by Rick Christensen | Nov 12, 2020 | Career Transition, Rick Christensen
I recently did a google search that started the with the phrase “how many” and google in its helpful way suggested “how many jobs should I apply for”. So, of course, I now had a burning need to know the answer – how many jobs should I apply for. Google told me I...
by Rick Christensen | Oct 29, 2020 | Career Transition, Rick Christensen
When you first embark on your job search journey, you are filled with anticipation, enthusiasm and high expectations. If your job search efforts continue over a long period of time, you have may have already experienced rejection, objections and frustration. Many job...
by Rick Christensen | Sep 10, 2020 | Career Transition, Rick Christensen
I am often asked if a person should accept an offer or wait until something better comes along. It depends. It is obviously very stressful to be unemployed because the bills are still coming in even when the paycheck stops. That’s why financial planners...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 27, 2020 | Career Transition, Rick Christensen
Several studies and our experience at Career Development Partners show that most people make mistakes – search-prolonging mistakes – in the first three days of their search. These words of caution will help you start your search in the best possible way. Check with...
by Rick Christensen | May 21, 2020 | Career Transition, Job Success, Rick Christensen, Success, Successful People
Early in my career I worked with an engineer who had a picture of toad on his desk. This was a huge, fat, green, slimy, wart infested toad. It had to be one of the ugliest creatures on earth. The caption read, “Eat a live toad first thing in...
by Travis Jones | May 19, 2020 | Career Transition, Featured, Outplacement, Travis Jones
Career transition support provides an important safety net and access to critical resources for those facing unexpected job loss. Professional job search support is always important but with what’s happened to our current economic and business climate, it’s...
