166: Moving into the Executive Ranks (with Jawad Ahsan)

02/24/2021 Career Management

Moving into the Executive Ranks (with Jawad Ahsan)

My guest today is Jawad Ahsan, CFO of Axon. We are talking about how to move into the executive ranks.

Jawad set a goal for himself to become an executive, which he first achieved as a divisional CFO at GE Healthcare. By age 34, he was the CFO of a private equity-backed SaaS company; at age 37, he became the CFO of publicly-traded Axon.

In his current role, Jawad leads the company’s global finance, corporate strategy, legal, and IT organizations, as well as Axon’s consumer-facing business. During his tenure, Axon’s market cap has increased from $1B to more than $6B.

Jawad is the author of What They Didn’t Tell Me, which translated the feedback he got and the lessons he has learned along the way into actionable advice for leaders at every level. Jawad shows how charting your own course not only changes how others view you – it changes how you view yourself.

Here are the topics Jawad addresses on this episode:

-His personal journey into the executive ranks, including his biggest surprises

-Three strategies to make yourself the obvious choice to step into the executive ranks

-The biggest mistakes he sees others make when trying to move into the executive ranks

You can find Jawad on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jawadahsan/

Check out his company, Axon: axon.com

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10/10/2018 Career Decisions

This month, I’m talking about using critical information about yourself in your career choice. Last week, I talked about Motivated Skills; this week I want to talk about personality.

050: Work/Life Blend (Balance is a Myth)

10/03/2018 Career Management

Why Work/Life Balance is a Myth

051: Identifying Your Motivated Skills

10/03/2018 Career Management

This month, we’ll be drilling down on your skills, personality preferences, core values, and expertise. Each of these things can, and should, play a role in your career decisions.

Blog: Ways to Restore Equilibrium When Work is a B****h

09/28/2018 Career Management

Today, let’s talk about how to get back to normal when things at work aren’t, so you aren’t damaging your evenings and weekends (and alienating friends and family).

049: What to Do if You’re Not Growing at Work

09/20/2018 Career Management

There are two facets to this topic I want to cover: -You’re not being given new tasks or assignments to stimulate you (this is a management issue) -You aren’t feeling motivated to do the work anymore (this is an internal issue)

Blog: Five Quick Ways to Get Branded as Unprofessional

09/14/2018 Career Management

Here are my top five ways to quickly become branded as “unprofessional.

048: External Education Opportunities

09/13/2018 Career Management

Today, let’s talk about continuing your education outside your current employer.

Blog: What is Professionalism, Anyway?

09/07/2018 Professional Dress & Etiquette

What is professionalism, anyway? Most of us can think of people in our universe who are “consummate professionals.” Most of us can also rattle off the names of a few “unprofessional” people we know. But most of us would be hard-pressed to define or describe professionalism.

Blog: What Makes a Great Employer?

09/07/2018 Other

What should a candidate look for in a prospective employer? What are the qualities and characteristics of a great employer?

047: Taking Advantage of Your Company's Professional Development Opportunities

09/05/2018 Career Management

Here are tips for taking advantage of your employer's training and professional development offerings.

Blog: Why Appearance Matters

09/01/2018 Professional Dress & Etiquette

In this blog, I want to talk about the consequences of not taking care with your appearance. The potential damage you are doing to your career.

046: Dress & Grooming (with Abigail Hunter)

08/30/2018 Professional Dress & Etiquette

This week’s podcast covers all the bases when it comes to dress and grooming for today’s workplace. With guest Abigail Hunter

043: How to Speak and Write at Work

08/29/2018 Career Management

Far too few people have exceptional written communication skills, and I’ve seen plenty of people be held back professionally because of poor writing ability.

Blog: Who Really Cares About Dining Etiquette, Anyway?

08/24/2018 Professional Dress & Etiquette

There are numerous times when your professionalism will be on display in the form of your manners.

045: Business Dining Etiquette

08/23/2018 Professional Dress & Etiquette

Good dining etiquette is essential to succeed in many career fields. Here is a quiz and tips to improve your dining etiquette I.Q.

Blog: Skills and Values Employers Are Looking For

08/18/2018 Career Management

I want to share with you "14 Skills and Values Employers Seek in Jobseekers.”

What is Workplace Professionalism, Really?

08/17/2018 Professional Dress & Etiquette

I want to break this concept of professionalism down to its most basic elements.

044: Work Etiquette

08/16/2018 Professional Dress & Etiquette

Here are my top 20 tips for work etiquette.

042: You ARE Getting Results…Are They the Results You Want?

08/01/2018 Life Coaching Job Search

This month, I’m taking a week for each of the components of the thought model as developed by my coach, Brooke Castillo.

Blog: Taking Positive Action

07/27/2018 Life Coaching Career Management

Today, I want to hone in on taking positive action to get the results you desire in your work.

041: Taking the Proper Action Steps

07/25/2018 Life Coaching Job Search

My top 20 tips for work etiquette.

Blog: Feelings Ahead of Time

07/20/2018 Life Coaching

I invite you to decide ahead of time how you want to feel in a given situation, and then feel that way on purpose.

040: How Do You Want to Feel?

07/18/2018 Life Coaching

This month, I’m taking a week for each of the components of the thought model as developed by my coach, Brooke Castillo. Don’t be at the affect of your thoughts, but rather direct your thoughts to generate the feeling you want to have.

Blog: You Didn’t Get That Result By Accident

07/17/2018 Life Coaching

Consider this your thought master class. I’m giving you some thought models to fill in.

Blog: Think About What You’re Thinking About

07/13/2018 Life Coaching

Your Thoughts Determine EVERYTHING. Let's consider how it determines your work situation.

039: Your Thoughts Determine EVERYTHING

07/11/2018 Life Coaching

Today, I want to hone in on your thoughts. These are the sentences in your head about the circumstances of your life.

Blog: How to Slay it at Work…No Matter the Circumstance

07/06/2018 Life Coaching Career Management

Here’s the bottom line: the circumstances of your life are neutral. There is no meaning – positive or negative – until you have a thought about that circumstance.

038: The Neutrality of Circumstances

07/04/2018 Life Coaching

With any situation in your life, you have a neutral circumstance. This is the fact of the situation, devoid of any emotion or bias. The circumstance is the only part of the thought model over which you have no control – and that’s great news.

Blog: Unraveling Personality Differences at Work

06/29/2018 Career Management

You are going to encounter “difficult” personalities at work. It is inevitable. I want to frame this with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

037: The Work Stuff No One Ever Tells You

06/27/2018 Career Management

This week, my guest on the podcast is Becky Cutright, Communications Consultant with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Hear the top 5 things she wishes someone would have told her as she was entering the workforce

Blog: How to Give Feedback to Coworkers

06/22/2018 Career Management

Here are five tips for giving feedback to coworkers

036: Managing Your Boss

06/20/2018 Career Management

If you haven’t entered the work force yet or are brand new to the work force, the concept of managing your boss may be foreign to you.

Blog: How to Have a Difficult Conversation at Work

06/15/2018 Career Management

Let’s talk about how you can have those difficult work conversations in a way that doesn’t leave one or both parties feeling like you’ve been run over and left for road kill.

035: Emotional Adulthood at Work

06/13/2018 Life Coaching Career Management

First, let’s define emotional adulthood. Emotional adulthood is where you take responsibility for what you think, feel, and do.

Blog: No One’s Ever Indispensable at Work

06/08/2018 Career Management

While I want you to make yourself as invaluable an employee as you possibly can be, s**t happens.

034: How to Be Indispensable at Work

06/06/2018 Career Management

The first message I want you to hear is that you have the option of making yourself indispensable at work, no matter the job you’re in or the circumstances surrounding that job

Blog: The Antidote to the Vanilla Resume

06/01/2018 Resumes

Let's look at the differences between what most people call a resume (I call it a “data sheet”) and a branded resume.

033: Resume Reconstruction Camp

05/30/2018 Resumes

The resumes I create for my clients, and those most certified resume writers create, are branded marketing documents.

032: It May Not Be Your Dream Job, But...

05/23/2018 Career Management Job Search

Here are my top strategies for getting your foot in the door at your dream employer.

Blog: Top LinkedIn Tips for Your Job Search

05/18/2018 LinkedIn Job Search

I want to talk about ten ways you can use LinkedIn in your job search.

031: LinkedIn Tips for Entry-Level Job Seekers

05/16/2018 Job Search LinkedIn

If you haven’t created a LinkedIn profile yet, that has to be Step #1. Here's how:

Blog: Scheduling Your Job Search

05/11/2018 Job Search

Let’s drill down on how to create your job search calendar.

030: Active vs. Passive Job Search Strategies

05/09/2018 Job Search

Job boards: While this strategy can be somewhat effective for entry-level positions, it is a dangerous habit to get in to, because as you advance through your career, more senior positions will be harder and harder to access through job boards.

Blog: The “Grass is Greener” Syndrome…and its Destruction

05/04/2018 Career Management

Drilling down deeper on "The Grass is Greener Syndrome"

029: Interview with Human Resources Executive, Gloria Reed

05/02/2018 Career Management

This week’s podcast features an interview with human resources executive Gloria Reed, discussing the primary missteps she sees recent college graduates making in their first job out of college.

028: Know the Product You Are Selling (You) for Graduating College Students

04/28/2018 Job Search

There are three main perspectives I want to share with upcoming (or recent) college graduates related to your first “real” job search.

Blog: How NOT to Be the Generic Job Candidate

04/27/2018 Job Search

Identifying your personal brand is crucial in positioning yourself as the name-brand alternative to the many generic candidates you will be competing with.

Blog: Your College Degree ≠ Your Career Path

04/20/2018 Career Decisions

Your degree does not have to equal your career choice.

027: Choosing Your Career Path for Graduating College Students

04/18/2018 Career Decisions

There are three main perspectives I want to share with upcoming (or recent) college graduates related to your career this week:

Blog: Networking - The All-Important Elevator Pitch

04/13/2018 Networking

Here are the important components of an effective elevator pitch:

026: Career Q&A with College Students (Part 2)

04/11/2018 Career Decisions Job Search

This week is part 2 of my Q&A session with two Florida State University students

Blog: Career Passion and Reinvention

04/06/2018 Career Management

Spring is a time for renewal and rebirth and reinvention. Yours?

025: Career Q&A with College Students (Part 1)

04/01/2018 Career Decisions Job Search

PART 1: Q&A with two Florida State University College Students

Blog: How Will You Show Up at Work (and in Life) Today?

03/30/2018 Life Coaching Career Management

Discussing the Results You Get With the Thoughts You Have - Guest Blogger Jane Springer

024: Increasing Your Value to Your Employer (with Jane Springer)

03/28/2018 Career Management

Today’s guest is Jane Springer, life and style coach. We’re talking about how to increase the value you bring to your employer.

Blog: Making it Through a Job Search Unscathed

03/23/2018 Job Search

Here’s what is optional during a job search: Beating. Yourself. Up

023: Attitude Check During the Job Search

03/21/2018 Job Search

I can’t imagine anyone describing the job search as “fun” or “enjoyable”, but it doesn’t have to be awful, either.

Blog: Can’t Change Anyone Else. Best News Ever.

03/16/2018 Career Management

Managing yourself around your relationships at work.

022: Managing Relationships at Work

03/14/2018 Career Management

Here’s the main message I want to give you today: You can’t change anyone else.

Blog: The Joy of An Employment Gap

03/10/2018 Career Management

An Employment Gap can be an incredible time in your life, if you approach it from the right perspective, and you have the financial means to indulge.

020: Articulating Your Brand on LinkedIn

02/28/2018 LinkedIn

LinkedIn shouldn’t be a cut-and-paste of your resume. Repeat, NOT a cut-and-paste.

Blog: Don’t Be a Networking Barnacle!

02/23/2018 Networking

Today, let’s talk about networking barnacles.

019: Brilliant Networking for Brilliant People

02/21/2018 Networking

The people who listen to this podcast are brilliant people, so this episode is about brilliant networking for brilliant people.

Blog: Should You Seek That Internal Promotion?

02/16/2018 Career Management

Today, let’s drill down on my top suggestion for navigating the internal promotion process.

018: How to Get That Internal Promotion

02/14/2018 Career Management

Are you effectively managing your career? Today’s topic will help tremendously with your efforts, as I talk about how to position yourself for internal promotions.

Blog: Don’t Make These Resume Mistakes!

02/09/2018 Resumes

Let’s talk about what YOU can do to immensely improve your resume.

017: Biggest Resume Missteps

02/07/2018 Resumes

Today, I’m talking about the top ten missteps I see in the resumes I receive.

Blog: Get Your (Wardrobe) Act Together! (with Jane Springer)

02/02/2018 Professional Dress & Etiquette

Here are some additional tidbits of fashion wisdom from Jane (www.janespringer.com):

016: The Interview Outfit (with Jane Springer)

01/31/2018 Professional Dress & Etiquette

Today, I interview stylist and life coach Jane Springer, and we are talking about how to dress for the interview.

Blog: Be Great Where You Are

01/15/2018 Career Management

In this week’s podcast, I give you my top eight tips for being ARFO. Always Ready For Opportunity.

Blog: When Things (Really) Don’t Go As Planned

01/12/2018 Life Coaching

Choosing to Think a Thought That Serves You...When Things (Really) Don't Go As Planned

013: Navigating Experts

01/08/2018 Career Management

want to start with the answer to a question I get asked frequently: what are the differences between coaching, counseling, and consulting?

Blog: Counseling, Coaching, Consulting…Oh My!

01/05/2018 Other

“What is the difference between coaching, counseling, and consulting? ”

Blog: Don’t Be the Generic Job Candidate!

12/26/2017 Job Search

Your potential customers (i.e. employers) need to know exactly what makes you different…better…than the other products (i.e. candidates) on the shelf.

015: Brand YOU

12/24/2017 Career Management

I want to give you my favorite questions for determining my clients’ brand.

Blog: How to Freak Your Brain Out in 2018

12/23/2017 Life Coaching

Navigating Experts How to Freak Your Brain Out in 2018

012: Planning for a Successful 2018

12/21/2017 Life Coaching

Today, I want to give some high-level concepts about managing your career.

011: How to Be ARFO

12/13/2017 Career Management

Let me tell you a little bit about ARFO – Always Ready For Opportunity.

010: Preparing for a Job Search in 2018

12/07/2017 Job Search

Let’s talk about preparing for a job search in 2018 (or whenever you happen to listen to this episode).

Blog: City Girl and Country Cows

12/01/2017 Other

In this week’s podcast, I’m telling six of my favorite funny stories, from work and life.

Blog: Annual List of Five Unusual Things to be Thankful For

11/24/2017 Other

Here’s what I want you to think about: what in your life that you’ve thought of as “terrible” could actually be viewed as a blessing?

008: Five Unusual Things to be Thankful For

11/24/2017 Other

Very few of us take time to find the good in, and be thankful for, the less-than wonderful things that happen. My life coach, Brooke Castillo, calls it “ass.” The negative emotion that will happen about 50% of the time. We can either question why the world is doing this to us, or we can understand that we’re in the midst of “ass.”

Blog: Number One Tip for Managing Your Career

11/17/2017 Career Management

In this week’s podcast, I offer my #1 tip for managing your career

007: Five Top Career Management Tips

11/15/2017 Career Management

Here are my top five career management tips:

006: Capitalizing on the Last Hiring Push of the Year

11/13/2017 Job Search

What to consider when launching a job search at the end of the year

003: Job Search Strategies

10/29/2017 Job Search

Let’s talk about active vs. passive job search strategies.

004: The Hidden Job Market

10/29/2017 Job Search LinkedIn

Depending on what resource you look at, 75%-85% of all jobs are in the hidden job market.

005: Think Yourself Motivated

10/29/2017 Career Management Life Coaching

I’m talking about how to keep your motivation high at work regardless of what’s going on around you.

002: Maximizing the Effectiveness of Job Boards

10/28/2017 Job Search

This week’s podcast is on how to effectively utilize job boards as part of your job search arsenal. I’ll give you my top 12 tips for getting the best possible results from sites like Indeed.com, Monster, and LinkedIn’s job board.

001: Overview of the Job Search

10/25/2017 Job Search

Let’s do a high-level overview of the job search. If you hear me say nothing else today: Job boards are broken. But what’s the alternative?

Blog: Leadership in Your First 90 Days

10/18/2017 Leadership

You’ve landed your next great job.It’s so important to establish your leadership approach from day one

Blog: Life Lessons from Falling, Coughing, and Boarding Up

10/04/2017 Life Coaching

So...We’re not meant to be happy…healthy…wealthy…successful all the time. If we were, we wouldn’t appreciate it. We would simply expect to be happy…healthy…wealthy…successful, all the time. There’s another piece to this, and it is getting back up again.

Blog: Is Your Work Fueling You? Case Studies of Career Shifts

09/28/2017 Career Management

Are you fueling your passion with your work, or is your passion starving in your work?

Blog: It’s All In Your Head

09/21/2017 Life Coaching

No matter what results you’re getting in your life—good or not so good—you can trace those results back to your thoughts.

Blog: Five Tips for Using LinkedIn in a Discreet Job Search

09/13/2017 Job Search LinkedIn

Sometimes, a job search needs to be covert, because you don’t want your current employer finding out what you’re up to. Here are five tips for utilizing LinkedIn for a discreet job search.

Blog: Decisions…In Life and in Hurricane Irma

09/06/2017 Life Coaching

I’d like to offer some parallels between the decisions we’re making about Hurricane Irma and the decisions required of us in our daily lives.

Blog: Are You Squarely in the Center of your Passion?

08/23/2017 Career Decisions

Over the years, people have shared with me the ways in which they aligned their passion with their work. Here are three examples:

Blog: Your Life Purpose…So Much Bigger than a Job Title

08/17/2017 Career Decisions

purpose is what you are uniquely designed to do, and extends far beyond the boundaries of a job title or company.

Blog: Pursue Your Passion…with a Safety Net

08/16/2017 Career Decisions

Here are five ways to pursue your passion while keeping your safety net

Blog: Unhappy at Work? Change Your Thoughts

08/09/2017 Career Management

Your thoughts produce EVERY result in your life. Yes, EVERY result. No exceptions. So, to change your experience in the world, some thought hygiene needs to happen.

Blog: Don’t Leave Your Current Job Before Reading This!

07/20/2017 Career Management

Here are some considerations when deciding whether to move on from your current position.

Blog: What’s Missing On Your Resume?

07/12/2017 Resumes

Let’s talk about what might be missing on your resume – those things that might be keeping you from being optimally qualified for whatever’s next in your career.

Blog: What Are You Doing to Grow in Your Job?

07/05/2017 Career Management

Let’s talk about how to infuse some new life into your job.

Blog: How Job Satisfaction is Affected By Your Personality

06/28/2017 Career Management

Let’s talk about how your job satisfaction can be affected by your personality preferences.

Blog: Stop Spending All Your Time on Job Boards! Do This Instead

06/21/2017 Job Search

My advice on job searching on other than job boards.

Blog: Are You Spending Enough Time on LinkedIn?

06/14/2017 LinkedIn

If you value your connections on LinkedIn…value what LinkedIn can do for you professionally…you MUST spend time on LinkedIn. Not negotiable.

Blog: “Why Should I Network? I’m Not Job Searching!”

06/07/2017 Networking

Maintaining – and growing – your professional network is one of the most important things you can do for long-term career/business success.

Blog: Don’t Let Thoughts Haunt You During Three Points in Your Career

05/24/2017 Life Coaching Career Management

There are three key points in your career when you’ll want to check your thoughts.

Blog: How to Fail at Networking

05/17/2017 Networking

Here’s what many people do wrong in networking…and how you can avoid these traps.

Blog: Three Quick Tips for Updating Your LinkedIn Profile

05/10/2017 LinkedIn

Here are three quick tips to make sure you’re getting the most from your LinkedIn profile, based on the things I see on others’ profiles and the things I get the most questions about.

Blog: Five Tips for Cultivating Relationships with Recruiters

05/03/2017 Career Management

For some of you, the concept of having relationships with recruiters may be a new one. Let's examine.

Blog: Are You Fulfilling Your Life’s Purpose?

04/26/2017 Career Management

My theme this month has been “assess” – assessing your current employment situation, your resume, and your network. We’re wrapping up with assessing the degree to which you are fulfilling your life’s purpose.

Blog: Networking: Are You an A+ Student or a Dropout?

04/19/2017 Networking

Today, I offer three tips to assess your network.

Blog: Is Your Resume Job Search Ready?

04/12/2017 Job Search Resumes

Whether you hire a professional like me or do it yourself, here are five top tips to make sure your resume is job search ready.

Blog: Is it Time to Look for a New Job?

04/05/2017 Career Management

How do you know if it’s time to look for a new job?

Blog: Change Really IS Good: Lessons from the Other Side

03/29/2017 Life Coaching

I want to share what I’ve learned with you, in hopes that it will either encourage you to make a much-needed change, or help you through a change you’re in the midst of.

Blog: The Job Interview: How to Wrap It Up

03/22/2017 Interviewing

Today, I want to talk about the three things you MUST do when closing out an interview.

Blog: Five Top Tips for Resume Writing

03/15/2017 Resumes

My Five Top Tips for Updating your Resume

Blog: Five Top Tips for Keeping Your Resume Current

03/15/2017 Resumes

Your resume should be a marketing document, not a “data sheet.”

021: Taking Care of You During a Job Transition (with Jenn Swanson)

03/07/2017 Job Search

Today, we’re talking about managing the mental, physical, social, and spiritual aspects of a job transition.

Blog: Maximizing the Impact of Your LinkedIn Heading

03/02/2017 LinkedIn

Today, let’s talk specifically about your heading-the statement at the top of your profile, underneath your name.

Blog: Networking: This is How it’s Done

03/01/2017 Networking

Wow. I was blown away by an email I received from a client yesterday. I want to share the essence of that email with you (personally identifiable information removed, of course) because “Joe” is doing everything right.

Blog: Why Hoping, Wishing, and Thinking are Bad

02/22/2017 Life Coaching

How Hope Can Hurt.

Blog: What are you lacking as a job candidate?

02/15/2017 Job Search

Lee Hecht Harrison recently surveyed 277 human resource managers to find out what was missing from the job candidates they receive application materials from.

Blog: Seven Tips for Moving into Another Job with your Employer

02/08/2017 Career Management

Here are my seven top tips for making a seamless transition to a new department

Blog: How Does Your Persistence Measure Up? Take This Quiz.

02/08/2017 Career Management

Whether you are persisting through rejections in the job search process to get to your dream job, persisting through the steps necessary to launch your own business, or persisting through the many demands on your money to save for that trip-of-a-lifetime…the common denominator is persistence.

Blog: The Job Interview…Ouch!

02/01/2017 Interviewing

Job interviews aren’t what most people would call FUN. BUT…interviewing can be successful

Blog: How to Be ARFO…Always Ready For Opportunity

01/25/2017 Career Management

conducted research on my past clients in the summer of 2015, and one of the themes that emerged was what I like to call ARFO…Always Ready for Opportunity.

Blog: Set Goal, Do the Work, Achieve Goal. Rinse and Repeat.

01/19/2017 Life Coaching Career Management

What are you putting off because you think it will be too hard? You might lose? It might “cost” too much (money, time, whatever)?

Blog: When Leaving isn’t Feasible…

01/18/2017 Career Management

When clients complain to me about their job, I tell them they have only two choices: change their circumstances, or change their attitude.

014: The Opposite of Networking is NOT Working

01/17/2017 Networking

Your network should be something you maintain at a low, consistent, but significant level at all times, so Let’s talk about networking from a career management perspective.

Blog: College Graduates…More Top Tips So You Don’t Derail Your Career

12/14/2016 Career Management

Last week, I started a thread of the Top Seven Tips for College Graduates. Here are the remaining tips:

Blog: College Graduates…Don’t Derail Your Career Before it Starts!

12/07/2016 Career Management

Seven Top Tips for Transitioning from College to Career

Blog: Five Unusual Things to Be Thankful For

11/30/2016 Other

I’m proposing an unusual gratitude list…those things that, at least in the moment, don’t seem to be blessings at all.

Blog: How to Get Your Leg in the Room

11/16/2016 Job Search

The bulk of your job search should be focused on getting into the companies you have identified at your target employers.

Blog: Tommy Gun or Bow-and-Arrow Job Search?

11/02/2016 Job Search

Targeting is the Name of the Game

Blog: Job Search or Root Canal? You Choose

10/28/2016 Job Search

There are some similarities: with both the root canal and the job search, you’ll feel much better when it’s over; you’ll also be very sensitive during either process.

Blog: Don’t Let your LinkedIn Connections Die! Do This Instead

10/19/2016 LinkedIn

Today’s blog is my top 10 suggestions for cultivating relationships once you’ve connected with someone.

Blog: Networking on LinkedIn…Not the Thanksgiving Roaster Pan

10/12/2016 LinkedIn Networking

Today, let’s talk about who you should connect with, and how to do so.

Blog: LinkedIn…Networking at its Best

09/28/2016 Networking LinkedIn

Whether we are employed or entrepreneurs, we need time to reflect on what is, and isn’t, serving us. We also need time to look forward, set goals, and lay out the action steps to achieve those goals.

Blog: What is Your Resume’s Message?

09/21/2016 Resumes

What most resumes I see DON’T include is the candidate’s brand…those attributes that differentiate him or her from the competition.

Blog: Rethinking Your Resume

09/14/2016 Resumes

How are you utilizing your resume, and what results are you getting?

Blog: Why We Should All Be More Like Hurricane Hermine

09/07/2016 Other

During and after Hurricane Hermine, I got to thinking about the lessons we can all take from a hurricane

Blog: A Different Way of Thinking About Resumes

08/31/2016 Resumes

I decided the only way I would write about resumes was to take a different approach. The same approach I take with prospective clients during our phone consultations.

Blog: Don’t Let Fear Keep you from Finding your Life’s Purpose

08/11/2016 Career Decisions

The world would be a pretty-near perfect place if everyone was engaged in the thing that makes their heart sing and brings them joy and fulfillment.

Blog: Don’t Let Fear Keep You From Your Life’s Purpose

08/04/2016 Career Decisions

We’re on the topic of your life’s purpose…your passion…finding what you were put on this earth for.

Blog: Are You Playing Hide-and-Go-Seek with Your Life’s Purpose?

07/29/2016 Career Decisions

I talked about finding your passion in my last blog, and I wanted to go even deeper into finding your life’s purpose.

Blog: Why Now is the Perfect Time to Reflect on our Passion

07/21/2016 Career Management

Tragedy can bring us together…or tear us apart.

Blog: Here’s What Your Job Search Might Be Missing

06/16/2016 Job Search

It’s a brand new job search game out there…do you know how to play?

Blog: What Isn’t Working in Job Searches These Days

06/08/2016 Job Search

In this last blog, I share what tools and resources unsuccessful job seekers were using. By knowing what doesn’t work, hopefully it gives you clarity around what does.

Blog: Why Do Some Job Seekers Give Up?

06/01/2016 Job Search

Today’s blog provides insight into those job seekers I spoke with who stopped looking for a job.

Blog: Advice from Recent Job Seekers

05/25/2016 Job Search

This blog provides you with advice from recent job seekers – what they wish someone would have told them.

Blog: Using Job Boards in the Job Search

05/18/2016 Job Search

Where Do Job Boards Fit into your Job Search?

Blog: Job Search Tools – What’s Most Successful?

05/11/2016 Job Search

Changes in the Job Search Landscape Require Changes to your Job Search Strategy

Blog: How Has the Job Search Changed?

05/04/2016 Job Search

Networking is the Name of the Game

Blog: What’s Working for Job Seekers…and What Isn’t

04/27/2016 Job Search

My research results from numerous previous clients who were quick to tell me what had worked for them, and what hadn’t.

Blog: Joining Groups in LinkedIn For Job Search

02/13/2016 Job Search LinkedIn

I wanted to talk about joining in and participating in groups, and following companies you’re interested in working for.

Blog: Utilizing LinkedIn’s Endorsements and Recommendations in Your Job Search

02/12/2016 Job Search LinkedIn

Remember to build an Endorsements section that accurately represents the skill set you want to convey to those potential employers. Your skills should be on-brand, not confusing, and not duplicated.

Blog: How Employers Are Utilizing LinkedIn in the Hiring Process

02/10/2016 Job Search LinkedIn

If you understand how employers use LinkedIn to find great candidates, you can increase the likelihood that they’ll find you.

Blog: Networking Your Way to Your Ideal Job

12/27/2015 Networking Job Search

A targeted, proactive job search MUST include networking.

Blog: How to On-Board Successfully as a Leader (Part Two)

07/03/2015 Leadership

Let’s talk about the people you are likely to encounter on your journey.

Blog: How to On-Board Successfully as a Leader (Part One)

06/26/2015 Leadership

It’s important to on-board successfully so that you start off on the right foot.

Blog: The Value of Job Search Coaching

06/19/2015 Job Search

Today’s job searches are more complex, multi-faceted, and less intuitive than ever. Here are some questions to ask yourself.

Blog: Understanding Personality During the Job Interview, Part 4

06/12/2015 Interviewing

We come to the final preference pair of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Judging vs. Perceiving.

Blog: Understanding Personality During the Job Interview, Part 3

06/05/2015 Interviewing

In this blog, I want to talk about how a person derives his or her energy - and the implications of that orientation to the job interview.

Blog: Understanding Personality During the Job Interview, Part 2

05/29/2015 Interviewing

In this blog, let’s talk about how people make decisions.

Blog: Understanding Personality During the Job Interview, Part 1

05/19/2015 Interviewing

Let me provide you with some insight into how to navigate various personalities during the job interview.

Blog: Five Simple Resume Tips for College Grads

04/24/2015 Resumes

Simple Resume Tips for College Grads

Blog: Job Search for College Grads

04/22/2015 Job Search

Clearly, for some, the job search is an afterthought in the matriculation process.

Blog: The Interview: Know Thyself

04/03/2015 Interviewing

You Have to Know Yourself to Succeed in the Interview.

Blog: Answering the Toughest Interview Question

03/27/2015 Interviewing

I have found the most difficult question for candidates to answer is often the first question asked. And because it’s the first question, if you’re not prepared with a strong answer you’ve sabotaged your entire interview.

Blog: Developing a Tool Kit for your Job Interview

03/20/2015 Interviewing

Your preparation for the job interview should be far more comprehensive than for a first date, yet so many people go into interviews with little to no preparation.

Blog: Job Interviewing and Dating

03/13/2015 Interviewing

It doesn’t matter how old you are, how much experience you have, or your level of education…interviewing is stressful.

Blog: Tools for Networking During Your Job Search

03/06/2015 Networking

As we wrap up this thread, here are some additional networking insights:

Blog: Organizing Your Networking Contacts During Your Job Search

02/20/2015 Networking Job Search

Once you’ve established your target employers (you have done this, haven’t you?), then your networking contacts will fall into one of four categories.

Blog: Networking…A MUST In Your Job Search

02/13/2015 Networking Job Search

You’ve heard it before…75% of job opportunities are in the “hidden job market” and the only way to have a shot at those positions is through networking.

Blog: LinkedIn Job Search: Joining Groups and Following Companies

01/28/2015 LinkedIn Job Search

Joining Groups and Following Companies In LinkedIn to Help Your Job Search

Blog: LinkedIn: Endorsements & Recommendations Boost your Job Search Efforts

01/21/2015 LinkedIn Job Search

As you “ramp up” your LinkedIn profile to make a positive impression on potential employers, remember to build an Endorsements section that accurately represents the skill set you want to convey.

Blog: Organizing Your Job Search

09/20/2014 Job Search

Here’s a Job Search Reality: Organization is a MUST in the job search. It doesn’t matter whether you use one of the on-line job campaign systems such as JibberJobber, an Excel spreadsheet, or file folders, the point is you must stay organized throughout your campaign.

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