Recently someone posted an email exchange between a professor and student, including the original email exchange and comments. The story draws strong opinions from many people and warns of cultural minefields that exist everywhere. Read the full story here. To summarize, the student (who isn’t named) is choosing which of three courses to take for […]
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Career questions: they surprised me!
Readers responded generously to my survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VHCZP8X The answers surprised me and I’ll be sharing them in a future email to subscribers. If you’re not on my list, just sign up for the ebook via the form in the upper right corner.
Career Change: These days, job titles don’t matter
Career change and job search advice often goes like this: “Figure out what you want to do. Identify titles of jobs that might be a good fit. Apply for those jobs.” That advice might have made sense in the Mad Men era. Today when you follow that advice you’re more likely to be dead in […]
[VIDEO] Midiife Career Strategy Tip #5: Careers Come In Five Flavors
Career change often calls for taking some intermediate steps along the way. During a job search it’s tempting to look for “just a job,” but the truth is the flavor of your job will influence whether it’s right for you at this time. At some point in your job search or career change, any of […]
When your personal brand can kill your career
Personal branding has become a popular topic, at least among coaches and authors. For example, I just came across this article: “What To Do If Your Personal Brand Is Killing Your Career” Author Hanna Inam, an executive coach, quotes Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on the definition of personal brand: “It’s what they say about you […]
New header … what do you think?
I just got a new header for this blog. It’s still in the early stages. I’m going to be totally transparent and take a risk here: what do YOU think? Let me know via the comments!