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“The Artist” And Managing Career Change

Published on February 28, 2012 By David

By now this is probably no spoiler alert: The Artist won Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. Now, I promise no major plot spoilers here. But as any general Google search will tell you, the film is about a silent movie star dealing with the massive shift in Hollywood when “talkies” started. The movie [...]

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Are You Meant To Be An Entrepreneur?

Published on August 23, 2011 By David

I encourage EVERYONE to put their career in their own hands. But some people take that advice very literally, quitting their job to go into business for themselves. As this CNBC article points out, more and more “Employees are bidding farewell to corporate America in the hope of finding a more secure, or at lest [...]

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Don’t Let Change Happen – Make Change Happen!

Published on August 21, 2011 By David

I came across a CNBC article about career change that highlights how to successfully reinvent yourself (doing something completely different in your career), and I wanted to share it with you – and throw in my two cents. I would argue that in today’s market everyone is evolving. Change is here to stay, be it [...]

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A Look At The Exploration Phase of a Career Search

Published on August 2, 2011 By David

When I ask my Career Coaching clients where they think they are in their career journey, they often tell me their career history. That’s not what I want to hear! Your history is irrelevant at this point. I want to know what your target is. But if you don’t know what your target is, don’t [...]

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Inspiration From a Real Life Job Search Story

Published on January 20, 2011 By David

Jessica Miller-Merrell has been there. “Where”, you ask? Where many of you are quite possibly right now: in the thick of an unpromising job search. On her blog, Blogging4jobs.com, Jessica shares the story of her husband’s unexpected job loss right before the birth of their first baby. She talks about the worry. The planning. The [...]

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