As employees and job seekers thoughts turn to holiday plans, employers thoughts turn to rightsizing their organizations. Catch the signs! It’s that wonderful time of year, when . . . . . the best present you could get would be a bright shiny job offer in your in-box if you're a job seeker, and a fat end-of-the-year bonus check if you're an employee. It’s also that less-than-wonderful time of

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"How do I avoid another lay-off in my career?" You've got the job!  How do you protect it?  With internal networking! Job seekers who have been through a lay off, worked hard at their job search, and found their next job often ask this question:  Question:  How do I prevent this from ever happening to me again? The short answer:  You can't. The long answer:  Short

When clients land their new job, I ask them this question: “What are you going to do with your new-found network?  You know, that network of contacts that you built during the course of your job search.”    “Stay in touch?” clients say.“How?”  I ask.    “I don’t know,” they say. "Well, here's how . . . . . . . . . " During your search, you

You've landed your new position  -  you have an offer in hand!  You want to tell absolutely everybody, but should you ? ? ? Chances are, if you have been looking for a job, in today's tough, tough employment market, you are working really hard at your job search.  And, when you find a lead, that turns into a real, potential opportunity, and it turns into a bona-fide offer, you've

Many job seekers with whom I have worked have asked this question:      "How do I ensure that I am never laid off again?"       Of course, the truthful answer is “You can’t.”   Congratulations!  You have landed your new job. But, unfortunately, you can never ensure that you will not be looking for another new job again.  Such