A JOURNEY INTO FINANCIAL RUIN BACKGROUND This is the first public discussion I have entered into concerning a very private matter, that of one’s own health and financial status. The stigma remains: health issues are perceived as a weakness and dramatically limit life and employment choices. Why am I sharing my experiences now? Legislators and the Federal government are assuring Americans the new ACA will make healthcare-related bankruptcies a thing of the past. Not
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Monthly Archives November 2013
‘TIMING IS EVERYTHING’: WHEN TO SUBMIT YOUR RESUME DURING THE HOLIDAYS….and BEYOND
If you are like the majority of Job Seekers, once your resume is finished, you want to immediately submit your resume to as many jobs as possible in the shortest amount of time. We all tend to believe ‘faster is better’, quantity is as important as quality, that percentages work in our favor the greater the speed and number of jobs to which we apply in the shortest amount of time. The reverse is actually true. If
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WHO INSPIRES YOU? NOVEMBER IS ‘NATIONAL INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODELS’ MONTH
At some point in our lives we are inspired to be more creative, to be more innovative and to move forward in our lives and careers when all the outward signals tell us to ‘Stop’. Inspiration lifts us above everyday life and gives us a natural ‘high’ and empowers us to believe all things are possible. Excitement with life is renewed. We move outside of our natural comfort zone into a new and exciting arena.
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MYSTERY, IMAGINATION, SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUR JOB SEARCH
IS YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE DESTROYING YOUR HIRING APPEAL? Remember in your youth when your mother cautioned against revealing too much too soon? That dispelling the mystery of who you really are, spoiling your image in the minds of those around you, would lead to your eventual ruin? Considered an ‘old fashioned’ value, creating and preserving an aura of mystery and imagination was considered the only way to gain a social presence and develop a
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YOUR VOICE, YOUR POWER, YOUR JOB
‘IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD AND BE HIRED, THEN SAY IT OUT LOUD.’ Your voice is as essential a tool in your job search toolkit as your resume, your LinkedIn Profile, or any other career agent at your disposal. How you use your voice is as important as any other aspect of your career and job search. Therein lies the question: how to use your voice to place you above your competition, distinguish you
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