A client recently shared an email he had received from a “competitor” in his industry. The author of the email was attempting to position himself as an expert in their trade and belittle my client for his unique style of doing business. The email carried a negative tone and read as a stream of consciousness...

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...

All employers want to make good hiring decisions, and you want them to select you!  Make it easier for prospective employers to realize the great value that you can bring to their organization (and thus how good you can make them look too!) by maximizing the value of ‘Social Proof’ on your LinkedIn profile.  Doing...

The Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com) article, ‘Assistance for Laid-off Workers Gets Downsized’, posted Feb. 17, 2014 brings to light the financial pressures large Outplacement firms have succumbed to in order to cut operating costs. While doing so, they have been touting the benefits of technology and streamlining (read ‘impersonalizing’) services by relying on group enrollment...