Create a Word Cloud of Your Resume

Do you want to see the cornerstone words your resume is built on? Have you taken a moment to see the word cloud of your professional expertise? Wordle is an effective and fun career tool to discover the patterns of your experience using the text …

Our New Normal: The “Gig” Economy

“Gig” is the word best describing the economy we work in now. Gig has several definitions including: something that whirls. to catch or spear. a single professional engagement. any job, especially one of short or uncertain duration. For workers in the “gig” economy, one must …

The Effective Use of Aggregators in Your Job Search

Today’s job search can be dramatically impacted by the way you use the Internet. One simple strategy can make a huge difference. First, let’s differentiate between the ineffective and effective strategies. The Ineffective strategy Many job seekers default to watching job boards, applying online and …

The Truth about College and Career Readiness in the 21st Century

There are many organizations and public institutions conducting extensive research on the fundamental aspects of answering a profoundly important question: “What is the acceptable standard of college and career readiness for a high school student upon graduation?” The truth is, this constantly shifting standard is …

The Job Search Emotion Far Worse Than Rejection

What can be more painful than experiencing an emotional response to rejection? Anxiety. Depression. Sadness. Frustration. In my experience as a career coach, dejection in the search culminates after too many experiences with rejection. Rejection for a job seeker isn’t getting the offer.  Rejection is not getting …

The Elephant in the Workplace

As a career coach working with multi-potential clients ranging from first time job-seekers to corporate executives, I’m astounded by the power of one person’s capacity to derail meaningful and productive work for other individuals in their workplace. So many highly productive professionals leave their employer …