Asking for a raise can be super unnerving. I’m not shy, but the thought of approaching a leader for a raise used to make me break out in a cold sweat. I thought that if I deserved a raise or promotion, my leaders would recognize this and act accordingly. As you can imagine, this didn’t … Read more
Enjoy passion but also screw passion! It’s the biggest fraud in career discovery. It will lead you into all sorts of fun, crazy dreams, but it won’t last.
Each year organizations lose billions of dollars due to employee turnover. Quite surprisingly, most of it is actually voluntary, and one starts to wonder, what has happened to employee loyalty. In a workforce survey conducted recently, more than 91% of the respondents agreed that they can’t stay with their current organization for more than three … Read more
It’s time for a new career. Something that is different from what you have been doing for the last 5, 10, 15 years or more. How can you use LinkedIn to Transition Brand New Type of Career? According to Jane Heifetz, author of the Harvard Business Review Article “How to use your linked in profile … Read more
It’s time for a new career. Something that is different from what you have been doing for the last 5, 10, 15 years or more. How can you use LinkedIn to Transition Brand New Type of Career? According to Jane Heifetz, author of the Harvard Business Review Article “How to use your linked in profile … Read more
Millennial’s still get a bad rap in the workplace. But did you know that some Millennial’s are nearly 40 years old? When I tell people this they say “No, no, no! Millennial’s are twenty-somethings, entitled and disloyal.” Yes, some Millennial’s are in their twenties but they actually cover the span of children born between the … Read more
Prefer to read it? Check out our transcription below… Darci Smith: Hey everybody welcome to I don’t know what episode this is of the pod life, we have a very special guest again today Christopher Lawrence who was with us previously on one of our sugar Chronicles, the gummi whorse issue. Christopher Lawrence: … Read more
“I feel like I’m in the right line of work,” he said. “I just don’t know if I’m in the right company.” Words I hear all too often which is disheartening for three reasons. #1 This may be a sign that the interviewee has not done their due diligence in ensuring the company is the … Read more
Last week one of my clients blew me away with a question they asked to an interviewer. As a career coach I spend many hours coaching clients through the interview process. I often hear my clients struggle with the section of the interview where the interviewer says “Do you have any questions for us?” So … Read more
Millennials are a generation influenced by Reality TV, ad YouTube stars. They are used to seeing fame and purpose come in short periods of time. What is a Millennial? I suspect you know this by now; however, an article written by Dr. Jill Novak, University of Phoenix, Texas A&M University has a good description of … Read more
