The words that you use to express yourself send a strong message about who you are and what you know. In fact, your vocabulary and the use of appropriate words say more about you than the message you are trying communicate. In the job search, the right words are essential to your success. Whether you [...]

The Diagnosis Are any of these symptoms familiar? At least some of them? Your heart is beating faster than usual, your hands feel clammy, your mouth is so dry it feels like you have cotton inside – and the butterflies in your stomach are out of control. Are these common feelings when you are going [...]

One step forward; one step back; step together, and back again. To perform the job interview salary negotiation dance steps, you must have a good sense of balance. Knowing your value and your worth will help you feel more confident about staying in step during the salary negotiation process. The employer takes the lead and [...]

Most people who have an interview scheduled work like crazy on the answers to the questions that may or may not be asked. They focus entirely on the questions and answers and are very nervous about having all the right answers.. If you are one of those people who believe that interviewing is only about [...]

Two very different women. Two very different styles and generations. So what do they have in common? Oprah’s message has been clear almost since the beginning of her show – 25 years ago: “Accept yourself for who you are and believe that you can do what you want to do — live your Best Life.” [...]

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Reading through the various tweets and blogs – all the experts are talking about what you need to do to get a new job – meaning what you should do to please the future employer. That’s good advice and it is a part of the interview process. But it is not the entire story! Ideally [...]

It appears, from studies conducted over the past few years that women are more actively involved in using Social Media Networking then men. They have more Facebook and Twitter pages, and they are blogging away! Not a big surprise – women have been “natural-born-networkers” since the beginning of time and when social media became available [...]

Here is a resource for Government Jobs: “Between now and September 2012, the outlook for federal government careers will be sunny and government jobs will be plentiful, experts say. However at the state and local levels, the layoffs and furloughs that characterized 2009 are likely to continue or accelerate as those governments respond to lower [...]

Seeking a job and networking are a lot like trying to meet new people at any event. I recently moved to San Diego – knowing only my family and no one else in the area. It was like I was starting all over and seeking to find new contacts. One of the things I had [...]