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Covid Communications: How are you listening?

April 21, 2020 By Laura Paradise

When I talk, are you listening? Are you present? Are you tuning into what I am saying and how I am saying it… body language and eye contact and tone […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Tagged With: body, communication, connection, listening

Be the real you when you interview

March 29, 2020 By Laura Paradise

Do you want to know what hiring managers really want in a job candidate? Here’s a letter that I have composed with words you can trust.  Dear job candidate, Be […]

Filed Under: Interviewing Tagged With: advice, communication, hiring managers, self-esteem, values

Authenticity, not PERFECTION

October 18, 2019 By Laura Paradise

What’s your nickname? What’s your element? If you were an animal, vegetable or mineral, what would you be? Don’t try to come up with the perfect answer. Trust your imagination […]

Filed Under: Self-esteem Tagged With: authenticity, communication, fit

Public Speaking Tips

July 19, 2019 By Laura Paradise

Imagine yourself speaking before a group. It’s your turn to share who you are and to make a strong first impression. Instead of standing center stage, you stand a little […]

Filed Under: Interviewing Tagged With: communication, enthusiasm, presence, values

Rebuilding Self-Esteem

April 9, 2019 By Laura Paradise

Confidence is almost an essential ingredient for job seekers. But, there are times when you feel down and nothing looks good, most especially you. Nonetheless, you’ve got to keep on […]

Filed Under: Self-esteem Tagged With: communication, community, confidence

The Improv-Interview Mindset

February 13, 2019 By Laura Paradise

Ask someone what they love about doing improv and you’ll often hear this: there is no such thing as failure.The more you fail, the better. Celebrate your mistakes. No apologies. […]

Filed Under: Interviewing Tagged With: communication, enthusiasm

Warm up to Cold Calls

January 29, 2019 By Laura Paradise

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 […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: communication, community, search strategies

It’s Self-Promotion Time!

January 22, 2019 By Laura Paradise

It’s the start of a new year. I want to put the focus on self-promotion because that’s truly what a job search is all about. Whether it’s interviewing or networking, sending in a […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: body, communication, grounding, self-promotion

Lessons from Halloween

October 30, 2018 By Laura Paradise

Fear doesn’t show up only when there are ghosts or goblins. A job seeker wrote me recently asking, “How do I stay grounded / centered / OPEN even when a […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: body, communication, grounding

Do your stories pass the “so what” test?

October 23, 2018 By Laura Paradise

You can list your skills, you can show where you’ve worked and the positions you’ve held. You can talk about projects you’ve worked on and programs you’ve managed. But, do […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: communication, confidence

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