Career Lessons We Learned in 2020
The year 2020 was an unexpected year and difficult for many professionals. Here are highlights of career lessons we are carrying forward.
Direct Your Energy To Your Future Career
Whatever happened in your life last year, today and this week is a wonderful time to direct your energy to your future career!
Setting the Right 2021 Career Goals Can Lead to Success
Whether you are looking for something new or looking to advance in your current role, setting the right career goals can help lead you to success.
Create Your Sales Career Path - Conversation with Joyce Johnson
Joyce Johnson is an author, speaker, sales champion, and founder of Why Sales Network. Read about her sales career path and key lessons.
How Should You Use Volunteering to Level Up in Your Career?
How to use volunteering to level up in your career by gaining new skills, supporting your career transition and demonstrating your capabilities to a hiring manager.
Belonging At Work: Finding a Role Where You Belong; Creating and Leading an Inclusive Team
Executive Coach Rajkumari Neogy shares wisdom on finding work where you can belong and on leading an inclusive team in this video and blog.
Maintaining Job Search Momentum - with Anita Rodriquez
Anita Rodriquez shares her career story and ways that she maintained momentum during her career transition.
How to Stay Chill Before An Interview: Tips from Sarah, Brian, & Anna
ArcVida advisors share top interview preparation tips: a heroic headspace, preparation checklist, exploration, and a good mood!
The Power of Getting Other People to Tell Their Stories
Why is it important or of value for people to share their career story? What is in it for them? What's in it for me?
Navigating Hiring Freezes During Your Career Transition
Information, tips and context to help you navigate a career transition in an era of corporate hiring freezes.
What I Learned After My 2016 Layoff
2 important things that I learned after my layoff 1. Don’t go it alone 2. There are excellent resources that I hadn't needed before
Use This Action Plan If You Are Graduating This Spring
As you graduate in 2020, you're missing final activities and may be feeling uncertain. Use this action plan to stay on your positive path.
What If You're Last Year's Graduate in This Year's Job Search?
Instead of wasting your time; shift your job search to start with discovering important information about what makes you happy.
5 Things You Should Do Now If You Are in a Career Transition
Here's five things you should do now to remain motivated and focused on a positive career transition - during this pandemic and recession.
Be Open To New Opportunities and Be Bold in Reaching Out To Others
Jobseeker advice about passion, discrimination toward immigrants and 2020 hiring trends from technical recruiter John Francis of Theonera.
How to Stay Chill Before An Interview: Karen Cecilio's Advice
Karen Cecilio knows an interview is stressful for a job-seeker. Read her advice on successfully preparing your emotions and your outfit.
Design an Awesome Life Instead of Following your Passion
You can find and do what you’re passionate about and make a living doing something meaningful without assuming they all have to be wrapped up in one. We call this designing your life.
Frenzied Activity vs. Momentum in Your Job Search
Doing a bunch of random, job-search activities may feel better than doing nothing, but it won't move you closer to your career goal.
What to Consider Before Quitting Your Job
When you’re in a job you hate, it’s very tempting to quit even before you have something else lined up. Here's what to consider first:
The importance of a clear framework when choosing a career
If you target a company or industry before discovery your desired job elements, you will limit opportunities and lengthen your search time.
Is it OK to consider another offer soon after you start a job?
What if your second choice employer offers a job after you've started another job? Should you consider the offer from your first choice?
How You Can Assess a Company’s Culture
Company culture is “the way we do things around here.” Here are some tips for how you can assess an office culture during your job search.
Does Your Career Spark Joy? Take the QUIZ….
The question - "Does it spark joy?" - can be just as useful when considering your career as it can be when thinking about your possessions.
Be Intentional about Your Career
Reflecting on your desires and methodically researching possibilities allows you to be both true to your values AND have more opportunities.
Before You Get Your Heart Set on a Job, Research the Market Need
Too much reflection can set up unrealistic job expectations. Instead, define market need, so you can find companies that might hire you.