Ring in the New Year with a New Job

New Year, New You! We hear that phrase at the beginning of every year as people write down New Year’s resolutions. Exercise more, lose weight, spend less time on social media, read more books, eat kale, the list goes on and on. During this period of self-reflection and resolution-setting, don’t forget to consider your job! …

How to Practice & Rehearse for a Job Interview

When searching for a job a lot of time goes into writing a resume and searching for jobs online. By the time the interview rolls around, there is often not enough notice to spend much time preparing. Interview coaches encourage job seekers to practice for a job interview well before there is even an interview …

Career Research: Factors to Consider

With a 17 year old at home and college on the horizon, there’s a lot of talk at my house about college majors and potential careers. Right now, we are talking about possibilities and looking at what it would be like to be a biochemist, a computer scientist, a lawyer, or a physician’s assistant. It’s …

Spring Job Fairs: Refresh Your Job Search

Along with the end of winter, spring brings the likelihood of nicer weather and something you might not have attributed to spring — job fair season. A job fair is a refreshing change of pace from online job searching and allows you an opportunity to meet face-to-face with employers and ideally make connections with potential …

“Fake It ‘til You Make It” Is Mostly Horrible Advice

“You do it because the doing of it is the thing. The doing is the thing. The talking and worrying and thinking is not the thing.” ― Amy Poehler, Yes Please I’ve heard some variation of the same horrible advice given time and time again to newbie entrepreneurs – “fake it ‘til you make it.” It’s important to …