Category Archives: professional development

Brand vs Passion

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Steve

I had an interesting conversation with my son the other day.  He commented on one of my themes:  “The goal is to get a company to hire you for what you normally do”;  which he interpreted as building a career … Continue reading →

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Structure of a successful job search

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Steve

This post is for Rem, one of the regulars in the North Seattle Group.  At one point, he asked, “What the heck is a successful job search?  What are the various parts?”  Well at the most basic level, it’s getting … Continue reading →

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Preparation

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Steve

This blog has been focused on job search (it is after all “Notes From the Job Search”), but key to successful job search is being successful when you are working, then recognizing it and recording it.  I get it that … Continue reading →

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New Links

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Steve

Something that most unemployed folks struggle with is simply remembering their own competence. Sad but true. We all rely, at least a little, on our daily delivery of goods and/or services to help us with that task and when we’re … Continue reading →

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Branding

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Steve

I’ve talked about StrengthsFinder and branding a couple of times before and how they interact and how they can help your career.  Recently, I’ve had a couple of my clients who demonstrated what can happen if you ignore them. Person … Continue reading →

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Now that you got the job

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Steve

Matt Youngquist just published a “Brag” post on his blog and he said some things that are so spot on.  Career Horizons does a terrific job and it’s important to recognize that and thank them.  This post takes a minute … Continue reading →

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Caveat Emptor

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Steve

Seize the Day. Amazing how important that is and how often we don’t. Fundamentally, job search is about researching the world around us until we find a problem we can help with.  At every step of this process, caveat emptor applies. … Continue reading →

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Do what you love and the money will follow

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Steve

One of my clients recently forwarded an article from a group named “Recourses” about work-life balance and following your passion. It’s very interesting but actually comes across as a bit of a rant suggesting that following your passion is a … Continue reading →

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Stereotypes, Prejudice and Job Search

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Steve

One of the challenges we face during our job hunt is the unstated beliefs or stereotypes the hiring person/organization have about some group we are part of. An ugly word for this is “prejudice” and we all have them. We all … Continue reading →

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Interview Training

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Steve

About a month a ago I mentioned on Linkedin how I had developed an “Interview preparation” module that took three hours and how excited I was about it then one of my contacts noted that they were looking forward to a … Continue reading →

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