If you’re a regular reader, you’ve noticed a pattern to this week’s posts. I’m feeling kind of nostalgic…remembering my college days, which makes me think back to high school. My family moved away from my home town in the suburbs of Chicago when I went to college. Moving so far away, it was hard to […]
Job Hunt Tips for New Grads and the Rest of Us!
Photo by Ashley Dinges May brings the pomp and circumstance of graduations. The other day, my college roommate sent me an email with a number as the subject. The number was how many years ago to the day we graduated from Michigan. (Not mentioning the number here, suffice to say it was in the double […]
Body Language for Your Job Search
I once wrote a term paper about the importance of body language. The quote I remember from it, “Don’t underestimate the power of body language,” from The Little Mermaid, is no less true today! (Yes, I really quoted a Disney movie in my paper. It worked.) Did you know that people who are positive and […]
Stressed Out? Go Zen for Relief!
Photo by Brittney Bush Are you “stressed out?” So many of us are so busy with our work and personal lives, stopping to think how to keep everything in balance doesn’t make the list of “things to do.” Marci Alboher’s  Shifting Careers column in the New York Times recently recounted a session with Jennifer Edwards, whom she describes as […]
Clean Up Your Digital Dirt
Photo by Bucklava The blog, Satisfying Career – Happier Life offers some resources for those who have unsavory information in their digital footprint. According to the blog, a report in careerbuilder.com, says that hiring managers checked out job candidates online and discovered these discrepancies: 31% lied about qualifications 24% were linked to criminal behavior 19% […]