Our words and delivery are meant for an audience. By practicing your speaking and interview skills with someone else, you can find out what you’re doing well, how you might […]
Networking and Informational Interviews During Covid
In the Covid job search lexicon, networking, reaching out, and informational interviews are essentials. Yes, you can still look at job listings and follow companies that are hiring. But the same conventional […]
Successful People have a Tribe
I think I am learning the secret to success: successful people don’t go it alone. They have support! They ask for help. We all need help. We need other people to get […]
Warm up to Cold Calls
Nobody likes the idea of cold calls. Nobody except people on the other side of a call who know the thrill and adrenaline rush of making contact. That, along with […]
How to be good at networking
Listen more than you talk. Have three key questions in your pocket. Start with WHAT questions, not DO YOU KNOW questions. Open ended questions are conversation starters. Yes/no questions can […]
After hello, how do you introduce yourself?
Introductions are like cake frosting. It’s the first thing people taste. And when it’s good (and digestible), people want more! How about you – when it comes to introducing yourself, what […]
Do you know about HEADLINE THINKING?
Emails, job applications, cover letters, interviews. We live in a 140-character world. All of us are challenged by information overload and the space and pace of communication. Headlines and opening […]
Almost hired is better than almost pregnant!
Every good job search has one aim: getting hired. The good news is that, unlike being “almost pregnant” being “almost hired” has real, lasting benefits. This blog post will help […]
Networking is nest-building
Seventy percent of jobs come through networking! Yes, networking. What is networking but weaving together conversations and connections to create structures that supports you, and your job search? You […]
Getting an informational interview
Subject line: lunch or coffee? Reply: why, yes, I’d love to meet you. Agenda: informational interview! Imagine receiving an email with the subject line: lunch or coffee?! Would you answer […]