When you’re looking for job interview advice, you will find dozens of articles out there, each promising to reveal the hottest 5, 7, 10 or even 13 resume mistakes. But sometimes you may need to break the rules. For instance, the one cardinal rule you always hear is, “Never ask about salary or benefits.” But there […]
Career Advice and Opinions
Finding your own beliefs
If you’re reading anything in the self-help, motivation or even business genre, you’ve probably heard that your beliefs will limit your success. Hold on to negative beliefs and now you’re doomed. I’ve always had trouble with that idea because some negative beliefs are accurate. Yes, Virginia, there IS discrimination based on age, sex, race, religion, gender orientation, […]
Midlife Career Change: The Value-Added Strategy
Today’s Wall Street Journal includes an article, A Real Estate Career With Wall Street Cred. The story describes people who quit their jobs to become high-end real estate agents. For anyone seeking a midlife career change, this article offers some strong examples. For instance, Daniela Sassoun was a private banker in Switzerland. Jack Drapacz has MBA […]
Video: Midlife Career Development: How To Respond To A Career Crisis
When facing a career crisis it’s not unusual to feel unsure what to do next – and sometimes not even recognize that you’ve got a crisis going on. Often I find that clients wait too long to call me (or another resource). The truth is, most people have better outcomes than they anticipated – especially […]
Hating your job can be hazardous to your health
I’m not a doctor, and neither is the author of this Huffington Post article. But the results seem pretty clear. Hating your job leads to stress, which can be a killer. When you can’t deal with the stress, you find yourself becoming irritable which in turn messes up relationships. Things you used to do for […]
Bad Career Advice Can Lead To Job Loss
Can you be rejected for negotiating too hard? A woman identified as “W” received a job offer from Nazareth College. Armed with advice like, “Don’t be afraid to negotiate,” she responded. Although she was thrilled with the offer, she said, she wondered if a few changes could be made. She asked for a higher salary, […]