Guest post by Larque Goodson: Major life changes can seem daunting. Maybe that’s why we to stay in our ruts. While unemployed, I’ve discovered that a big change can start with just one little step and an open mind. And what I found was that the more little steps I took, the more comfortable I was with the new me.
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Guest post by Srinivas Rao: A few weeks ago I was laid off from my job that I had been at for the past 2 years. I immediately hopped into panic mode. But after some careful reflection, I realized that in the past when I was unemployed, I always ended up in a much better situation at my next job.
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Someone once told me that a corporation was a nasty thing to fall in love with….because it will NEVER love you back. The rules of loyalty in the work force are changing. No one can deny that. However, knowing this doesn’t change the pain of getting laid off or let go. It hurts. It can wound. Each of us reacts
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Guest post by Eric Gaydos, from Careerimp.com: It’s the era of the journeyman. With the average baby boomer changing jobs 11 times in the 26 years between ages 18-44 (BLS), it’s clear that the way we think about our careers has fundamentally changed. Even the meaning of the word “career” has shifted. Where it once evoked a thirty-year stint at
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Guest Post by Matthew Levy In prior blog posts I spoke about using a brag book, the need to stay in front of your network, the importance of networking, how to stand out and how to use a bio, but the focus here is more broad.  These prior blog posts provide specific, tangible tools to help you manage your career
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For long-term readers of Career Enlightenment, you may feel uncomfortable at the very personal nature of this post. I am going to reveal to you one of my biggest weaknesses — and biggest frustrations. But in the end, in typical Career Enlightenment fashion, I hope to make a point relevant to your job search. I coach and present to many
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Recently, I’ve been engaged with a local company doing some marketing consulting. They asked me to help them screen candidates for an open rec in the marketing department. This experience was both shocking and revealing. Now, I’m not new to interviews. In fact, I volunteer for my alumni association every year to screen high-school students interested in attending. It’s great
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Guest post by Matthew Levy You have heard over and over again that the key to a successful job search and long-term career advancement is networking.  Almost every article touches on this fact.  Emphasis is placed on the following fundamentals: develop a target list of companies and make contact with employees and, ultimately, hiring managers clearly articulate what you would
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Karen Blogs and Uses Twitter to Look for Work I recently had a conversation with Karen Bolipata, who just moved to NYC to pursue her dream of being a writer. I am fascinated by stories of people who are laid-off, and who use that experience to explore new parts of themselves. Who use their freedom to pursue their dreams. Read
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Desperation can make us do strange things. If you’ve ever been laid off, you may recall those first few weeks of shock and disbelief. Then questions arise such as, “how am I going to pay my bills?” or “what’s going to happen to me?” The anxiety sets in. And it’s at this point that you’re the most vulnerable to making
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