Job Loss
Starting From Where You Are
n our show on Saturday we had special guest Linda Wilson. Linda, her parents, and 5 sisters lost their homes in hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Linda had made extra payments on her house to pay her home off early, but now all that was gone. She and her family moved to Austin, Texas and started over, but it was at the height of the economic downturn. Even with her MBA and 25+ years of human resources experience, she found herself out of work for over 2 years. She began creating designer portfolio and business accessories, and sent them to well known people like Michelle Obama, Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Arianna Huffington, and Oprah's best friend Gail King. All of which contacted her to thank her. It's an amazing story, and her story is featured in Arianna Huffington's book Third World America. Read the rest of this entry »
You’ve lost your job, now what?
A client I’m working with has been notified that his position has been eliminated. He’s still on the payroll as he transitions his responsibilities to various parties at the company. He asked me a very good question this week about something I’ve never addressed here on the Daily Career Blog. I want to share his question and my response. Feel free to chime in with any additional insights you have or resources you know about so we can pass them along. The question: What questions should I be asking human resources, and what else do you suggest I do before my separation... Read the rest of this entry »
The Four Agreements
Today we discuss the book "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz. The first agreement was to be impeccable with your speech. Today we look at the remaining three agreements, and how they can be used to apply to your personal job or career search. Read the rest of this entry »
Ready Yourself for Your Job Search – Get Clear of the Baggage
In the READY module of the Job Search Boot Camp we not only teach about getting your resume ready, we teach about getting YOU ready for your job search. There are 3 parts to this process of readying yourself. Part I is “Get Clear of the Baggage.” Why do you want to get clear of the baggage? After all, if you have a good resume and your skills are in demand, you should be able to get what you want pretty easily. Not necessarily – not if you are carrying around worry, anger or any sort of baggage about your current or past career situation. Studies show... Read the rest of this entry »
6 Things to Avoid During Your Job Search
Juliana Harris, past expert guest on The Job Search Boot Camp Show, gave a presentation today that I was privileged to attend. Her topic was about coping with job search stress. She openly shared her own personal experiences after being laid off twice in her career, and she added the insights from about a dozen clients she surveyed. She also gave us observations based on her role as supportive spouse for her husband during in his multiple lay offs... Read the rest of this entry »