All in Career Coaching
Career changers can access knowledge, experience, and skills in many ways. Employers make a priority those candidates with relevant experience. By taking advantage of online courses, books, projects, mentoring, volunteering, and other self-study methods, career changers can demonstrate their commitment to their new path and increase their chances of success.
There is a lot of lousy career and job search advice out there. Vet who is giving you this advice and where it is coming from. If the person doesn’t know, or it is only one person's experience, it pays to be skeptical.
Many goals, especially career goals, can be challenging because they often take time and effort. While most people will take easy over hard, achieving the more difficult goals is what propels us forward and makes transformational changes in our lives. So do not quietly quit your career goals.
I am not a person who likes it when people write in absolutes. That is why I was astounded that Malcolm Gladwell, the renowned author of books about research and the social sciences, said on the Diary of a CEO podcast that those working from home have to go into the office to have a “sense of belonging” and recapture a feeling of something bigger than themselves.
Limiting beliefs cause many people not to take actions that would benefit their careers and lives. Limiting beliefs about what is possible keeps people stuck in jobs and careers that they have outgrown or never suited them in the first place. Don’t you want a career that brings engagement, fulfillment, and the ability to thrive in one’s career? That isn’t a pipe dream. It is possible. But first, you must get out of your head to make it come true.
Look out for these seven pitfalls to successfully salary negotiations. They can trip you up if you are unaware. Having a strategy going into the negotiations and a positive attitude can help you avoid them and come out of the salary negotiations happy about what you achieved.
With the start of a new year, many people think about making positive changes in their lives. We all know the common ones, like losing weight and eating better. But did you know that one of the top five resolutions in 2021 was career-related? It was “Pursuing a Career Ambition.”Given the “Great Resignation” made headlines in 2021, no doubt making a change in one’s career will rank high on the list for 2022.
So are you thinking about one?
How will you know if it is time to quit your job?
In the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday in November. It is a great time to review the happenings of the past 11 months and give thanks for the good things that have happened. It has been a fascinating year for those of us helping job seekers find exciting and fulfilling work. 2021 has been the year of the "Great Resignation," hybrid work, and vaccine mandates. There have been several positive trends in employment and recruiting that I am pleased to see.
Whether you quit without having another position is an individual decision, and the choice has to be the right one for you, based upon your circumstances.
