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During my 30 years in the recruiting industry, I played a role in hundreds of successful career transitions. The lessons I learned during that time serve as an important building block for career coaching. Blending the two disciplines gives me a unique perspective into what it takes to navigate job and career changes. I hope you find a few “golden nuggets” that give you an edge that leads you down the path to a more meaningful and rewarding career.
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Questions for Getting to the Heart of an Organization’s Culture
Before you accept any job offer, it's essential to understand the culture you're walking into. Discover the right questions to ask that will reveal how an organization truly operates—from leadership style to employee engagement. Get the insights you need to make an informed decision!
Job Offer? Don’t Say Yes Without Asking These Questions First
Congrats on that job offer! But before you say ‘yes,’ there are crucial questions you need to ask. From salary details to understanding company culture, find out how to make sure the offer aligns with your career goals and personal needs. Your future self will thank you!
Seal the Deal: How a Well-Crafted Follow-Up Email Can Influence Hiring Decisions
Think your job is done after the interview? Think again! Discover how a well-crafted follow-up email can be your secret weapon in clinching the job offer.
The Art of Storytelling: Your Key to Success in Job Interviews
Today’s workforce is hyper-competitive. It’s hard to stand out, and if you’re hunting for a job, you need strategies to appear more credible, authentic, and memorable than your peers.
The single most effective thing you can do in an interview is to make your experience come alive through stories and real-world examples.
10 Tips for Interviewing Success at Mid-Career and Beyond
Mid-career professionals face unique challenges when navigating the interview process. When you get to mid-career, job interviews are different. You’re likely to be older than the people interviewing you, which creates the potential for age bias—conscious or unconscious.
This insightful piece by respected career coach John Tarnoff reveals insightful strategies and tips that will help you more confidently overcome the inherent obstacles you’ll face when someone younger than you has the power to decide your fate.
Prepare for the Unexpected: Unconventional Interview Questions Every Job Seeker Should Know About
You're probably familiar with the typical interview questions that virtually every employer poses. You know, the ones most people diligently prepare for in advance, such as "tell me about yourself," "why do you want this job," or the one about your strengths and weaknesses.
But what about those unexpected, thought-provoking questions that some savvy interviewers might toss your way? These questions are strategically crafted to uncover your true personality, instincts, and soft skills.
The Value of Getting Feedback During a Job Interview and How to Ask for It
Ever leave a job interview second guessing your answer to a question, remembering something you neglected to mention, or wondering whether something you said may have been misinterpreted?
10 of the Most Overlooked and Powerful Job Search Strategies
Before becoming a career coach, I spent 25 years as a recruiter. During that time, I gained a wealth of powerful, real-world insight into what it takes for job seekers to rise to the top. To my surprise, many people were unaware of many of those strategies. Here are 10 of the most overlooked and impactful.
5 Tips for Evaluating Company Culture in Job Interviews (with sample questions for getting the information you need)
There are several things you should consider when evaluating whether a job is a good match for you. Sure, you need to determine if the compensation package meets your expectations, if it’s the right next career step, and if your future manager is someone you think you’d mesh well with.
Here are five tips to help you understand and evaluate a company’s culture before you accept an offer—even if you’re interviewing remotely.
Possibly the Most Overlooked Trait You're Failing to Get Across in Job Interviews
When it comes to job interviews, we often focus on showcasing our skills, experience, and qualifications. While these are undeniably crucial aspects of the process, there's something in the background that quietly, but profoundly, influences interview outcomes: trustworthiness.
Trustworthiness, while not always in the spotlight, operates as a subtle undercurrent during interviews. It's a quality that interviewers instinctively seek in candidates, even if they aren’t consciously aware of it or explicitly express it.
Curious to learn how trustworthiness can enhance your interview game? The author of this Harvard Business Review article shares her thoughts.
10 Interview Questions You’ll Get for Management Roles
Getting ready to interview for a management position? Make sure you prepare in advance to tell meaningful, compelling stories that highlight the ways in which you've brought value to previous employers. Here are some ideas for how to get started.
How to Respond When Asked About Your Strengths and Weaknesses
Ever had an interviewer ask you about your strengths and weaknesses? Ever wonder why?
It’s baffling to me. During my 30 years as a recruiter, I never asked anyone that question because it doesn’t elicit any helpful information. Nonetheless, it seems to persist.
If it comes up in a job interview, what’s the best way to respond? Here’s what I recommend to my career coaching clients.
Fight the Resume and Cover Letter Blahs!
Does your resume or cover have the blahs? Want to sound more dynamic in interviews? Spice it up with high-impact words and phrases
10 Tips for Acing Your Video Interview
With more people than ever working from home, video interviews have become increasingly common and are likely to remain so for years to come. Interviewing effectively on camera requires careful preparation, so here are a few tips.