Finding the Right Home (Company) – Stay, Don’t Quit
You are working in a great company with a fulfilling role but your location isn’t ideal. Are you thinking of quitting? Sending in your two weeks notice? Maybe that isn’t the only solution. First, make sure that leaving is the only option. If it is, then well, you have to actively get in the market […]
Handling Salary History & Requirements on Online Job Applications
Clients frequently ask me how soon they should disclose their salary requirements or histories. Typically, I advise them to hold off on revealing these numbers and to postpone discussions about compensation, until there’s a job offer on the table. “Salary Negotiation Rule #1” advocated by one of my mentors, veteran career coach Jack Chapman and […]
The Career Pivot (Your Career Direction)
Change is constant, prevalent, inevitable. We experience it in the weather as temperatures vary, in the seasons as spring cycles to winter, and within ourselves as we accumulate experiences. For most of us, these changes or transitions are characteristically familiar. Similarly, we embrace characteristic changes in our careers, expecting a familiar, linear path of advancement […]
Skillset: How to Close a Skills Gap
Evolving to stay relevant is a huge part of landing a meaningful career, especially for those who are trying to break into a new field or reenter the workforce. Identifying and evaluating your strengths, personality traits, and values will help you narrow your focus so that you can plot a course toward your ideal career. […]
Show Me the Money! (Negotiating Salaries)
Do you want to negotiate a salary increase this year but are unsure of how you would justify it? Here are some strategies you can implement now to build a strong case for the raise you want in the future. Document Your Accomplishments Throughout the Year Keep track of all the projects you manage. Upon […]