Career Momentum is an asset that most professionals ignore, are not aware of, or do not know how to manage. Most do not know that it is a highly fungible commodity—currency—when you are making a job change to get the role, salary, and the title you wish in your next job. They also fail to see the impact of their career momentum on how it can influence their perception when they land their next...

As a career coach I get countless inquiries and requests to respond to prospects’ needs for career advice and related topics. Having now worked with several thousand clients I have codified my first impressions by how they approach me with their request to take the next steps. First impressions are important, not just for how I see where a person’s head is at, but also how they come across to...

One of the first items in many prospects’ list of things to get done when they engage with me is their résumé. This is especially true for those who are looking to make a transition in their job and who want to move to another company. When they complete my Client Intake Questionnaire and send it along with their current résumé I often marvel at what they were...

Ask yourself this simple question: "Does my business need a website?" If your response was anything other than "yes," you need to think again. It doesn't matter if you're the head of a multinational corporation that employs thousands of people or a mom-and-pop shop from around the way, you need a website to attract potential customers online. If you have a business, the lack of an online...

Tweet: Most tout their past with banal résumé bullets that make them look mediocre. Try this new approach to see how it transforms your self-view! It is well known that most employees are barely engaged in their jobs and some are actively disengaged. Gallop pols over the years show that, depending on which country and culture you dig into, nearly 80% of the employees are disengaged in their...

Many of my clients work in locations remotely from where their bosses are located—“HQ.” Although this can be a blessing in may ways—you think you have more freedom to do what you want when no one is “watching” you, you can come and go as you please, among others—yet there are many traps that can be detrimental to your welfare, even your career, if you do not understand what it takes to manage...

A 2012 study by Accu-Screen, ADP, and SHRM revealed that more than 50% of the résumés contain lies. Most jobseekers are tempted to lie to make themselves look better than they are and even take the risk of getting caught after they land the job because they think that once on- board they are safe. Many recent examples prove otherwise. There are various rankings of these lies,...

On Saturday, March 28, there is a Pan-IIT Job Fair in Santa Clara, where two Silicon Valley luminaries will share their career paths and how they re-invented themselves to get to where they are today. Their stories will be showcased as Fireside Chats in an interview-exchange format, when the attendees will get to hear them. In addition, there are about a dozen world-class companies (Google,...

Clients often approach me when they realize that their momentum in the current role is tanking or that they see problem areas because of how the team is not providing the best environment for their ongoing success. Often, too, it is the new manager, who creates an environment that throttles team members’ growth through micromanagement and other vulgarities. Some are tempted to leave the...

Prospective clients often call me to get their résumés redone in a presentable form. They generally begin the call with their question, Can you improve my résumé? They are surprised when I tell them that if they want their résumé redone they are better off seeing a résumé writer. They are surprised when I tell them that I can help to...