Use references as your job search closers
When to have references ready, how to pick the right people – even if you've been out of the workforce for a while – and how to ask them....
Helping People Over 40 to Rethink their Careers
This exercise can help clients imagine three possible different futures and really play out how their life might look after several years of living each of them....
Explaining that you were let go
While being laid off and being fired are different circumstances, people hit by those events often find themselves in similar positions during their job searches. They’re often thrust into unemployment....
How to respond to “tell me about a time when…” questions when you don’t have good examples
If you don’t have a relevant example you can talk about, it’s okay to say, “I haven’t run into that, but something similar I encountered was…” or “I haven’t run into...
3 tips to help parents become informed career influencers
Parents have surfaced as the most powerful and influential voice in the career journey for Generation Z, nudging peers and professors off the podium. This was evident in the findings...
Finding a Workplace Where You Fit
To learn about a company's culture, examine how it presents itself to the world. When possible, find out how current and past employees describe their motivation for work....
Conscious leadership starts with developing the self
We are all leaders in some capacity. Some people have very clearly defined leadership titles in their work (i.e. manager, director, VP, C-suite roles, etc.), while others’ titles don’t reflect...
Three Steps to Gain Direction for Your Career
First, write down your vision. What would you like to accomplish? How does it compare with your interests, values and skills?...
Silver medalist syndrome: how to cope with being the runner-up in a work search
Instead of focusing on the negative aspects of “coming second,” jobseekers need to address the issues that are within their control and shift their perspective....
My Cannexus conference: An amazing series of firsts
My Cannexus20 experience was a pretty amazing series of firsts: It was my first Cannexus conference (even having spent 25+ years in the supported employment world) It was my first...