by jstjl1957 | Sep 11, 2015 | Industry News, Motivation, Something to think about, What Matters Most
As a career coach, or in my case, The Job Search Therapist that likes to focus on entry level and college grads, my job is NOT, contrary to what many believe, to find you a job. No, my job is to help YOU find the job. I will prepare you. I will partner with you. I am...
by jstjl1957 | Sep 4, 2015 | Industry News, Motivation, Something to think about, What Matters Most
So much emphasis today is on the ‘added value’ or ‘value added’ that we can bring to the job. Truth be told – it is important to have AV and more important to make sure the hiring community sees it. And remember, it’s up to you to make them recognize your added value....
by jstjl1957 | Aug 28, 2015 | Industry News, Motivation, Something to think about, What Matters Most
Before YOUTH becomes the future, it needs to, first understand potential and then it needs to learn and gain experience. I am not a fan of ‘on the job training’. In my mind, the phrase represents something demeaning and it minimizes the quality of many young people...
by jstjl1957 | Aug 21, 2015 | Industry News, Motivation, Something to think about, What Matters Most
As an exercise, I will search job boards to see what the trends are in the minds of the hiring community. The language they use, the buzzwords, the different titles used to describe what is often the same thing and also to remain on top of the transient world of job...
by jstjl1957 | Aug 14, 2015 | Industry News, Motivation, Something to think about, What Matters Most
With exception, there are no job descriptions that don’t make some reference to the ‘cultural fit’, which has become a focus of career alignment and candidate selection today. In many cases, it’s even more important to the hiring community than the skill set. The...
by jstjl1957 | Aug 7, 2015 | Industry News, Motivation, Something to think about, What Matters Most
The attitude you have and maintain through times of crisis and even the good times is crucial to any success. Your growth is a bi-product of your past actions. Accomplishments are going to be built upon all that you do throughout your life, especially the failures....
