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How to Juggle Multiple Job Offers: “Jessica’s Dilemma”

June 19, 2010

The current job market is generally a seller’s market: qualified applicants significantly outnumber available openings. Unlike the early part of the decade – a buyer’s market – it means that employers can be (and usually are) very selective in whom they hire, and buyers – job applicants – don’t have the ability to be very highly [...]

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Managing Your Career: Sometimes a Job is Just a Job

June 9, 2010

Chris Guillebau’s recent retweet – “never take a job you’re already qualified for” – combined with playdate with a mom with two small kids yesterday – reminded me (once again) that sometimes you take a job because it is just a job. And a job for which you’re well qualified. The fantasy among some career [...]

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[Life Back West] May 2010 – Chinatown Gates

May 27, 2010

If you catch the right seat at Cafe de la Presse, you can get a full view of the Dragon Gate, boldly guarding the entrance from the shopping area along Post and Grant Streets to San Francisco’s Chinatown. When I took my seat to collect some interview data in my coaching consultant role I had [...]

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Little Things Count Big in Your Career: How to Stay in Touch

May 4, 2010

Many times the most important things to do with managing your career are the easiest and the simplest: it just takes a little thought, a little planning, and a little discipline. More often than not it’s these small things that make big differences in who succeeds, and who struggles in the long run. Today I [...]

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Job Hopping? Why Your Next Job is STILL a Temporary Job

April 26, 2010

Corporations make decisions for all sorts of reasons. You may benefit from some of them, but it’s unlikely you will benefit from all of them. And because of that it’s important that you manage your career and your life rather than hope that someone else will manage it well for you. And that means you [...]

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[Your Career] Hiring Time?

April 14, 2010

There is seasonality – cyclic variations based on the time of year or season – to any number of things. Just as it helps to know that back-to-school hits in July/August (so you avoid ending up with the dregs of what’s left for your kids), it advantages you to know the times of year when [...]

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