Category: Career Coaching

Career Coaching

Interview Preparation

Many years ago I found myself racing from my then home in El Cerrito to the San Rafael Bridge, on ...
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Career Coaching

Why Do You Do What You Do?

Why do you do what you do? is a very different question than the most often asked question in day-to-day ...
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Career Coaching

How to Plan and Take a Vacation Even if You’re Unemployed

Who doesn’t love a vacation? The mere word, which means “planned time spent not working,” along with other descriptors such ...
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Career Coaching

The Cover Letter (and/or LinkedIn Message)

The cover letter will never go out of style or cease to be of importance in the application process. A ...
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Career Coaching

It’s Not About “Who You Know” — It’s About Who Knows You!

I heard this twist on a familiar phrase at a meeting recently. The person who repeated it didn’t know where ...
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Career Coaching

The Search for Something Better – Redux

If you are familiar at all with my thinking, you know that I am big on recommending that people take ...
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Career Coaching

Myth-Busting Your Way to Career Success, Part 2

Myth #4: The only type of work available to older applicants is part-time. This is so not true! And oddly ...
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Career Coaching

Myth-Busting Your Way to Career Success, Part 1

The Wall Street Journal’s Encore Section is always a treasure trove of inspiration and information for us all, no matter ...
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Career Coaching

Three Bulls-Eyes!

I am always half-expecting a bulls-eye out of left field, meaning that one of my clients finds the perfect fit ...
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