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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.Â...
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. Â 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 ...
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 a...
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 c...
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 t...
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...
Teaching and Leading in the Workplace is Noble Work
Excellent leaders are admirable teachers and help to mold the future of those they lead. Leaders stereotypically shape an individual’s future by ...
Hire some of the brightest and most talented workers in the marketplace today!
As a member of a small business owner’s group, a frequent topic in our meetings is the lack of quality hard working employees. Here are some of m...
Is it true that reading is like brain food?
Through talking with friends and colleagues, it seems that most haven’t read a book in the last year, which would lead one to conclude book-rea...
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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 ...
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.Â...
Adopt These 2 Mindsets and You’ll Become Unstoppable
Despite the difficult circumstances that may happen in your life, there is always an opportunity to overcome them and grow. You want true freedom i...
Awkward Interview Situations
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 ...
Break These Habits to be More Successful
Sometimes we are our own worst enemy, or our most critical judges. We do things that sabotage our success. Not intentionally, of course. But if you...
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 ...
How to Write the Perfect Email Signature
When you’re using email to job search or network, it’s important to include a professional email signature that has your contact informatio...
6 Signs You Nailed Your Job Interview
If there’s one thing that drives people crazy when applying for jobs, it’s the uncertainty. Of course, you always want to get a job offer, but ...
Age is Just a Number!
Whether you are too young to get promoted or too “old” to get the job, age plays an outsized role in professional careers. Perceptions ...
A Prescription for Career Resilience
For most of the modern history of work, the employer-employee relationship was based on an unwritten “Psychological Contract.” The unwritten ru...
6 Steps to Success on a New Job
Congratulations, you landed that new job you were praying for. All those weeks of uncertainty are over, you have a clear vision of your future. Now...
If Networking Works, Why Don’t We Do It?
There’s no denying that the strength of one’s professional network has bearing on one’s career success. It’s estimated that...
Writing A Results-based Resume
Many people run into trouble when writing the details of the work experience section on a resume. Commonly, the work experience section is made up ...
How Older Workers Can Recover from Job Loss
I recently read an article about the employment prospects for those of us over 50, it gave some startling statistics that we all intuitively know a...
Writing A Great LinkedIn Invitation
I just got another one – a generic connection request from someone I don’t know. “Hi Rick, I’d like to join your LinkedIn n...
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...
Are You Listening
“Can you hear me now?’ was the popular tag line in a commercial for a cell phone company. But the real question we should be asking in ...
The Importance of Your Voice
There are so many factors that play into creating your first impression when you meet new people. One of those factors that is not addressed enough...
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