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Time For Some Changes – As We Prepare For 2022
What questions are you going to challenge yourself with in 2022? Perhaps it’s time for a close look at ourselves and prepare for some changes...
Gifts Aplenty Around the World – Let’s Make our Gifts Count
This is the time of year when companies have their annual Christmas parties, or some sort of holiday get together. Office politics and politicall...
Thankfulness is Powerful Fuel for Your Well Being
Being thankful throughout the year has incredible benefits on our quality of life. What’s more, it may be one of the most overlooked tools.
Choose Well, Celebrate Freedom
We choose to do the things we do, and it is important to choose well because what we do today does impact our tomorrows. Choose Well. Choose Freedo...
Everyday Decisions Are Driving Me Crazy
Making decisions can be difficult at times, agreed? It could be because we do not know or have all the information needed to make a good decision. ...
MEMORIAL DAY
By: Travis Jones, CEO at Career Development Partners, Inc. Memorial Day is merely the beginning of Summer for some, but for others, it is a day to...
Holistic Offboarding Helps Create Loyal Alumni
Departures are often emotional events, but a holistic, well-designed offboarding program can ensure that heightened emotions do not prevent an orde...
What Do You Want to be Remembered For?
Another year has come and will be soon be gone and we are about to embark on a new year and new adventures. Take some time to reflect on the highs...
Merry Christmas!
Gathering for the holidays has shifted this year and a time we will never forget. Social distancing, zoom gatherings, no gatherings, no travelin...
Its Never Been More Challenging to Lead
“Disrupt HR” has become an interesting platform for human resource professionals who have a seat at the table with the C-Suite. Contributors with a...
INDEPENDENCE is Dependence
In America, we were founded to promote a level of freedom and liberty unlike anywhere else on earth. It seems that the more freedom people gain, th...
What’s the Next Big Question?
Could this pandemic be a once in a lifetime change or should we be asking, “what’s next?”. The good news is that we will get through this. ...
Why Outplacement is Critical NOW!
Career transition support provides an important safety net and access to critical resources for those facing unexpected job loss. Professiona...
Talk About Something Other than Work for a Change
Most work conversations are agenda driven but with the remote work environment we are living in, we must adjust to energize our employees different...
Launching New Managers for the Success of the Whole Team
Many of the best and brightest emerging employees in organizations have the desire to advance and develop quickly. If the opportunity d...
“Truth” is the Engine That Propels Growth
Collaboration is something that energizes me when others participate in a conversational dialog. Speech that is filled with a person’s belief about...
High Beam Thinking Will Change Your Career and Your Future
Do you remember the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen? A story about the self-important emperor who is duped in...
Change Can Be Like Putting a Harness and Halter On Your Employees
It really doesn’t have to be like this. Communication needs to go into overdrive to get buy-in and true change. A team’s resistance to change can...
I Need 10,000 Hours to Master My Job Search – NOT!
by Travis Jones, CEO at Career Development Partner Traveling by jet and reading the in-flight magazines brings new insights on fascinating...
Want a more positive and productive workplace? Starts with a culture of Trust!
Originally published by Kimberlee Courtney, CCI Consulting What Does a Respectful Trusting Workplace Look Like? A respectful workplace is one where...
Blogs
Writing A Results-Based Resume
A results-based resume will help your resume stand out! The details of your work experience should identify the value you brought to your job!
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The Mental Health Effect of Job Loss
Unemployment can have a devastating impact on one’s mental and physical health even for those who do not experience financial stress.
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6 Signs You Nailed Your Job Interview
If there’s one thing that drives people crazy when applying for jobs, it’s the uncertainty. But these 6 signs can help give you insight...
10 Ways to Supercharge Your Career
It’s not enough to expect your job search to turn around; you have to make it happen. Discover 10 ways you can step up your career.
...Time For Some Changes – As We Prepare For 2022
What questions are you going to challenge yourself with in 2022? Perhaps it’s time for a close look at ourselves and prepare for some changes...
Gifts Aplenty Around the World – Let’s Make our Gifts Count
This is the time of year when companies have their annual Christmas parties, or some sort of holiday get together. Office politics and politicall...
Realistic Expectations
During your job search you will be forced out of your comfort zone and will research various details and make many decisions. The job search proces...
Choose Your Lens
When one is faced with a challenging situation the outcome is greatly influenced by the lens through which that obstacle is viewed. Especially when...
Thankfulness is Powerful Fuel for Your Well Being
Being thankful throughout the year has incredible benefits on our quality of life. What’s more, it may be one of the most overlooked tools.
The Twenty Dollars Story
I was recently re-acquainted with this story. I could not find an attribute for the original author, but I thought it was worth sharing. “A wel...
Anatomy of an Interview
When you are being interviewed for a position, you are viewed as an expense. The hiring manager has multiple choices who to hire and is trying to d...
The Core Traits of Career Success
I believe that there is a pattern of behavior among highly successful managers, and that studying what works can help others grow successful withou...
The 3 Networks You Need
We all know how important networks are in all the different parts of our lives: medical and health, financial and legal, and especially i...
Three Key Elements of a Successful Job Search
You have had successful career. You may have had varying degrees of satisfaction with your career, from loving every minute and looking forward to ...
Difficult Interview Situations #3
There are a number of situations that come up during job interviews that require a bit of finesse to navigate. Especially given the power dynamics ...
It’s a Matter of Perspective
When one is faced with a challenging situation the outcome is greatly influenced by the perspective in which that obstacle is viewed. Especia...
The Impact of a Positive Attitude
Most individuals involved in a job search are not sales professionals, which is why the process is usually “uncomfortable.” A job search requir...
7 Habits of Effective Job Seekers
For over 25 years one of the most respected business texts has be The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I wondered if these same principle...
Learn to Understand Interview-Speak
During your job search process, it’s important that you verify what you are saying and also confirm your understanding of what is being said ...
Goal Setting for Job Search Success
Goal is defined as the object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. What makes successful business people so successful...
The Mental Side of Job Search
One of the greatest challenges of any job search is establishing and maintaining momentum regardless of results achieved. Your job search is a lear...
Choose Well, Celebrate Freedom
We choose to do the things we do, and it is important to choose well because what we do today does impact our tomorrows. Choose Well. Choose Freedo...
Declare Your Independence
In preparing to go the fireworks display on July 4th it occurs to me that many of us are feeling much like our founding fathers. Oppressed, explo...
How to Write Thank-You Notes that Impress Hiring Managers
I recently saw a thread on LinkedIn with the subject “Do I really need to send a thank-you after an interview?” I know it was my own bias, but ...
