Joyce’s Blog

The Persistent Payoff

Posted by Joyce Richman on  November 16, 2010
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If you’ve been looking hard, and haven’t found a job worth cheering

What Me Worry?

Posted by Joyce Richman on  November 9, 2010
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Are you into lists? How about Ten Gonna Getchas for Manager

Impacting the Path of the Future

Posted by Joyce Richman on  November 2, 2010
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Reinvention, entrepreneurial maturity, communication, and 

Unexpected Challenges

Posted by Joyce Richman on  October 26, 2010
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Am I out of sync with today’s workforce? What’s wrong with expecti

Job Search Gauntlet

Posted by Joyce Richman on  October 19, 2010
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A recent caller wanted to know how to search for jobs that are clos

Career Warnings

Posted by Joyce Richman on  October 12, 2010
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Warning to Workaholics on Vacation No beach is warm enough

Heads Up – The Future Has Landed

Posted by Joyce Richman on  October 5, 2010
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Frank needs some help and no one here seems to be able to get t

Too Much Aggressiveness Eventually Catches Up to You

Posted by Joyce Richman on  September 28, 2010
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Frank strode into the room like he owned

Try a Day of Trust

Posted by Joyce Richman on  September 21, 2010
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She’s too smart, she makes you feel stupid. He’s too

Cut to the Chase on Job Searching

Posted by Joyce Richman on  September 14, 2010
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Let’s cut to the chase:  The best way to find a job that’s a match or ha

Feedback: Too Much, Too Little or Too Late

Posted by Joyce Richman on  September 7, 2010
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Feedback. Too much or too little? It depends on who you’re asking: <p

Question from a reader: Is my resume better than I am?

Posted by Joyce Richman on  August 31, 2010
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Q: I’m getting interviews. I’m not getting offers. Does this mean that

Women and Retirement

Posted by Joyce Richman on  August 24, 2010
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We were taking our weekly Sunday walk wh

Jet Blue Column Generates Responses

Posted by Joyce Richman on  August 20, 2010
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Category: Questions, Uncategorized
The Jet Blue flight attendant event was the basis for my August 15, 2010

Readers Respond to “No Excuses” Article

Posted by Joyce Richman on  August 18, 2010
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Category: Questions, Uncategorized
My August 8, 2010 career column in the <a title="Excuses Get You Nowhere

Conventional Wisdom Won’t Keep Your Employees from Leaving

Posted by Joyce Richman on  August 17, 2010
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How can I stop my employees from leavi

A Key to an Effective Job Search: Networking

Posted by Joyce Richman on  August 10, 2010
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Networking is key to an effective job search. If you want it to work so

Dedicated to Teachers Everywhere

Posted by Joyce Richman on  August 3, 2010
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By the time we arrived at our old family home we were bone tired. It was go

Questions from Readers

Posted by Joyce Richman on  July 27, 2010
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Category: Questions, Uncategorized
Q:   I’ve been unemployed for the past 18 months and ha

The Three C’s of Effective Communication

Posted by Joyce Richman on  July 20, 2010
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Political pundits advise the President to have news conferences early an