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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

Assessing your Job Search

April 16, 2018 By Laura Paradise

You’ve been applying for jobs and getting interviews, but you’re not getting offers. Here are some criteria and questions to help you assess and adjust. The job role. Is the role […]

Filed Under: Apply Smart Tagged With: advice, checklist, clarity, search strategies

Do you know about HEADLINE THINKING?

February 13, 2018 By Laura Paradise

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 […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: clarity, communication, talking about yourself

How to get your ducks in a row

January 30, 2018 By Laura Paradise

Lots of us have SMART goals and inspiring resolutions, but many of us don’t stay on track. Consider a beady-eyed border collie fiercely staring down a group of ducks. All […]

Filed Under: Meditations Tagged With: body, clarity, practice, search strategies, understanding

Talk Smart about Your Skills

January 23, 2018 By Laura Paradise

Do you know the difference between a job doing skill and a job fitting-in skill? Employers do. Be sure you do too! In a job interview, you’ve got to demonstrate […]

Filed Under: Interviewing Tagged With: clarity, culture, exercise, hard skills, search strategies, soft skills, talking about yourself

How do YOU get things done?

December 19, 2017 By Laura Paradise

How you do anything is how you do everything. Thanks to Martha Beck for this very wise quote about getting things done. The question is, how do YOU do things? […]

Filed Under: Apply Smart Tagged With: clarity, coaching, community, exercise, honesty, search strategies, understanding

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

What’s good for your posture is good for your pitch

March 9, 2017 By Laura Paradise

Pitching yourself or your services is a physical act. So, how about making a warm-up of talking to someone else part of your preparation?! …  candidates who are confident and enthusiastic […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: body, clarity, confidence, preparation, self-promotion

Sharpen your aim, sharpen your pencil

December 1, 2016 By Laura Paradise

If you’re in a career search, then you are taking aim. You are poised with a bow and arrow looking out at your target. Ready, steady, aim and fire! When […]

Filed Under: Apply Smart Tagged With: body, clarity, coaching, communication, confidence, getting clear, search strategies, standards

Elegance, simplicity, functionality

May 17, 2016 By Laura Paradise

That’s what I look for in a resume. That’s what I look for in a website. You have to make sure that your materials do the job, that is—to show […]

Filed Under: Apply Smart Tagged With: clarity, communication, hard skills, resumes, soft skills

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April 4, 3:30-5 pm, In Person. Writing from the Heart: Find your Inner Wisdom.

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Six week Online Job Search Group, Monday March 10 – April 14, 5:30-7 pm, $25/session. 

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