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How to REALLY Address Job and Career Dissatisfaction A recent Harris Interactive survey* uncovered the following statistics on American job satisfaction: Across America, only 45 percent of workers say they are either satisfied or extremely satisfied with their jobs Just 20 percent feel very passionate about their jobs 33 percent believe they have reached a… Read More

The Power of Shoe Shifting No, shoe shifting isn’t about selecting a different pair of footwear for your night on the town. It’s about the immeasurably valuable skill of being able to observe a situation from another’s perspective, detached at least to some degree from one’s own rational and emotional constructs. It’s a skill of… Read More

I recently finished reading a book by the prominent New York Times columnist Tom Friedman entitled “That Used to Be Us” (co-authored by Michael Mendelbaum) which prescribes solutions to the major issues facing our country, including infrastructure deterioration, environmental / climate degradation, underfunding research and development, and overregulation. A fifth issue that gets quite a… Read More

This week’s post is an easy one to write, as I am excerpting a column published in the New York Times on September 29 by Cal Newport, a computer science professor at Georgetown University. His basic thesis is that for the majority of people (who have not been able to identify a burning desire to… Read More

Not sure how to network? Too many people who recognize the incredible value of networking think that building a network means amassing a ton of connections. It’s easy to do – ask someone to join your LinkedIn network, or to follow you on Instagram, or to a friend or “like” you on Facebook, or to… Read More

No, shoe shifting isn’t about selecting a different pair of footwear. It’s about the immeasurably valuable skill of being able to observe a situation from another’s perspective, detached at least to some degree from one’s own rational and emotional constructs. It’s a skill of particular value in a wide variety of situations related to career…. Read More

Exercise has been a part of my life, pretty much consistently, since my mid-teens. I’m lucky, because that habit has provided me with emotional and physical health benefits that are truly precious. But what if you’ve never been into exercise, or only intermittently or half-heartedly? I notice how often I recommend exercise in the context… Read More

Frequently clients who are exploring alternative career paths express the concern that because they have limited or no expertise in a field they’re contemplating that they won’t be able to land a job. Relatedly, I often hear worries from clients that they are generalists, “jacks of all trades, masters of none.” These are certainly legitimate… Read More

1. “I’ve sent out dozens, if not hundreds of resumes and have only received acknowledgment from a handful of organizations to which I’ve applied. Why am I not hearing back from the vast majority? Should I follow up to make sure the resume was received?” If you are applying online (through an organization or job… Read More

I’m lifting this title from an article (actually an ad) in yesterday’s Washington Post (by Leigh Goessl) that I want to share. It lists seven signs of why your job may no longer be a good fit for you,  to which I am adding two more. Briefly summarized the seven are: Days are stressful –… Read More