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By J.T. O’Donnell Okay, so I don’t need to tell you the real estate market is suffering. Honestly, the average American would call you crazy right now to want to get into this as a profession. But as a career strategist, I’m telling you now is the time for those who have always had an interest in real estate to [...]
By J.T. O’Donnell Anyone who knows me knows my favorite subject to talk about is career identity. I have been studying the subject full-time for 8 years. I’ve written papers, posts and publications on the subject. I’ve done numerous trainings, seminars and presentations to 1000′s of people. In short, countless hours have been spent exploring this and I still never [...]
By J.T. O’Donnell What if, after all the hours you’ve spent fixing your resume, hunting for jobs, applying on-line, writing endless cover letters, going to networking events, etc., someone told you looking for a job was a mistake. Can you handle the truth?
Dear Experts, I work in IT and the company I work for is sending me to a professional development course for communication. I feel the company values me more than my peers and also feel my communication abilities are above par as well. Should I see this as the company investing in my professional development or as a hint that [...]
Dear Experts, I’ve been finding a few job openings listed by staffing agencies, but they don’t give many details about the company they are hiring for. I want to make sure I can do my research on the company and really show that I will fit in with the company and not the staffing agency. How can I get that [...]
Dear Experts, My best friend of 10 years just got let go. They told her it was for performance and attitude. I think she is very funny, but does have the kind of sense of humor that I could see being annoying and possible offensive to people who don’t know her as well as I do. She applied for a [...]
Dear Experts, My closest job lead included an interview just last week. I’ve now been told the job’s been put “on hold.” Is there ANYTHING I can say and/or do to convince the company to not do this?
Dear Experts, What’s the best way to let a potential employer know that I have accepted another job opportunity? (phone call, email, letter…?)
Dear Experts, Last summer, I was teaching a public relations writing class. As we covered resume writing and business letter writing, the students were asking what skills, talents, and abilities they should list on the resume. One student in the class had a concealed weapons permit; he thought that this ability to carry should be listed on his resume. I [...]
By Johnathan Flanagan In past recessions, many companies were hesitant to lay off white-collar or specialized workers, the prevailing wisdom being that the vacancies these layoffs created would hamper corporate growth once economic times were less dismal. But many companies are willing to take that risk today, because laying off employees is one of the most direct ways of slashing [...]
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