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When to leave your job? How to know.
There’s an art and a science to knowing when to leave, whether your exit relates to employment, a relationship, or the 70’s-themed party your neighbors hosted where you finally got to wear your purple velvet bell bottoms and silver sequined tank top. Since my social exit strategy relies heavily on the Irish goodbye, let’s focus…
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Who else wants a LinkedIn profile recruiters will notice?
Congratulations! You’re on LinkedIn, the most powerful professional online network. Here are some guidelines to help improve your LinkedIn profile prowess and bulk up your presence on this social medium, in order to build your network, attract recruiters, and find job opportunities. Here’s where to start: 1. Leave No Field Blank First, you want…
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4 Steps to Interviews That Earn Job Offers
How do you go from interview survival to interviews that earn job offers? Here are four simple steps to hone your interview into one that feels great to you, addresses what matters most to your interviewers, and ultimately, earns job offers. Step 1: Begin to practice a positive mindset. Mindset matters. Yes, in order to…
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The secret to getting your resume noticed without lying, pandering, exaggerating, begging, bragging, or selling your soul.
One question comes up in every job interview. Answer it well and you’ll be a top contender for the job. But what’s the secret to getting invited to interview? Hint: you’ll need to answer that same interview question before the interview. Here’s how to get your resume noticed without trying to be someone you’re not,…
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Ditch the Online Job Boards and Get Hired Faster
Are you still searching for a job using online job boards and postings? That’s the way it’s done, right? Employers need a job filled, so they post a job opening. You apply and hope to get hired. So you apply for dozens (dare I say hundreds?!) of jobs online, because they have a batch submit…
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I got you something for my birthday
I had a big birthday on Friday. By that, I mean it marked a new decade, not that I had a big celebration. Hey, it’s my pandemic and I’ll cry if I want to. But I don’t want to, so with all that extra party time on my hands, I got you something. Cue the…
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You’re meant for more.
You can probably sense it, that niggling feeling that you’re meant for more. More money, sure, but more abundance all around. More acceptance and self-acceptance. Compassion. And love. More connection. Self-trust. An unimpeachable sense of worth. More work you love. Better options. Better offers. Your best life. More inner wisdom. And more ease. Joy. Playfulness.…
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Bewildering times call for a Bewilderment Book Club
Has there ever been a more bewildering time in your lifetime? Pandemic, economic downturn, safer-at-home, uncertainty at every turn. Could bewilderment call for be-WILD-erment? Introducing the Bewilderment Book Club to find out! I want you in my club this spring! The Bewilderment Book Club, that is. My mentor, Martha Beck, published a heart-bursting, mind-altering, fun, profound…
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When things fall apart
Best laid plans. Pandemic. Mass unemployment. The looming worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. You don’t need me to list the ways things fall apart. No matter how carefully a project is planned, something may still go wrong with it. No matter how much you protest you’re okay, you may still fall ill. And…
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Recession-proof your career
It might be helpful during this crisis to channel your brain and energy to recession-proof your career. Some of you will need to take some time to just BE, to rest and recover, grieve, catch up to all the changes happening due to the pandemic. Please do that, loves, and take good care of yourselves…
Jennifer Shryock
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