Ways of Looking at & Experiencing Time Last night virtually the entire nation moved its clocks back an hour as we went from Daylight to Standard time. There always seems to be something magical, mystical, and cosmic in this annual…
Getting Back on Track Yesterday I had my third session with a client who is in her early 40s, has a PhD in chemistry, a Masters in electrical engineering, and a Bachelor’s in art history, and who attended one of…
How Important Should Income Be in Your Choice of Career? Yesterday I got a call from someone who was exploring the possibility of working with me as a career coach. We spent about twenty minutes on the phone together as I…
Ways to Establish and Strengthen Work Relationships The quality of the relationships you have at work is an essential contributor to job satisfaction, not to mention job advancement. It’s hard to overemphasize the importance of the kind of connections you make…

Networking: Determine What’s Your “Stance” Career advisors, myself included, talk a lot about the need to develop a snappy “elevator speech (or pitch), which is a brief (one minute more or less) statement of who you are, what you do, how…
Advice for Budding Entrepreneurs The following words* were written by Paul Graham (successful venture capitalist, computer programmer, and essayist – how’s that for a combo!) on the qualities needed to be a successful startup entrepreneur: Be relentlessly resourceful. Not merely relentless.…
Sometimes, Things DON’T Work Out for a Reason A huge obstacle that many of the clients I counsel need to overcome is their disappointment with not having landed the kinds of jobs they applied for that seemed “just right” for…
What To Do When the Job Outlook is Grim Ten per cent unemployment. Dozens of applicants for every job. Superbly qualified people willing to take huge compensation cuts in order to regain employment. In the face of these phenomena, it’s no…
Seeking a New Job? Determine Your Niche. Your niche is the place where your background and abilities best align with the needs of your target employers. The fact that there are so many job seekers pursuing so few jobs right now…
Jim helps you build a concise narrative capturing everything relevant: who you are, what drives you, and where you want to go.
Jim identifies paths with clarity including responsibilities, entry points, challenges, and genuine trade-offs.
Jim assesses each path against your strengths and constraints. A prioritized shortlist formed based on logic and AI feedback.
Jim ensures that your networking outreach, resume, LinkedIn profile, elevator speech, and interview performance are superior.
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