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CAREER ADVICE COLUMN: I’m Educated, I’m Interviewing and I’m Not Getting any Offers…

Hi Dorothy,
My two Master’s degrees are in International Business in 2008 and International Relations in early 2010. I was looking for a middle management role given my education and I have had 10-12 interviews over 5 months but I get stuck in the interview process because I do not have work experience. I have had [...]

CAREER ADVICE COLUMN: Can I Change My Previous Work Title?

Hi Dorothy,
I generally use the store clerk position although I am going for a customer service position. However, my job consists of processing merchandise on the dock, mark downs in a team, filling in merchandise on the floor to be filled, and working in the stock rooms. But I assisted the customers on the [...]

CAREER ADVICE COLUMN: What are Jobs that Require Great People Skills?

Not to be flip but – all of them. OK, serious answer. There are many jobs that truly benefit by someone having great people skills, here are some off the top of my head: teachers, nurses, sales people, manager, clergy, customer service, coaches, counselors, HR – manager or employee support, marketing, non profits [...]

CAREER ADVICE COLUMN: What is the Best Way to Prepare for Finding a New Job?

Rather than reaching for the word processing to create your resume, your first step is to pull together a full plan or strategy on your job search. Your plan needs to include these parts:
1) Get clear on 2-3 jobs/titles you are pursuing.2) Define your criteria for a place to work that includes those jobs3) Do [...]

CAREER ADVICE COLUMN: Getting a Job with No Experience

Question: How does one negotiate for a job when inquiring about one without having a career? One feels vulnerable after being out of work for a long time or gaps in employment. –K-
Discussing a job when you don’t have experience. First you need to make sure you are feeling confident about yourself when [...]

Is Your Job Search Over 8 Weeks Old?

Recently (July 2010), the New York Post ran an interesting article in their career advice section, and the writer included these three ubiquitous facts, some of which you may already be aware.
1. “Today’s workers will run through at least 10 jobs, three careers, and two layoffs between college and retirement.”
2. “90 percent of all jobs [...]

CAREER ADVICE COLUMN: I’m Lucky to Have My New Career BUT..

I am an apparel executive with over 25 yrs experience. I have had wonderful opportunities in my career and now feel there is no job in my industry that interests me – which is maybe why my resume is not creating any activity? So I applied with 4000 others to the Morgan Stanley wealth management [...]

How You Give Away Power – Part 2

Last week, we looked at the concept of giving away power in the interviewing process, why and how that happens, and a few ways to retain it instead, If you haven’t read it, check out How You Give Away Power – Part 1. Now let’s look at additional reasons and ways to counter them.
When [...]

The Thrill is Gone: But is this Reason Enough to Change Careers?

While driving this week to meet a client to discuss their outplacement needs I was mulling over in my mind several topics for this week’s blog when a really great blues songs started playing on the radio, B.B. King’s ‘The Thrill is Gone.’The song got me thinking that career transition is one of the main [...]