“Make sure your message is clear, yet that you are faithful to its complexity.” — Michael Dirda Simplicity is overrated. While it is imperative to craft a concise synopsis of who you are and what you do, it is equally crucial to elaborate the specifics. Career stories that are faithful to their complexity activate emotion: struggle, fear, boldness, […]
Your Words: Career Lighthouse Beacons
Email communications between a single sender and recipient can vary widely in quality, content and thoughtfulness. It’s often exhausting, time-consuming and even frustrating to write right and well, only to have the receiver quip back with a one-word reply, or worse, to not respond at all. Sometimes, when you take the time and energy, it doesn’t […]
What’s Hot + What’s Not in Executive Resumes – 2017
1. What’s Hot: Focus In today’s go-go-go, over-stimulated world, readers will quickly abandon your rambling, circuitous story. Instead, you must capture their attention with a tailored, what’s-in-it-for-them hook that is easy to spot, and reinforced throughout the document. What’s Not: Brain-Dumping Avoiding being pigeon-holed into a particular role, you instead dump all of your areas […]
New Years Goals: My 3 Words, 2017
My 3 words for 2017 determinedly appeared a few days before Christmas (Dec. 22, to be exact): Pace, Pray, Pow! (Wow!) Before expanding on my words, a brief review of the 3 Words initiative is in order. Colleague Hannah Morgan, nationally recognized author and speaker on all things job search, challenged me to participate in […]
Storytelling Strategy for Winding Career Paths
As my career clients emerge from our in-depth introspective process, invaluable insights inevitably flow. A recent such client, who immersed herself in our guided storytelling process, shares ‘why’ she is glad she did, including the value of tidying up her bunny trails. — You’ll probably see why I was having a challenge telling my story before working with you […]
In Your Job Search, Embrace the Struggle!
Rather than wrestling with career change and growth, embrace the empowering gains you achieve by diligently exercising that muscle.
The Heart of Your Value Proposition
In its most basic sense, a unique value proposition is defined as, “a clear statement that describes the benefit of your offer and what distinguishes you from the competition.” It’s a positioning statement that explains what benefit you provide for who and how you do it uniquely well. In some circles, “unique value proposition” is […]
Meaningful Work Matters
“There is no amount of beer-Fridays that can make people feel good if they don’t do meaningful work.” -CareerTrend.net client
How to Encourage Your Employees to Be Genuine
The topic of authenticity in the workplace is nothing new. However, the reality is that each workplace is unique, and cultures run the gamut from open to rigid (and everything in between). I wrote a post over at Glassdoor for Employers recently for employers interested in exploring ways to imbue their environment with a more […]
Birthday Tribute: Dawn Bugni, Careers Industry Disruptor
I met Dawn Bugni eight years ago through Twitter and through blogging. Immediately, we connected. We met in real life at an industry conference a couple of years later, including toasting to our friendship on the deck of a riverboat. Since the day we met, I’ve noted her laser-sharp wit and intelligence woven through every initiative. Playfully Intelligent and Warm Dawn channels wit and […]
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