason for that. Discover how even a manager can practice the simplest skills without the time suck. Is an executive you practice your trade on-the-job. You have to jump into the fire of an important business moment and do your best, right? What about practice outside 9-5? … Read More

The old “might-as-well-apply-because-you-never-know” approach doesn’t work. A successful job search follows a strategy – not blind optimism. On more than a few occasions over the years, I’ve heard people who masquerade as career coaches and employment experts telling people that job hunting is a numbers game. It isn’t. In a way, it’s a lot like … Read More

There’s a difference between encouraging and enabling. Read on to uncover the nuances and effects of both ways partners support each other. I am known as the “tough love” workplace guru. (Which is why I’m hosting the upcoming TV series “The Headhunter From Hell” — a “Millionaire Matchmaker ” meets Chef Ramsey from “Hell’s Kitchen,” … Read More

Colorado salesman Jonathan Stanley leveraged his military experience to land a sales position in a new industry. There’s nothing like a layoff to get a person re-energized about his work. That’s the philosophy of Jonathan Stanley, who claims his layoff six months ago was the best thing that could have happened to him. Stanley was … Read More