Getting Fired – How to Make the Most of It
There seems to be a lot of getting fired going around. I have several friends who’ve had it happen to them in the last month or so, and for each person, it was devastating. I understand this. I’ve been fired too. The truth is, though, that once the shock wears off, being fired might be […]
“Because Life’s Too Short to Wait…”
I use “because life’s too short to wait…” as my tagline as much for myself as for anybody else. Tick tock, tick tock. Life is short. And the older we get, the more true it is. None of us know for sure how long we’ll be on this earth, but one thing that I do […]
Giant Leaps or Baby Steps, It’s All Good
Creating a life you want, and finding a job that fits well into that, is a process that takes, well, it takes a long as it takes. As long as you’re going in the right direction, you’ll get there, though there are some things that will give you a boost. Over the years, as I’ve […]
What’s Your Version of a Kick-Ass Life?
Everything I do that is about job-search coaching is really about something much bigger… your life. And my goal is to inspire you to have the most kick-ass life possible. Of course, what that looks like for you is going to be entirely different than it is for me. But it occurred to me that […]
Why Your Resume Didn’t Make The Cut
In my years as an executive recruiter for startups, I reviewed dozens and sometimes even hundreds of resumes every week. And all but a handful ended up in the virtual trash can. My job was to select the top few candidates to talk to, which meant constantly rejecting people — or perhaps more accurately, rejecting […]
