Are you enjoying networking? How's your professional network? Any leads or insights on opportunities? Done right and regularly, face to face networking is one of the best strategies that have the highest rate of success. However, we cannot ignore online networking, since nowadays everybody has a presence on social media. Like it or not, even if you are [...]

Shhh, don’t tell anyone, this is a big secret.  And unfortunately, when people find out about it, they don’t believe, or they think it’s a lot of work or they are too scared to do it.  I dare you to try it. This is a very effective way to find a job, and you should [...]

Great job on sending out your resumes!  Now you can sit back and relax and wait!  Well, sure, you can do that and do what everybody else is doing.  OR you can follow-up!  I know what you’re thinking, well you don’t want to “bug” them; they might not consider you.  Seriously?  Your task is to [...]

Does the thought of networking give you a sick feeling in the belly?  Do you imagine yourself in the middle of a crowd, with a name tag and nobody is talking to you?  And then, working up the courage to approach someone (who looks nice) and start a conversation?  WHAT DO YOU SAY?  The more [...]

Hey, how is the job search going?  What??? You have applied to 30 online jobs already!!! Wow!  That is impressive.  OR is it?  Are you throwing spaghetti (replace spaghetti with word of your choice ;)) on the wall to see if it sticks?  If you are, you are wasting your valuable energy.  How many call-backs [...]

….It’s not just for big corporations   If you have been following my blog so far and have done the work I suggested, congratulations on a job well done!  You now have a competitive edge against all of the other job seekers out there.  You know exactly who you are, you are clear on the [...]

So, have you written your value proposition?  Have you made a list of your skills and accomplishments?  If you did, are you getting a clearer picture which is making it easier to talk about yourself!  Isn't that GREAT!  We’ve done intense work, so let's slow it down a bit and answer yourself this question:  Why am [...]

Hope you’re enjoying this series so far! Now that you have determined your skills and your accomplishments, let's put together your Value Proposition.  Being clear on your value… or your Superpowers, will help with your verbal and written communication in the following four ways:   In the summary of your resume as it relates to [...]

Hope all is well with you,   I'm so excited to get you going on your job search and share with you a SECRET and the FIRST STEP you must do.  Look inward!  Yes, that's it, that is the SECRET!  Reflect and take inventory of your skills and experience and assess what you love doing [...]

How have you been?  Are you still struggling with your job search?  Are you overwhelmed about where to start?  What about the information that is out there?  Let me help you organize your thoughts, simplify your search and plan your strategy by giving you some tools.  Every week, starting in January, I will show you [...]