Archive for February, 2009
I’ve been attempting to write this week’s blog for the last two and a half hours and I was just about to give up. All my ideas seemed boring or uninspired. Anytime I started to write, my inner critic would shout, “Oh they won’t think that’s helpful; everyone knows that already; blah, […]
Years ago I read the book When Work Doesn’t Work Anymore by Elizabeth Pearle Mckenna and it all made sense. I was going from job to job to job and though on paper my life looked like a success (especially being a 25 year old from Cornell with a degree in engineering) I was becoming […]
Great tips on what to do about that cover letter when applying to jobs…
Career Couch
A Cover Letter Is Not Expendable
By PHYLLIS KORKKI
Published: February 15, 2009
Cover letters are still necessary, and in a competitive market they can give you a serious edge.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/jobs/15career.html
When do you quit? When do you say, “This is just not going to work,” and then stop?
When does it become too difficult and not worth the sacrifice?
I’m sure you have wondered about this. I know I have.
Everyone working toward a dream or desire wonders about this. Yes, even the most […]
We’ve all heard that saying before: keep your personal life out of the office and leave your work at work. I don’t know about you, but that never really worked for me.
I tried to separate the two. I really did. I just never did it that well.
I know some of you out […]
I wish I had access to this class when I was job searching way back when! Tonight, Tuesday, February 10th, at 8:30pm EST I’ll be interviewing Joy Martin, Career Changer Coach and HR expert, on what it takes to get hired from the HR perspective. It’s a jam-packed 45 minute FREE telephone seminar and we’ll […]
What is your happiness worth to you? Read more in my latest article on Womenco.com!
http://www.womenco.com/finance/articles/2717-putting-a-price-on-the-pursuit-of-your-dreams
Step into the Right Career was the only book in the VIP Pink Conference gift bags, check it out!
