How to Keep Age Out of the Equation During a Job Search
Depending upon your age, you may have encountered ageism during a job search. It may not be legal, but it is real. That’s why we suggest to our clients who are in their 40s and 50s to update their resumes to make them look more modern, especially if they haven’t been updated recently. While there’s […]
Why Your Career Achievements Can Turn *Against* You
Career achievements… Take a moment to think about all those accolades and achievements that you have accomplished in your career that are now turning against you. Let’s face it, you have spent a lifetime building up your achievements and you’ve spent years becoming the best you can be… …but all those things you once took […]
4 Steps to Transition to a New Company
Research shows that the average worker will only spend 4 years in a job and will average 12-15 jobs over the course of his/her career. Considering this statistic, there will come a time in your career when the position you have or the company you work for just doesn’t fulfill you anymore. The joy you once […]
Are Job Boards Worth the Time?
Job boards may have been an effective job searching tool decades ago, but not in today’s market. Executives who spend several hours a day searching job boards for the right position are likely just wasting their time and energy. With the thousands of jobs and applicants that apply for those jobs, your chances of being […]
Is There a Career Transition Formula for Success?
I am often asked what the critical “must-dos” during the job search process are and how much time you should invest in those tasks. It is as if there was is a standard formula for success that we can rely on. Unfortunately, there is no such formula (that I know of) for figuring this out. […]