Job Search Blues – Networking

It’s easy to fool ourselves into thinking that we have exhausted our network, when in fact, we have only scratched the surface. Don’t kid yourself – staying connected is crucial. Get moving.

Job Search Mantra – ‘Keep the Faith’

A colleague of mine (Carla) just told me that she landed an incredibly exciting executive position. Now that things are looking up, it’s easier to talk about the long road to get here.
Carla has been actively engaged in a job search for almost two years. Yep – two years. In the past eight months, she [...]

What is it about work?

Work is so important to most of us. Why? So much of our identity, in western society, is attached to the work we do.  That’s one of the things that makes our country so great – and so obsessive. It’s the yin yang of our society.
Physicists define work as the transfer of energy. I think [...]

We must find a way out of here

In the past two weeks alone, I have seen three new clients whose primary complaint is the increasing volume of work expected of them without additional resources. In other words, these clients find themselves doing the work of two or three people as opposed to the one person they are. Often, it is impossible to [...]