Changing Employment Market
Posted by KatreenaSep 22
The employment market is changing, I know it and you know it too. If we don’t keep up not only are we in jeopardy of falling behind, Read the rest of this entry »
How to Turn Your Job Search Stress into an Asset
Posted by KatreenaAug 11
Stress is a natural part of a job search or transition. It’s not the stress that gets you, but how you choose to deal with your stress that makes it a liability or an asset. Use these tips to help you deal with your job search. Read the rest of this entry »
Tips to Improve Your Job Search
Posted by KatreenaJun 22
During a stressful job search it’s nice to have quick, simple strategies to keep you focused. I’ve got three quick tips to improve your job search. Read the rest of this entry »
Plan Your Brand
Posted by KatreenaMay 11
Social Networking is the fasted growing job search tool around right now. It’s a relatively new and unexplored tool, the rules are still undefined and many people aren’t too sure how to use this tool properly. Read the rest of this entry »
Tell me a little bit about yourself?
Posted by KatreenaMar 30
Tell me a little bit about yourself?
Can you answer this question with ease and confidence? It’s the most frequently asked interview question. In fact 87% of the employers I interviewed for my best-selling book Help! I Need a Job, said it was the first question they asked during an interview. Read the rest of this entry »
Is Social Networking part of your job search strategy?
Posted by KatreenaMar 3
There has been a lot of talk about Social Networking as it relates to job search.
I don’t have a problem with employers who Google potential employees during their reference/background check process-they should. I do think it’s inappropriate for any interviewer to ask for personal login and PW information. Read the rest of this entry »
Holiday Brain
Posted by KatreenaNov 24
Do you have Holiday Brain? Most people go in to what I call Holiday Brain from Halloween until the first week of January. This is the time when people put career (and life) decisions on hold because they don’t want to disrupt any holiday plans or vacations. Read the rest of this entry »
Planting Seeds that Harvest Jobs
Posted by KatreenaSep 20
“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution.” ~ Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
When things are going according to our plan this is a great passage, but when it feels like life is really sticking it to us, this quote feels like its missing the mark! However, if we can step back from this passage for a moment, we will most likely find a helpful nugget of information. Read the rest of this entry »
Organizing A Successful Job Search, Part 2
Posted by KatreenaSep 20
Hopefully, the information I shared with my last blog helped you to get started to organizing your successful job search. So, let’s jump right in with the final five steps that will help you. Read the rest of this entry »
Organizing A Successful Job Search, Part 1
Posted by KatreenaSep 17
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Last month while attending the National Indian and Native American Employment and Training Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico I had the privilege of presenting two workshop sessions. One workshop was on Time Management and the second was on Organizing a Successful Job Search. Read the rest of this entry »