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Tip #6: Prepare for interviews before you will even get a call for one, because interviews can pop up at any time, especially when you get your focus defined. Then you’re going to start having more awareness for what opportunities exist in the market, for people that you want to be connected to, etc. You’re just going to be attracting more of a possibility around really connecting into that focus. And because of that, interviews can pop up when you might not even expect them, sitting on the plane with someone, in a class or a professional association gathering. So prep for...
read moreFort Collins Startup and ARTup Week
At age 12, I started my first business, selling strange baked-dough sculptures at a roadside stand. The product served no purpose other than to be weirdly ornamental, and of the few people who stopped to check them out, most thought they were cookies. I only sold a few, but it was enough to motivate me to pursue other entrepreneurial endeavors down the line, including my current business, Career Solutions Group, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. According to a Gallup poll, the majority of workers—61%–dream of owning their own enterprise. If you’re among them, you may...
read moreBetter outcomes for 2018
Despite this being “the most wonderful time of the year”, it can be a tough season for many. As we size up our successes (or lack of them), and combine that assessment with high expectations for the holidays, the result can be stress and depression. If you’re looking back at 2017 and thinking, “Well, that didn’t go exactly as I’d hoped,” what you say to yourself next can make the difference between 2018 turning out better, or worse. Educational psychologist Kristin Neff, Ph.D., in her TED Talk on youtube.com, recommends that rather than beating yourself up over what did or didn’t happen this...
read moreHoliday Job Searching. Give Yourself A Gift This Year.
As Thanksgiving leftovers dwindle, job seekers wonder if opportunities for the year are dwindling, too. While in some cases businesses do slow down in December, others are ramping up. Closing the year with maximizing deductions is a goal for many, so often companies aim to get new hires in place to be able to write off recruiting expenses in the previous year. If you’re in the middle of a search, or considering starting one, this may be an ideal time to put in some extra effort for these reasons: The majority of job seekers view December as a “punt” month, and pull back on hunting...
read moreThe challenge of underemployment
A career coaching colleague and I were discussing the ongoing challenge of underemployment. “Why can’t there be an easier way for people with talent to get connected to opportunities that match their strengths?” he asked. I’ve been in this line of work for 25 years, and I’ll confess I’ve become more of a realist than I was at the start of my starry-eyed career. Since then I’ve drawn these conclusions: The world of work is a teeming pool of evolving, inefficient activity. Businesses are continually growing, shrinking, and changing, as do their employee needs. The majority of us—about...
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