Self-Assessment | Keppie Careers by Miriam Salpeter

Use emotional intelligence to overcome job search hurdles during holidays

Published on December 8th, 2009
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You’d have to be a robot to not know that it’s tough to be a job seeker during the holidays. Lisa Caldas Kappesser, author of The Smart New Way to Get Hired: Use Emotional Intelligence and Land the Right Job, recognizes this is a stressful time and offers some tips.

Review of Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

Published on September 13th, 2009
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There’s no doubt about it – communicating well is key to success in the job hunt, the work place and in life! You can improve your communication skills, and the authors of Crucial Conversations offer a guidebook to get you started.

Job seekers-what message are you sending?

Published on September 1st, 2009
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Are you the job seeking equivalent of the man at the side of the road holding up a sign that no one understands? Stop and reevaluate the message you are sending to employers!

30-Day Job Promotion – a review. Win a copy!

Published on August 17th, 2009
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Don’t forget that it is up to you to drive your career bus! If you want a promotion, it is important to put the wheels in motion if you expect to land that new title or salary. 30-Day Job Promotion offers some tips to help you evaluate what you want and how to get there…

How to get an employer to review your resume – spoon feed it!

Published on May 19th, 2009
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Are you offering whole apples when they want applesauce? Green beans when they need bananas? Spoon feed exactly what the employer wants to get past the initial screening.

Some takeaways for job seekers

Published on April 9th, 2009
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Some important reminders for job seekers: there are jobs, social networking is key and more! Read on for tips to inspire and inform your search…

Change the way you navigate your job search

Published on April 6th, 2009
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As a career coach and blogger, I am constantly seeking inspiration and looking for messages to convert into job search advice for my readers. So, when I watched a commercial for Lexus recently, one sound byte really resonated with me: You can’t change traffic, so change the way you drive through it!

You SHOULD be trying to find a job

Published on March 31st, 2009
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Seth Godin thinks everyone should stop looking for a job and start a small business. Provocative, but preposterous, I think! Read on to learn more…

5 Strategies to help you with a bad boss

Published on March 30th, 2009
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So, you work for a jerk? But, it’s a recession, so you aren’t looking to change jobs. (At least not now!) So, some tips to help you try to build a relationship with the person you probably spend a lot of your time trying to avoid…

When should you take a mediocre job?

Published on February 2nd, 2009
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In today’s economy, it is tough to counsel “choice” to job seekers. When bills need to be paid, and jobs seem few and far between, many don’t consider “options” as part of their job hunting mentality. That said, taking a bad job probably is not the wisest career move.