Resume Tips for Local Government

Resume Tips for Local Government

It’s no secret that government budgets are stretched thin these days. Couple this with the 2014 report by the Freelancers Union that found 34 percent of the nation’s workforce qualify as freelancers, and you have the recipe for a burgeoning job market. So how do you...

A Purpose Filled Career

A Purpose Filled Career

People often call me up and ask me to help them find a job or to help them brainstorm on the best job for them. I ask this simple question, “Do you just want a job, or do you want a purpose filled career?” Often times, they will ask me to explain to them the...

Mindfulness: Understand Your Brain for Better Productivity

Mindfulness: Understand Your Brain for Better Productivity

Have you read much lately on “Mindfulness”? Mindfulness has been around for a long time but often associated with meditation and quiet reflection time. Most people think of it as being “aware” of what is going on within and around you. A more tangible way to think...

Can Email Etiquette Affect Your Job Search?

Can Email Etiquette Affect Your Job Search?

Most of us use email so often now it’s like we were born doing it. I’ll admit when I chat to my friends over email I don’t always construct a complete, grammatically correct and spelling-error free piece of writing. I use abbreviated web phrases like ‘Lol’ or ‘Brb’...

Workplace Inspiration: Provide Your Team With It!

Workplace Inspiration: Provide Your Team With It!

Does your organization have formalized performance standards in the form of KPI’s - key performance indicators? You may not call them KPI’s but it is likely that you have performance expectations defined in specific, measurable terms. Those standards might include...

When Your New Job Isn’t a Fit

When Your New Job Isn’t a Fit

After months of unemployment, it finally happened – you got a new job! You worked your butt off for this one, so you’ve decided to enjoy it… which unfortunately is a lot harder than you anticipated. When you got the interview you were so excited that you spent all of...

I Tried to Use a Job to Regain my Identity!

I Tried to Use a Job to Regain my Identity!

You may be wondering, "What the heck is she talking about?" When I ventured back into to the workplace working for the federal government, I did not consider ALL THINGS! I just wanted to get back out there and regain my independence and feel like I was on my way...

How To Do Pre-Interview Research

How To Do Pre-Interview Research

One of the first questions I ask any candidate who is applying for a role with our company is "Why are you interested in working here?" I use this question, not as an ego trip of "tell me why we're so good", but rather to see how much the candidate knows about us, and...

Turning Boredom into Innovation

Turning Boredom into Innovation

It’s that time of year when we tend to get the winter blahs. The holidays are over, we’ve lost steam on our New Year’s resolutions, and spring is not yet on the horizon. Blah, blah, blah. How do we turn our dissatisfaction with the doldrums into creative new ideas?...

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