[Career Coach 101] The business case for learning job search skills!

Many service providers offer the apparent convenience of developing the Resume, Cover Letter and other job search tools for people in transition. In other words, you outsource without learning the techniques. However convenient this may sound, it will actually work against you. There is a strong business case for learning job search skills. In the new workplace normal, there is…

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[Career Coach 101] The job search is a process!

The new normal in the work environment is constant change. Business organizations have to make frequent strategic and tactical changes to manage their rapidly approaching future. But changes often affect people’s careers. To manage your career within this new reality a paradigm shift may be required: the job search is a process not just an update to your resume. Related:…

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[Career Coach 101] Soft Skills: Crucial to Landing a New Job!

Recent research reveals that soft skills are crucial to landing a new job. In a world of technology and automation, this can sound counter intuitive. But soft skills have become a competitive advantage for people in the job search. The reason: as organizations become leaner, effective interactions among employees have become a critical success factor. This may come as a…

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[Career Coach 101] Silo Mentality: It can frustrate your job search!

Silo mentality is a mind-set present in some companies when certain departments or sectors do not wish to share information with others in the same company. This type of mentality will reduce the efficiency of the overall operation, reduce morale, and may contribute to the demise of a productive company culture. Also, it can frustrate your job search! Your Professional Experience:…

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[Career Coach 101] Resources for 50+ Workers

If you are 50+ and looking for a new job, chances are that your search will be uphill. The unemployment rate for 50+ workers has been estimated between 8.7 and 12 percent according to the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA, 2016). There were 2.5 million older Americans who wanted a job but did not have one. The main reason: age…

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[RECRUITMENT 101] Age Discrimination: How to work around it!

 According to the most recent statistics from the EEOC, age discrimination complaints have risen from 15,785 in 1997 to 21,396 in 2013. In spite of all enacted legislation to avoid it! In addition to other factors, age discrimination seems to be one of the greatest difficulties for many job candidates in transition. So if you are over 40 and in the…

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