By Ginny Kravitz, Deputy Editor 72 Thank-You Notes After months of networking and doing all the right things that a professional does when laid off from a 30-year career, Genevieve hit a low point. During two painfully quiet weeks waiting for the phone to ring, all she felt was discouraged. Then it happened. In a…
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IS Your DRIVE Derailing YOU?
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Finding yourself losing your satisfaction with your work or feeling like you just can’t motivate yourself the way you used to? Maybe you are even losing steam on a job search. Whatever the scenario, knowing why you are doing something and having a compelling reason to do…
Time to Spring Clean
We love the idea of spring cleaning your career and these suggestions apply whether you’re in active job search mode or just want to be proactive. “Ten Tips For Spring Cleaning Your Career.”
Use More Than One Strategy To Land the Job You Want
Here are the strategies that nine women used to obtain the jobs they wanted. Take a look and see which ones spark an idea for you. If you were to select a few approaches to pursue which would they be? To inject some new energy into your campaign, try adding a strategy that you haven’t…
WRITE YOUR OWN TICKET FOR JOB SEARCH RESULTS
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Here’s a far out idea. If your job search or dream goal is not coming along as you had hoped, write a story about how it could and watch your circumstances change. “Really? Can that work?”, you might ask. Yes, it can and let me tell you…
Using LinkedIn For Your Job Research
In previous posts we’ve cited examples of job seekers who successfully landed positions by blogging or using Twitter. Today we bring you some practical tips for using LinkedIn. Do you have an example of how you’ve used social media to land a job or help you in your research? We’d love to hear about it.…