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Interview Skills: Are you the Glitter or the Glue?

September 25, 2020 By Laura Paradise

Interviews are a time to brag. Learn how to spotlight your unique value!

Tagged With: career change

Threshold Meditation

July 6, 2020 By Kate Roberts

It’s important to mark transitions. Follow this guided meditation and notice doorways that you have stepped through, what you have lost and what you are moving toward.

Filed Under: Career Transitions, Meditations Tagged With: career change, grounding

Quitters CAN be Choosers

April 3, 2019 By Laura Paradise

All too many of us have been there. Bad bosses, ridiculous expectations, inadequate compensation, harassment, toxicity, behaviors that verge on abuse. Any sensible person would quit! Some of us flee […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: career change, clarity, confidence, values

Are you a good fit? Are they a good fit?!

February 14, 2018 By Laura Paradise

No one likes to be told “you’re not a good fit.” It seems like empty words. But, let’s be honest. You are not going be a good fit for everyone. […]

Filed Under: Apply Smart Tagged With: career change, checklist, search strategies, talking about yourself, understanding, values

Your Job Satisfaction Criteria

August 3, 2017 By Laura Paradise

Deciding what you do professionally means getting clear about what gives you FULFILLMENT AND SATISFACTION, in the short-term and in the long-run. You want to be able to answer these […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: career change, clarity, exercise

The Ghost of Jobs Past

February 13, 2017 By Laura Paradise

If you’re looking for a new job, you’re setting your sights on the future, and a more fulfilling one at that. Even if you’re thinking about leaving your job, you […]

Filed Under: Apply Smart Tagged With: body, career change, communication, exercise, search strategies, standards, talking about yourself, values

Career transitions and million dollar donations

November 14, 2016 By Laura Paradise

What do they have in common? They take Guts. Stamina. Mindfulness. Dealing with FEAR. Talking to BIG STATUS people. Preparing for BIG WINS. Securing your ideal job is on par […]

Filed Under: Interviewing Tagged With: advice, body, career change, communication, confidence, fear, success

You’ve been fired!

October 19, 2015 By Laura Paradise

So have I. And it turns out that you’ve got company. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2014 an average of 55,939 people were laid off or fired EACH […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: advice, balance, career change, clarity, fit, perspective, values

Moving on when your job is beating you up

April 22, 2015 By Laura Paradise

Being in a job that enslaves you can suck the life out of you. It wrecks havoc with your self-esteem. It can ruin your enthusiasm for work. It could literally […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: career change, clarity, coaching, quitting

The most dreaded interview questions: tips to win them over without lying

March 6, 2015 By Laura Paradise

Which interview questions do you dread the most: why did you leave your last job? Tell me about yourself (e.g., is there a logical thread in your work history?). What […]

Filed Under: Interviewing Tagged With: authenticity, body, career change, coaching, exercise, fit, honesty, research

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