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Strengths: How to apply them for greater career satisfaction. Part 2.
In our last blog exercise, you defined your top 3 strengths. In this article, I’ll show you how to begin applying them in your work, and one of the most valuable steps is to translate those strengths into roles. You can also think of roles as potential job titles. For instance, I’ll translate a few strengths into roles: Conceptualizing ideas: Artist, designer, planner, troubleshooter Organizing: Coordinator, project manager, manager, director Leadership: Manager, director, project manager Conflict Resolution: Mediator, counselor, case manager Making connections between disparate ideas:...
read moreStrengths: How to apply them for greater career satisfaction. Part 1.
In this article I’ll be talking about your strengths and how to apply them for greater career satisfaction. To get the most out of this information, be prepared to jot down some thoughts as we go along. First, I’ll help you get clearer on your strengths and then I’ll give you an initial plan of action for how to apply them for greater career satisfaction. Let’s dive in talking about how to define your top three strengths. You probably have more than three but we’re just going to focus on three to have a manageable number. If you want to add more to your list you’re certainly...
read moreWhat Questions Do You Have For Me? Part 2
Last week we talked about why you should prepare a list of questions for your interview. As promised, this week we are sharing with you sample questions to help you prepare for your interview. We encourage you to use these as a stepping stone for crafting your own customized questions tailored to the individual opportunity you are seeking. As mentioned, asking thought provoking as well as questions that solicit detailed answers from the interviewer is important. You want to avoid phrasing questions in a way that allow for a simple yes or no answer. Your goal is to get specific and show that...
read moreWhat Questions Do You Have For Me? Part 1.
You’ve just wrapped up what you feel has been a successful interview. You had great answers to the questions they asked, you were calm, poised and kept good eye contact with the interviewer. Even their body language and follow up questions indicate you might just get the job. And then they ask you what questions you have for them. Panic sets in. Not having questions prepared can take a positive interview and catapult you to the bottom of the list ruining any chances you had of getting the job. Asking questions at the end of your interview is that important. So what do you ask? We suggest...
read moreNegotiation Isn’t Personal
“During a negotiation it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you’ll be able to see opportunities more objectively.” – Brian Koslow How do you not take negotiation so personally? Here are some of my favorite tips: Pretend that you’re someone who would be a smooth and calm negotiator. My model for this is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Don’t go first: Rather than you saying, “I’m looking for a 10% increase,” (or whatever) let the other party go first because they may come with something that’s...
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