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How To Lead During Workplace Change

Published on November 2, 2011 By David

Piggybacking off of my last post about change, I want to quickly put out some thoughts on one key aspect of change: leadership. I’m not talking about changes IN leadership here, but rather leading during a time of change. Let’s face it – when the unexpected happens (be it industry changes, staffing changes, etc.), people [...]

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April CAREEReport: Career Changes Keep Coming

Published on April 5, 2011 By David

CAREEReport is my monthly newsletter that covers the the latest job news, tools of the trade and networking techniques, inspiring success stories from some of my career coaching and counseling clients, plus highlights from the blog. This month’s theme is “Career Changes Keep Coming.” It focuses on how change is effecting some job markets more [...]

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The First Number in Salary Negotiations

Published on March 29, 2011 By David

When you’ve gotten to the point of the interview process when the job is yours (yay!), salary negotiations are next. So when they ask what you want to make, flip the question by asking the range they’re thinking. By doing this, you don’t hold them to one specific number, but you know what range you [...]

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LinkedIn Essentials

Published on March 13, 2011 By David

I came across a very insightful article titled “4 Essentials For Reaching Out to Strangers on LinkedIn” at careerealism.com, and hope you’ll find time to give it a read soon. As I’ve said before, it’s one thing to be on LinkedIn, but you need to know how to best communicate on LinkedIn to really efficiently [...]

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Keeping Track of Networking Contacts

Published on March 9, 2011 By David

Over the years, as I’ve served as a Career Coach to both job seekers and those who are employed but simply looking out for their career future by networking, I’ve found the challenge becomes managing all the conversations, follow ups and phone calls to run an effective job marketing campaign. Sure, LinkedIn serves as a [...]

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3 Tips To Keep Up Career Cheer This Holiday

Published on December 9, 2010 By David

A few blog posts ago I talked about seizing the opportunity to keep networking through the Holidays, specifically utilizing time with friends and family at Holiday get-togethers. But what are some other ways to keep up the career cheer? I came across a great article today that pinpointed three specific things (read the whole article [...]

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