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What to Worry About With References (It’s Not What You Think)

Posted by Joyce Richman on  March 25, 2014
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Category: Resumes, Uncategorized
When it comes to references, you may be spending way too much time worrying

Adjust Your Compass

Posted by Joyce Richman on  March 18, 2014
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If your optimism has taken a few hits lately, don’t let it show when you’re

An Old Attitude Wrapped in a Bad Attitude

Posted by Joyce Richman on  March 11, 2014
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I’m going as fast as I can and apparently that’s not good enough. Wh

High Potentials: Balance and Burnout

Posted by Joyce Richman on  March 4, 2014
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I just got a great performance review but I am a little confused. My bos

Reinvent, Refresh, and Reinvest Yourself

Posted by Joyce Richman on  February 25, 2014
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I visited with an old friend the other day, someone I hadn’t seen in a long

Avoid These Bad Habits in Your Job Search

Posted by Joyce Richman on  February 18, 2014
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If you’ve been job searching for a while now and it’s getting old, you may

Watch Your Body Language – Others Are!

Posted by Joyce Richman on  February 11, 2014
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Body language has power of its own. The more aware you are of what that loo

Your Friends and Family Don’t Know You

Posted by Joyce Richman on  February 4, 2014
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Are you tired of how you look? Do you look like how you feel?  If so, your

Explain Your Termination

Posted by Joyce Richman on  January 28, 2014
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Q:  I was fired from my job because I refused to take the blame for

Easier to Tell the Truth

Posted by Joyce Richman on  January 21, 2014
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It takes all kinds… I definitely intimidate interviewers because I’m sma

Resolutions

Posted by Joyce Richman on  January 14, 2014
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If December is the time to be jolly, now is the time to be earnest.  With t

Keep Your Venting Offline

Posted by Joyce Richman on  January 7, 2014
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If you’re anything like callers I’ve heard from lately, you’re making too m

The Pleasure of Your Company

Posted by Joyce Richman on  December 17, 2013
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Scared stiff. That’s how the caller described himself. His wife had lost he

How To Turn Worry Into Purpose

Posted by Joyce Richman on  December 10, 2013
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I’m worried that…” Most callers begin the conversation with something they

Good at Your Job

Posted by Joyce Richman on  December 3, 2013
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When you like what you do and you’re happy doing it, you’ll be pretty good

What Does It Take?

Posted by Joyce Richman on  November 26, 2013
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What does it take to advance in an interview? There are many persona

Show Stopping Mistakes

Posted by Joyce Richman on  November 19, 2013
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Without intending, you might be making some big mistakes when looking for a

Door Openers for New Graduates

Posted by Joyce Richman on  November 12, 2013
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Q: I’m frustrated. I graduated college in May, thinking that my deg

Do Not Do This in Your Interview. Just Don’t.

Posted by Joyce Richman on  November 5, 2013
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Here are more of those mistakes people make on interviews; mistakes you can

3 Words for When You’re Talented and Adrift

Posted by Joyce Richman on  October 29, 2013
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This story is  an example of many  I have heard from talented people  who,