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Coachable Moment: Are you a Ghost Employee?

  Whether you are in-office, hybrid, or remote, chances are according to several new studies(1) you are a Ghost Employee. What is a Ghost Employee you ask? Well, it’s a person who is disengaged in their job. They are easily distracted, play hooky a lot when working remotely, and in general don’t care about the

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Networking Tip

  I regularly discuss the importance of networking with clients, whether they are hunting for a new job, changing careers, or are business owners. Networking seems so daunting to people, and one of my tips for them is to bring an extroverted friend or colleague to any event, training, meeting, etc., that they attend to

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JOB SEARCH TIP – CONTROL YOUR PHONE AND EMAIL

If you want a job… check phone messages daily, and clear excess messages out. Return calls with a call, not a text (unless requested)! 1) If a potential employer can’t get in touch with you, you won’t get the interview. 2) If your messages are full up and the employer can’t leave you a message,

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Quiet Firing, the Cowards Way of Reducing Your Workforce!

  Whether company executives are scared to have a public layoff in the news (wouldn’t want those shareholders skittish), or too lazy or fearful to let problem employees go, to wanting to reduce employee headcount the cheap way, employers have been utilizing quiet firing for a couple of decades.  While the quiet firing phrase is

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Job Search & Career Management Tip

There is never a reason to lie about your qualifications for a position.  Regardless of whether you lie in your resume, at the interview, in background search information provided, or once you are working at the new organization, in the end you could lose the job.  You will always be found out, ultimately, and all

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Habit Stacking, How To Increase Your Productivity and Reduce Procrastination

  HABIT STACKING – the repeated behaviors that reinforce neural pathways.  This method is a great way of establishing patterns or routines over time, and reduce procrastination temptations.  Utilizing it creates more consistency, as you can utilize both old actions already in place and new actions together.  Similar to learning a new piece of music,

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RTO Shouldn’t Be Required for All Workers

This should have been the trend in the first place, instead of one-size fits all RTO. In the article from LinkedIn I commented on, which I include below this article, high performers are cited as the workers who should get work from home options. High performing workers are typically early starters that get ahead of

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A Quality LinkedIn Profile Is High Value for both Jobseeker and Recruiters

In a recent study done by LinkedIn, job seekers who developed comprehensive LinkedIn profiles had a 71% higher chance of getting a job interview.  The study also found that 87% of recruiters found LinkedIn valuable in assessing new candidates during the hiring process.  The recruiters described it as an integral part of the talent acquisition

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Companies – Your RTO Should Be Carefully Considered!

This post got quite a bit of play on LinkedIn, so I thought it would appropriate to share it with clients and potential clients on my blog: Companies should carefully consider “why” they feel the need to make every employee return to the office five days a week. This is far more about “controlling people”

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