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Career Development Carnival: May 2012 Edition
By May 17, 2012

Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes This week, I met with an engineer who was losing his job the following day after 24 years with the same company. He is lucky to have outplacement services from his ex-employer. As we talked, he clearly understood the challenges ahead of  him – specifically how to research and absorb the vast amount of career and job hunting information on the Internet. Our discussion reminded me why Hannah Morgan and I started the Career Development Carnival – to make it easier for job hunters and career savvy climbers to get access to current resources, ...

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Are writing skills impacting your professional career?
By May 14, 2012

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes There has been a lot of focus on writing skills with my clients. Three of my clients find that their writing skills are hurting them in their professional careers. Are your writing skills impacting your career? Here are a few facts about the group: Client 1 is an attorney and their firm identified their writing skills as a deficiency. Client 2 is educated as an engineer and is not working. Client 3 is senior manager and is applying to top-notch universities to enroll in their MBA program. He continues to be denied even with ...

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By May 11, 2012

Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes Eric Derby is a Rochester NY area based staffing consultant (he’s more than a recruiter!), also known as The Software Scout. When I first met Eric, I was intrigued by his business model, personalized approach and the results he gets with his clients and candidates. I asked him to share his story with Elephants at Work and asked him the tough question – why candidates don’t get feedback! Eric, give us some background about your company – how long you have been in business and what you do! I actually started as a software ...

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By May 7, 2012

Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes Does the fact you have not gotten a promotion at work keep baffle you? You have been in your job for several years and actively apply to job openings as they become available, but the promotion just never happens. When you ask your boss or human resources why you are not getting promoted, you probably here that you are not ready. Do they tell you how to get ready? One of the reasons you may not be getting that promotion is that you do not have a backup. No one may tell you that ...

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By May 3, 2012

Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes The difference between winners and losers is identifying what you want versus what you need. Just ask yourself, if you know what you want – why have you not gotten it? The answer is likely buried in what you need. It is much easier to say what you want than to define what you need. Sometimes what you need is not clear, and that’s one reason why you are not getting what you want. Let’s work through an example together. Select your own topic. Create two columns. Write down what you want in one ...

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