Career Hack: How To Conduct A Successful Informational Interview
Informational interviews are a key tactic to a successful job search and career transition. They:
Provide a wealth of information about what it is like to work for a potential employer.
Are direct paths to the hidden job market.
Help us expand our networks and improve our networking skills.
How we conduct the informational interview—from the questions we ask, to how actively we listen, to the action we take as a result—is important for making the most of this opportunity.
Career Hack: How To Infuse Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile With Your Brand
Whether you know it or not, YOU are a brand, and your brand is out there. It is found in what you have written and shared about yourself, from your resume, to your LinkedIn profile, to what you post on your social media platforms.
Learning how to build and communicate your brand allows you to drive your career with greater confidence and enjoy greater professional and personal success.
If you are having trouble shaping your brand and getting clear on how others are receiving it, asking people for help is a great way to start.
Career Hack: How To Consider Making A Big Career Leap
If you have ever thought “I would love to make a big career move!” you are not alone. What often comes next, however, is: “I could never do it, though.”
But….what if you did?
Taking a big career leap (BCL) is not the same thing as other professional goals such as aiming to meet your annual performance metrics, or challenging yourself to go to more networking events, or, give more regular feedback to your team members.
Taking a big leap is life changing. It can be daunting. You might not know where to start. You might be unsure if you have the resources. It might not be the right time in your life.
But with exploring and moving it forward bit by bit – it just MIGHT be possible.
Career Hack: How To Look Inward for Career Confidence
Developing self-confidence is not an easy task, especially when it comes to our careers.
When we are applauded for the assignment we did well, the client we made happy, or the job we successfully won, it makes us feel really good about ourselves. When others see and note our good work and success, it feels even better. That’s called external validation.
But how do we do this for ourselves?
Career Hack: How To Be More Resourceful When Job Searching
In 2020, you likely discovered your resilience, based on the many challenges you faced in life and career. Resilience speaks to your ability to bounce back from a setback, overcome adversity, and strengthen yourself mentally.
But what about your resourcefulness?
Resourcefulness hasn’t gotten as much airtime, although it is just as crucial in this new, Covid-19 landscape. Resourcefulness is your ability to think creatively or imaginatively in finding solutions, and it can be key to conducting a successful job search during challenging times.
Career Hack: How To Take Stock of Your 2023 Career Year
Amid the bustle of the holidays, this time of year reminds us that a new year is around the corner — and that means it’s time to begin setting our career goals for 2024.
However, December is also the ideal time for taking stock of what happened with our careers in 2023, especially when it comes to evaluating our accomplishments and even assessing what we would have liked to have gone differently. Taking this step now will help you set clear goals for 2024.
But how do we tackle this during SUCH a busy time of year?
Career Hack: How To Wait For The Job Offer
We’ve all been there: waiting to hear if you got the job (or not). These moments may rank as some of the longest you can remember. Will you be penning your resignation, or did you lose out to another candidate?
Career Hack: How To Bounce Back From A Layoff
You were laid off from your job. Whether you saw it coming or it was a total surprise, you are probably experiencing a lot of emotions, including that feeling of “What do I do now?”
Career Hack: How To Onboard For Success
Are you starting a new job soon, or is finding a new job a 2020 goal? If so, you are probably familiar with the concept of onboarding – or, how your new employer will bring you into the company culture, share policies and procedures, and set you up for success.
It’s certainly nice to be welcomed and taken care of in the first few days of employment. But what I find even more powerful (as a former HR professional) is teaching you (yes, you, the new employee) how to participate in the onboarding process and start taking charge of your career from day one.
Career Hack: How To Get Your Head Back In The Game When Job Hunting
If you feel frustrated by your job search (e.g., it’s taking too long, you are getting super close but no offers, there are few bites on your resume), you might need to get some mojo back.