Career Job Seekers and PDS’ Human Touch Approach
Studies have shown that losing a job is one of life’s most emotional events. It ranks slightly behind losing a love one, divorce, serious illness, extraordinary debt and homelessness. When losing a job, a small percentage of individuals experience anxiety levels considered to be medically dangerous. A majority experience an emotional roller coaster bouncing back...
Eight Ways to Add to Your Career Value When You Are Not Working
When I was working for a Not-for-Profit organization, we were allocated $25.00 each for professional development! As part of our annual review, we were challenged to identify something we wanted to learn that would benefit our role, and stay within budget. Being a researcher and lifelong learner at heart, I scoured the internet to see...
LinkedIn Leverage: Own your own name on LinkedIn in 2 minutes or less
When someone signs up for a new account, LinkedIn automatically assigns an address that typically looks like this: linkedin.com/pub/firstnamelastname/8/9b5/7a – rather messy. Taking charge of your LinkedIn address by customizing it to your own name will: Allow you to add your LinkedIn address to your resume which will alert prospective employers to know you are positioned there,...