Category Archives: Career Strategies

How to manage everything from a job hunt to strategies for moving ahead on the job.

Are You a Desperate Job Hunter or DESPERATE?

You’ve been unemployed for six months.  Imagine that in 60 days you will be completely out of money, unable to pay your bills, dependent on family or friends for loans.  You wouldn’t even have money for bus fare.  What would you do … Continue reading

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What Does A Career Star Look/Act Like?

Is there a more common conversational theme than dissing the boss who thinks a co-worker is a star when you know you’re a better worker, not to mention smarter and more skilled, than your rival?  What does a career star … Continue reading

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Coming in Second on Job Offers? Rethink Your Strategy

“Always a bride’s maid never a bride” is a cliché with a bit of truth.  If you consistently are told, “You were our second choice,” or “We would have offered you the job but another candidate blew us away,” don’t … Continue reading

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