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Most career-related articles are directed towards higher level, or white-collar workers.  These are displaced workers who held professional-level jobs and who have the education, skills and experience that will take them forward to employment; it is easier for them to find a job.  But what about those individuals who may have limited skills or lack […]

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When I read stories about people who have been out of work for a period of time, like 6 months or more.  I often wonder why they keep going after a traditional job when it isn’t getting them anywhere.  No call backs, no interviews, no job.  They have all these great skills that are being […]

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If you are in a job transition, I am sure that there are times when you feel discouraged or frustrated.  When you don’t hear any feedback from employers, i.e. interview or rejection letter, it leaves a void of the unknown.  You don’t know if your resume was reviewed, or is sitting in a stack of call-backs, […]

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As a career coach, the majority of calls that I receive are from people who are out of work and needing to get a job.  I can hear the desperation in their voices, especially when they say that they have tried “everything” to find employment.  They’ve sent out hundreds of resumes, sometimes a day, and […]

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Read my latest media article:
http://www.ivanhoe.com/smartwoman/p_swstory.cfm?storyid=21731

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If you are in a job transition, either by entering the workforce, changing jobs, or after you’ve been laid off or fired, you will need to have a plan of attack for how you will find your next job.  Your job search strategy is your roadmap for how you will go about finding and obtaining a […]

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I heard a sobering statistic today that, here  in Florida, our unemployment rate is now at 12.2%.  That means there a whole lot of people out of work.  However, there are jobs out there.  I realize that competition is fierce for some of those jobs.  So, why are more people not taking advantage of working […]

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When coaching job seekers, I like to use assessments to help determine their personality characteristics.  These play a part in how one acts and interacts and can go as far as determining one’s career choice.  Personality characteristics can even be predictive of how you approach your job search.
One of the assessment tools I like is […]

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Unemployment has now reached 9.5% nationally.  There are over 6 million people out of work.  It seems that relief is not on the horizon, at least for the time being.  These sobering facts can leave employees feeling very unsettled, wondering what will happen in their workplace.  Organizations are winding up having to deal with employees […]

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