by Rick Christensen | Aug 12, 2021 | Career Transition, Job Search, Rick Christensen
When one is faced with a challenging situation the outcome is greatly influenced by the perspective in which that obstacle is viewed. Especially when one’s world is turned upside down by job loss, the perspective which one views the loss can determine the...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 5, 2021 | Job Search, Rick Christensen
Most individuals involved in a job search are not sales professionals, which is why the process is usually “uncomfortable.” A job search requires you to “sell” your experience and skills to a future employer. If you are NOT currently employed, your FULL-TIME job is...
by Rick Christensen | Jul 8, 2021 | Career Transition, Job Search, Rick Christensen
One of the greatest challenges of any job search is establishing and maintaining momentum regardless of results achieved. Your job search is a learning experience that will build character and teach you things about yourself you never knew. It’s often effective...
by Rick Christensen | Jun 24, 2021 | Interviewing, Rick Christensen
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 I read it with a whiny inflection that sounded like a spoiled child asking if they really needed to thank Aunt Clara for the...
by Rick Christensen | May 13, 2021 | Networking, Resume, Rick Christensen
Whether you are too young to get promoted or too “old” to get the job, age plays an outsized role in professional careers. Perceptions about who is too youthful to be a manager, director or VP can hold you back on your way up. And unfair biases against...