Everyone hopes for the perfect offer – the great job in a wonderful company with super pay and benefits. Less than half of all candidates negotiate for changes in the offer. If you want to ask for change(s), here’s how.
Ideally you created a decision checklist early in your job search that covers all your […]
Do you only think about your career when you start a job search? If so, you are not alone. You probably know that artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting many careers and jobs. But so are other technological and economic changes. Setting aside a little time each week for awhile to think about your career […]
Going back to civilian life after military service is a big change. Too many leave planning for it until mere months before they transition. Smart folks start early and learn all they can to ensure their goals and needs are met.
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I talk about job search with groups regularly and almost always get questions on what to do after an interview. Why, when, how, how much…
‘Why?’ is easy.
When you write a thank-you note to interviewers, you have another chance to impress each interviewer you talked with. These notes should go out by email within 24 […]
So many of us think of life in the classic 3 stages mode: School – Work – Retirement. How unrealistic is that now?
The Boomers have made ‘60 the new 40‘. Once anyone having a 100th birthday made national TV news, now it is not unusual. If you were born after the late 1960s, you […]
Mentor relationships offer many professionals a better, faster way to increase their career success. Consider working with a mentor as part of your career development.
Classic mentoring relationships involve a more experienced person who acted as a teacher or coach. But there are a variety of other mentoring relationships which may also be useful. These […]
After WWII, veterans started over 49% of all small businesses. Some experts lament that now that veterans now only are 9% of business owners, but that is in line with our portion of the adult population. And veteran entrepreneurs are more successful financially than non-vets are. You probably have heard of the many big […]
Most people make several significant career transitions over their work life. If you are thinking of changing focus within a field, of changing career fields, or are leaving the military or federal government, recognize this transition will take lots of preparation and time. Research shows that most successful transitions involve many small changes and […]
Many transitioning military members worry about interviews. I have talked with those who had no idea what to answer about their experiences, those who felt common questions were somehow anti-veteran, others who were sure that they were “too intense” for civilians, and many worried about what an effective answer was. In mock interviews, many […]
Many transitioning military I talk with are concerned about their next steps – too many choices or too few. They find the job search process daunting (as do most people.) There are good reasons for those feelings. You are leaving a system you understand for one that is far more chaotic. Even the transition […]
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