Greetings Leaders! Last night I volunteered at a Career Coaching event at Bayside of Granite Bay. The event supported the Career Coaching program for those in transition, and there were 50+ job seekers there. For those in the Sacramento-Roseville-Rocklin area, I highly recommend it. They’ve successfully helped over 200 people find their next career. Although […]
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Greetings Leaders! Have you ever wondered why some people seem to walk on water, even when they have cement shoes on. You know who I’m talking about. They can barely walk and talk at the same time, or they walk fast and talk fast without going anywhere or saying anything, yet… they seem to get
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Greetings Leaders! I recently received a call from an acquaintance from the Sacramento Professionals Network who wanted to know how they could be more relevant to their members who were unemployed. My first answer was to give them hope. I’m not sure how this could be conveyed, but if one does not have hope, then
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Greetings Leaders! I had a deep chat with a friend today about dreams and careers. My friend, I’ll call him Bob, is at a crossroads in his life. He has worked for the same employer for 15 years. He works hard and is creative. He is a visionary with lofty ideals and big aspirations when
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Greetings Leaders! As promised, I’m continuing my tips for job seekers. There are a lot of ways to write a resume, but here are a few very common mistakes that I’ve seen people make recently. Lack of focus. Your resume should target a specific job which means you’re going to have to have more than
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Greetings Leaders! I had the privilege of serving as a coach at a career fair last night and have reviewed quite a few resumes lately. I want to pass on some observations based on common errors that I see people making and will be making several posts on this topic over the next week or
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Greetings Leaders! In these tough economic times, how do you keep your employees motivated and inspired? My advice would be don’t try gimmicks, but find ways to celebrate real accomplishments, instill hope based on a look to the future and ensure everyone knows that what they are doing is making a difference. Gimmicks are easily
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Greetings Leaders! I’ve been helping quite a few people review their resumes lately. In this tough economy, some of you may be tempted to change your resume to get noticed. There are a lot of good techniques for doing this, but I want to caution you on getting too creative. When looking for employment, you
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Greetings Leaders, This blog…. is not for you. It’s for your kids, brothers or sisters, nieces or nephews who are out of high school and without a job. I was prompted to write this because I know of several acquaintances who are in this situation, including my 18 year daughter Michele. It seems like in
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