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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

Interviews and Honesty

May 17, 2016 By Laura Paradise

Do you think you’re better off lying in an interview? About why you left a job, about getting fired, or about gaps in your resume? You probably think that telling […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: communication, honesty, practice, soft skills, storytelling

Yes You Can!

March 21, 2016 By Laura Paradise

It’s campaign season. I’ll bet you remember: Yes, we Can! What a great campaign slogan. It conveys power. It asserts success. It communicates capability, competency and action. It sets the […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: clarity, enthusiasm, exercise, honesty, practice

Power and the Job Interview

November 10, 2015 By Laura Paradise

  Getting a job is about power. Your power. Because if you don’t feel powerful, chances are you aren’t going to win interviews or get offers you want. Be honest […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: fit, honesty, power, practice, self-promotion

Have you missed the mark?

September 22, 2015 By Laura Paradise

Thoughts about rigorous honesty and reaching your goals Every fall, I get honest with myself about patterns and behaviors that are in my way. I put pen to paper (the old […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions, Self-esteem Tagged With: are you ready, coaching, exercise, goals, honesty

Get ready to get into action- ten tips for you!

July 2, 2015 By Laura Paradise

Laura’s Top Ten Coaching Prompts: Refer to this list when you’re feeling ready for a change, when you want to feel your value, when you don’t know what you want […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: balance, creativity, exercise, gratitude, honesty, listening, resource, setting your course, talking about yourself, values

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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Upcoming Events!

 

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

Free! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heart-on-paper-journaling-as-a-path-to-inner-wisdom-tickets-1301310066439?aff=oddtdtcreator

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

To attend, RSVP to lparadise.coach@gmail.com

 

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