How to Survive and Thrive After a Job Loss, Part 2: Finding Your Way
In Part 1 of this 4-part series on “How to Survive and Thrive After a Job Loss”, we saw the big picture impact of this major life event. You need…
Build a LinkedIn Profile that Attracts Recruiters
LinkedIn is not a passive job seeking tool. You need to be active on it to attract the recruiters and hiring managers you need to get your next job. There…
Is There Discrimination in Recruiting?
Fact: There is ageism, racism, and sexism in the workplace and in the recruiting process Fact: There are good, decent, honorable people in the recruiting process who are just looking for the best candidate regardless of…
Career Transition in the Covid-19 World and Beyond
U.S. jobless claims have passed the 40 million mark. An astounding number. Many of the unemployed didn’t see it coming before the Covid crisis hit and it should be a…
Accelerate Your Job Search
On average, it takes about 6-months to find a job. The length of time increases the higher the level of a job you are looking for. If you’re looking for…
Job Loss is Not Easy… Maybe This Will Help
When I lost my job after nearly 25-years at Johnson & Johnson, at 52-years-old with two kids in college and one in high school, I felt a wide range…
“Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste” – Winston Churchill
“If it looks like you're overreacting, you’re probably doing the right thing” – Anthony Fauci Act now as if you lost your job and you’re probably doing the right…
Are you Prepared? 3 Must-Have Areas of Focus for Your Career
Are You Prepared? These days, this question can mean different things. Are you prepared to handle the Covid-19 situation? Do you have food, water, medicine and, of course, enough toilet…
4-Steps to Take Control of Your Career Now
The world, as we knew it, has taken a dramatic turn in the past few weeks. And the uncertainty of the future will probably be with us for months…
Hey 1st Connections… yeah, I’m talking to you!
We’re about to hit some pretty hard times. Projected unemployment numbers are predicted to hit 20% or more in the not-too-distant future. There are going to be people reaching…