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Eight Signs That Say It’s Time to Change Jobs
Most people don’t lose their jobs overnight — except for those who have been caught stealing, giving away company secrets or in an uncompromising position with a subordinate. Even if your company’s been bought, sold or reorganized, a… Read more
10 STEPS TO CAREER SUCCESS OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON
How you conduct yourself while attending holiday events this season can have a major impact on your career. In one night, you can destroy your career or you can create a bright future for yourself. Be sure to attend employer-hosted holiday parties… Read more
Encouraging News about the NYC Job Market
Following last week’s blog in which I suggested we eliminate the word “recession” from our daily lexicon given the changing nature of work, I had the opportunity to attend a networking event where Jim Brown, principal economist with the New… Read more
A new networking idea from a new Member, Chuck Pisciotta, a Chief Marketing Officer.
Says Bill Belknap, Chuck’s small-group coach: “Here’s an idea I can’t believe I hadn’t heard before! . Chuck Pisciotta, one of our new Insider Members had a terrific idea for getting to the right person in a company. Contact one of their Sales… Read more
Job Search, American Style
by Katherine Meeks, Five O’Clock Club Career Coach Americans have a unique approach to job search and career development, and people born abroad sometimes have trouble adjusting to it. So I’m going to offer seven insights into American thinking… Read more
Answering the Question: “So Tell Me About Yourself . . . ” with your Two-Minute Pitch
by Kate Wendleton Your Two-Minute Pitch is the back-bone of your search–you’ll use it in job and networking interviews, and in cover letters. You’ll be ready when someone says, “So tell me about yourself.” Your resume summary statement serves… Read more
7 Secrets for Surviving Job Loss in a Bad Economy
by Richard Bayer, Ph.D., Author, The Good Person Guidebook Was your job another causality of the current economic crisis? Not sure what your next step should be? Here’s how to survive your job loss until you find a new (and better!) career…. Read more
Promotability Index
When Is It Time to Move On? People say: “I’ve been at my current job six years. I’m killing myself, but I wonder when, if ever, I’ll be promoted.” How can a person tell? And in this job market, employees are sometimes deciding to move out… Read more
Your Two-Minute Pitch: The Keystone of Your Search
by Kate Wendleton The “Two-Minute Pitch” is the answer to the question, “So, tell me about yourself.” With a great pitch, people are more likely to see you as appropriate for the kind of job you’re going after. However, as we say at the… Read more
Employable Till Proven Otherwise
by Kate Wendleton and Dale Dauten “Kate & Dale Talk Jobs” is a nationally syndicated newspaper column appearing in The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Washington Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Houston Chronicle and approximately… Read more
Positioning and Research: Don’t Leave Home Without Them
-by David Madison, PhD Research plays a crucial role in a sophisticated search that leads to the right position. Painstaking research helps the job-hunter identify and define targets, but it also provides valuable guidance for correct positioning:… Read more
A Roadmap for Life: The Forty-Year Vision
by Steve Bolerjack As the century ends, professional life in America has reached extremes-both promising and troubling-that no one could have foreseen even ten years ago. Certainly, we’re in the best job market in 25 years and opportunities abound… Read more
The Forty-Year Plan® . . . It’s (Almost) Never Too Late: How to Create Your Future Five Years at a Time
By David Madison, Ph.D. When my daughter was a month old, I started writing a daily diary to preserve memories of her growing up. She’s now 28 and I haven’t missed a day since. Now well past the l0,000 page mark–and with my daughter living in… Read more
The Successful Job Hunters Report: Five O’Clock Clubbers Tell You How They Did It
by Robin White Goode Listening to the reports our successful job hunters give is not only inspiring (and fun), but it is also instructional, which speaks to another strength of the Five O’Clock Club approach: its flexibility. Most of our searchers… Read more