LinkedIn: The power and reach of the largest career database in the world. Guests today are two LinkedIn experts. Bob McIntosh CPRW is a career trainer and coach who leads more than 15 job-search workshops at an urban career center Susan Joyce is in her 20th year as owner, publisher, and editor of Job-Hunt.org - Learn their top 2 tips on how to be discovered by recruiters and - Their top tips on how to “engage” with others on LinkedIn Look for my blogs on this same topic at … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW: Dr. Spencer “Skip” Niles talking about being your authentic self in career development
Dr. Spencer "Skip" Niles, President-Elect for National Career Development Association was at his summer camp here in Maine recently about 25 minutes from me. So I decided to interview him at his camp on Great Pond about his work on being authentic in career development and weaving hope into our work. I was inspired to interview Skip after attending his series of three webinars called, Reclaim your soul: Making choices that honor your authentic self. Watch this interview where we … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW: Two professionals discuss trends and common interviewing mistakes
What are the current trends in job interviewing and the most common mistakes recruiters and hiring managers are seeing? Another Peak-Careers Interview Interviewing is one of the final steps in the career process. Learn more about trends and mistakes from my guests Brenda Steeves, Patient Financial Services manager at Maine Medical Center’s Consolidated Billing Office (CBO) and Joe Smith, Senior Recruiter at a large global software company. - What do you see as interviewing trends? - What are … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW: Stress in the workplace and what you can do about it.
Stress in the Workplace is Everywhere For many of us, stress is found in the workplace. But it doesn't stop there. We often bring it home with us. What does stress in the workplace look like? How can we handle it better? Do you find yourself anxious at work due to an overwhelming amount of information coming in? Do you struggle with the how to get things done and a feeling that ‘someone has turned up the treadmill’? Would you like to know what you can do to reduce that … [Read more...]
“Turn over a lot of rocks” to find your next job. In other words, persistence.
Turn over a lot of rocks This is a follow up to a LinkedIn article I wrote recently that spoke to the fact that you need to "turn over a lot of rocks" to find that next job. In other words, be persistent. I gave 7 tips on how to do that in the article. If you are on LinkedIn, check it out here. Today I want to talk about what that means a little bit more and I have 3 suggestions for making that happen. Mostly through my philosophy of embracing 'intentional serendipity'. So watch this short … [Read more...]
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