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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

But can you receive?

January 14, 2020 By Laura Paradise

Giving is all very well and good, as is knowing your self-worth and carrying yourself with dignity. There is another extremely important part of the equation of ACTUALIZING SELF-WORTH. That’s […]

Filed Under: Meditations Tagged With: gratitude, recognition, values

The Giving Spirit and The Job Search

January 7, 2020 By Laura Paradise

When it comes to you giving you, Do you take on posture of giving?! Do you feel generous? Do you feel excited and hopeful about how others will respond? Or, […]

Filed Under: Meditations Tagged With: giving, grounding, values

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

Decisions, decisions, ACTION!

June 25, 2019 By Laura Paradise

According to Psychology Today, adults make an average of 35,000 decisions a day! Everything from what to eat and what to read to whether to look at a house or apply for a job, whether […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: search strategies, values

What People Remember About YOU!

April 26, 2019 By Laura Paradise

A client recently told me that she gives people nothing to remember her by. I think what she’s saying is that she doesn’t know what she wants people to remember. That tells me she hasn’t answered […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: commitment, enthusiasm, grounding, understanding, values

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

What’s LOVE got to do with WORK?

September 25, 2018 By Laura Paradise

Love and Work really do go together. Loving what you do that is. Because when you aren’t doing what you love, there’s a good chance people can see it. It […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: values

You are a storyteller

May 15, 2018 By Laura Paradise

All of us love stories, and tell stories beautifully.  In moments, we take someone to a childhood moment trying to catch slippery tadpoles, we smile while describing being pursued by stray cows (!), we are […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: body, communication, connection, enthusiasm, storytelling, 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

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

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