Job search goes Hollywood! A Michigan community college helps unemployed workers train for the film industry. Read the story here. One woman in that story learned about the program by broadcasting her story. She opened a Facebook page and told all her friends she needed a job. Someone emailed her about the program. Here are […]
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Career Change: From Detour to Express Road
Career counselors, career coaches and career guidebooks often give the impression that career change happens in a straight line. But in fact career change typically happens in a zig zag: you move in one direction and then another and eventually realize you’ve landed in the right place. Career change can also take a lesson from […]
Should you relocate to accept a new job? How to decide
Nearly every career coaching client negotiates a balancing act between location and career choice. Many people invest more time setting up a moving van than asking themselves, “Can I be happy here?” One of the most stressful relocation decisions comes when you get an exciting job offer. At first it doesn’t seem like a problem…unless […]
Review: 12 Factors of Business Success
One of the book’s authors offered to send me a review copy. It’s always scary to review a book after making contact with the author. But I was pleasantly surprised. This book would be a best-seller with better packaging and stronger cover promotion. The title is misleading. I’d have liked to see something like, “What […]
Life after layoffs: From banker to dog walker
Terrific article in the New York Times: After a Layoff, a New Life in Pet-Sitting By CHIARA SFORZA, Published: December 20, 2008 Read it here.
Good advice on job search
A really good set of tips for seeking advice in a tight economy: Click here. Especially good points about reaching out to others via FB and holiday cards. Thanks to Jill Pugh, Employment Opportunity, for noting this article on her blog.