Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
If you're wondering about the best way to get noticed by a larger organization, you may want to read the 9th Annual Source of Hire Study published by CareerXRoads.com. This study is well-researched and I would guess that last year's trends are continuing. I would further assume that what holds true …
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Article excerpt by Katie B. Smith
...what keeps you thinking positive? How can you reframe your negative thinking into positive thinking, or at least thoughts of possibility? Read more at Katie's Blog: http://katiebsmith.wordpress.com/…
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
When you network a great deal, you learn that handshakes can be a pain.
I have a little secret you might not guess when you first meet me: a touch of arthritis in the middle knuckle of my middle finger of my "nice to meet you" hand (don't ask me to show it to you - I try not to brandish that part…
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Pausing in Possibility
The New Year is a perfect time to pause and reflect on what we want to create in our lives. This fresh start is filled with possibility and potential. How often do you pause in your week or your day? It helps to remember that a pause can be pregnant with possibility. It i…
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
by Katie B. Smith
With Thanksgiving here this month, I thought it would be appropriate to focus on gratitude and how to become more grateful as we embark on the holidays and our job search.
When you focus on what you have rather than what is missing, you go from thinking there is not enough to…
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
This news story was filmed and aired Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Did result in a couple of the featured job seekers getting phone calls from prospective employers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33738909#33738909…
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Great article by Aldo Svaldi in Sunday's Denver Post.
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_13735365
What I liked about this particular article is that instead of just relating the bad news, it offers insights into what's going on behind the scenes when you apply for a job and practical ways to …
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
If you've been searching unsuccessfully for a new job for some time now -- or if you're about to start a job-search -- you'll want to review the 10 job-hunting concepts we discuss in this article. We refer to these job-search concepts as re…
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Recently a client of mine abruptly returned to a 40-hour a week job after more than a year of unemployment. He related his surprise at how he felt returning the 9-to-5 in a busy workplace, even having had many years of such experience. The words culture shock and jet lag came to mind - after being …
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
by Katie Smith
With so many on the job market re-evaluating their careers and directions of their life I would like to define steps that help in clarifying where one would start in looking to work in a new industry and position.
First step I like to make my clients aware of is Acknowledgement.…