If you’re attempting a career change — from one industry to another, from one functional role to another, from a sabbatical or family leave to getting back to work – you will be telling employers, recruiters, and others in your network your STORY. You are often asked for a general story: Tell me about yourself.
Ineffective time management is one possibility for why you might not be reaching your career goals. Time allocation is often a big culprit – are you spending time on your goal? With many job seekers, aspiring career changers or budding entrepreneurs that I see, there is a disconnect between what the client wants to happen
There are many reasons you could be underpaid despite being excellent at what you do. You might have taken on additional responsibilities but without a commensurate raise. You might be a longtime employee getting small cost-of-living adjustments while new hires coming from the outside leapfrog into higher salary bands. You might be starting out in
If you’re looking for a new job, starting or growing your business, or even just looking to expand your network within your current company, you will need to meet new people. How will you introduce yourself? You want to be brief, but also leave enough information that you pique the listener’s interest. Here are 5
If improving your career – advancing to management, making more money, being more fulfilled – is on the agenda for 2016, why not dedicate each month to a different area of professional development? This way, you don’t have just one possibly overwhelming goal, but rather 12 smaller steps that you only have to maintain for
Both as an executive coach and recruiter I have worked on negotiations involving offers in the multiple six-figures. These big offers have a lot of moving parts and involve experienced professionals on both sides of the negotiation table (candidate and employer). So I’m always surprised when I’m coaching a candidate who leaves out key items
After I once heard about 7,800 layoffs coming at Microsoft, first it inspired my advice post on Forbes on career mistakes caused by not acting when layoffs are imminent. Then I checked on a former colleague who was there, but luckily she had already moved five months earlier. She mentioned that it was obvious things were going
Many interviews will open with an invitation to tell your story, with questions such as ‘tell me about yourself’, ‘walk me through your resume’, or ‘walk me through your career’. Since a version of this question starts just about every interview, you’ll want to have a prepared answer. But you don’t want answer this question
A newly graduated business student secured a six-month internship at a global bank. Historically, this bank has converted about half of their interns from this area to full-time. How can she maximize her chances of being part of the successful 50%? Should she also continue her full-time job search in the meantime? How can she
A recent Global Workforce Leadership Survey released by Saba, a cloud-based talent management solutions company, and WorkplaceTrends.com, a research firm, report a growing talent gap at the executive levels: Almost half (46%) of companies surveyed cited leadership as the skill hardest to find;Only 15% of employees feel the training they get prepares them for the next position. If you’re
