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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

***Are You Putting a Square Peg in a Round Hole?

Thanks to Fisher-Price, as babies we learn a concept that we seem to forget by the time we’re adults: you can’t put a square peg in a round hole. We do it especially with relationships and with jobs. If we don’t know what we’re looking for, we become obscured by what we’re attracted to. And then we don’t realize we’ve reverted to pounding the round orange peg into the hole on that plastic table right in front of us when it's the square blue peg that fits.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

ARE YOU A DEFENSIVE INTERVIEWER? Part 2

In part 1 we talked about how defensive interviewing can sabotage results. In part 2 we look at how to prevent it. The first, and most obvious way, is to be prepared. Know what you want in a job and define it by looking at your previous positions. Consider what motivates you, in what kind of work environment you excel, know what type of company culture you want. This information gives you a basis for questions to tell you if the company is one you want to pursue.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

***THE CONFIDENCE GAME

This confidence game isn't the same as the scam. This one applies to those who have been hunting with no results and are becoming discouraged. Rapidly. Let's go back to how most people search, because that's where the problem - or problems - are. Your cover letter neglects to tie you to the ad and your resume fails to entice. Or perhaps your cover letter sells and your resume is full of accomplishments, but you’re answering unrealistic ads. Or perhaps you’re targeting ads wisely, but being overly picky, forgetting that ads tell if you want to interview, not if you want to work there.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

***Five Questions You Should Always Ask on an Interview

An interview is a two-way street. It’s never a good idea to go in without prepared questions and you should be able to easily come up with 15 - 20 first-interview questions to ask. But these five - in some form - should always be asked. Not only will they help you to ascertain if the job for which you are interviewing meets the criterion of your perfect job, but the answers, when put together, will give you a fairly accurate picture of what's going on behind the interview.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

***ARE YOU HEADED FOR TERMINATION?

Ever been fired and it was a complete surprise? If you have, it shouldn’t have been. You missed the cues. Whether you created it or the company decided it, you lost control of your career. Frequently those two are intertwined, and if you don’t dissect the experience, you may recreate it.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

HOW TO MAKE YOUR RESUME SELL

The most problematic part of a resume for people seems to be crafting their accomplishments. The confusion between an accomplishment and a responsibility is the difference between generating excitement by selling what you can do, and making a bland statement that elicits the question “So what?” It’s the difference between being invited in for an interview….and getting no response at all.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

***Thank you letters: A simple formula for uniqueness

Sending a thank you letter is as important as interview preparation. But they’re tough to write, so people either tell themselves that not sending one doesn’t matter, or they procrastinate until it’s too late and almost pointless anyway. Anyone who tells themselves that foregoing a fundamental rule of etiquette doesn’t matter, not only taints themselves in the mind of the interviewer, but misses two additional opportunities to sell.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

***ARE YOU A DEFENSIVE INTERVIEWER? Part 1

One of the frequent reasons a new client seeks me out is because they’re getting interviews, but no offers. The primary problem is always that the seeker has very little idea, beyond some basics, of what they’re looking for. But there are always additional layers, one of which is lack of preparation, and is, not surprisingly, closely tied to the primary problem. And as this pattern continues, other problems develop, the most prevalent of which is getting defensive. Ironically, the harder you try, the worse things get.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

***HOW TO HANDLE A BAD REFERENCE

You just learned one of your previous employers has been giving you a bad reference. Count your blessings that you found out, because many never do. But what do you do about it? Bad references don't always prevent someone from getting a job. The key is how the issue is handled in the reference, and how you handle it prior to the reference being checked. So your goal isn't necessarily to erase or debate the issue, only to reach agreement on its presentation.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

Demystifying Headhunters - How to Partner with Recruiters to Find Your Perfect Job

Everything You Need to Know About Attracting, Choosing, and Working With Recruiters (with lots of valuable information even if you’re not ONE RECRUITER, TWO RECRUITERS, THREE RECRUITERS, FOUR? It's not necessary for you to tell a recruiter how many firms you are working with, although the recruiter might ask you that question. It's your job search, and it's not always a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket, especially if you are unemployed or your employer knows you are looking.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

***HONESTY IN INTERVIEWING

How honest should you be when you’re interviewing? Unequivocally one hundred percent honest. But don’t confuse honesty with showing all your cards or not utilizing the power of presentation. Nor does honesty mean volunteering your dark secrets – perceived or otherwise - from the moment you walk through the door.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Judi PerkinsRecently published1 topic

***Find The Perfect Job!

In addition to drug testing and often fingerprinting, companies both national and international have also required credit checks. But it’s become more the norm than the exception, because with the extreme number of people applying, companies have implemented it as a means of indicating a candidate’s character.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By SelfGrowth ContributorOct 29, 20071 topic

To Find Your Perfect Job - Do The Opposite!

Job hunters can be very passive: posting resumes on job boards instead of frequently searching them; letting inept recruiters contact them instead of finding recruiters who make things happen; being too optimistic about a job prospect, saying "I might as well check it out - why not?" and then saying "I knew that. Why did I bother?"; wondering why so much time passes with so few results.rn rnAlmost every candidate could be twice as pro-active as they currently are. Instead of

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By SelfGrowth ContributorApr 15, 20071 topic

Why Wasn't I Hired?

Interviewing can be both frustrating and arduous because throughout the process, you receive little or no feedback except for the obvious: if they want you back, they contact you. If they don’t, frequently you never hear from them again. But after a first interview the reasons for not being asked back are numerous, and quite frankly, usually the reason is you: lack of experience, poor interviewing skills, inadequate preparation and research, or similar shortcomings. As

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By SelfGrowth ContributorOct 14, 20061 topic

Fired? The Interview Solution

So you were fired? Now what? How will you explain it when you interview? There are many questions that plague job seekers. âWhat salary are you looking for?â is a big one. âWhy should we hire you?â is another. And âWhy did you leave your last job?â can leave you spluttering if you were fired and donât know how to answer. And most people donât! After theyâve stumbled through a few answersâtrying in vain to phrase it in an acceptable wayâand are not invite

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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