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I always get a little wistful this time of year. Yesterday was the NYC ING Marathon and while I shudder thinking about the 26.2 miles that were run, I had this urge within me to run it at least one more time!
I ran it twice–once in 2002 and once in 2003. And while the marathon […]
By Joy Martin, Life & Career Change Associate Coach
What would you do if a friend or colleague started talking to you about an exciting career opportunity they’d heard about? What if you were looking at online job postings and poof(!)…there it was…right in front of your eyes…your dream job! This is the exciting job prospect […]
Reentering the workforce can feel overwhelming. Maybe you took time away from your career to take care of your family and you are now ready to focus on your career. Or maybe you’ve been laid off and had a difficult time getting your foot back in the door and you are now reinvigorating your search. Here […]
Changing careers can be a very frustrating experience. The career changers I know are constantly dealing with a whole host of challenges as they try to pursue work they hope they will love. Whether it is a concern about having to start over personally and professionally, not knowing what career would make them happy, […]
How to Change Careers and Not Go Broke
Is money keeping you from changing careers?
If you’re like most would-be career changers, various money fears are keeping you stuck in your current position.
The thing about money is that it holds so many layers of meaning for so many of you. People let money hold power over […]
Four Things You Need to be Doing to Find a Job in this Economy
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Can you believe it’s August already? I have no idea what happened to June and July. And on top of this, my son, Leo, turns nine months tomorrow!
How is this possible?
Anyway, he’s trying desperately to walk and he seems to have no fear. This of course means he falls quite a bit. The funny thing […]
June marks the start of summer and vacation season for many people. Have you caught yourself thinking, “Oh no one does any hiring during the summer. I’ll wait until the fall to start looking for a new job.”
Don’t fall into this trap. While many people see this as a time to take it easy, you’ll really stand out […]
I started working with a new client, Samantha (not her real name) recently. Samantha was tired of her job as a project manager for a health care company and really wanted me to help her find work that she loved. She had tried for awhile on her own but just couldn’t figure out what work she […]
1) How do I explain the gap on my resume? Do employers really want to know that I took a year off to travel throughout Asia or that I managed the most profitable bake sale in my daughter’s school’s history?
First of all, most resume experts will advise you to only list the years you worked […]
