We’re at the point in my LYJ (Love Your Job) Search Class where I ask participants to do the following assignment. I was reminded again how valuable this exercise is so I wanted to post it here:
Ask 3 people who know you well what your biggest strengths are as they see it. Choose a variety
Most jobseekers I’ve worked with have at their fingertips a rich resource of contacts they could be making much better use of. Part of this, I’ve found, relates to fears around asking for help. These fears include such thoughts as, “Everyone is so busy,” or “Why would I burden someone with my situation.” Sometimes it’s,
Question, from a 2010 grad: I’ve been browsing position openings, and I found two entry-level positions at the same company that are a strong fit for where my skills are and what I want to do. Both positions are in fundraising, one concentrating more on individual giving and the other on foundation/corporate relations. I’ve heard
Question, from a recent grad in a new job: “Today is my fourth day, and I’m already feeling bored. I’m hoping this is just me being impatient and that things will get better. I’m glad to be employed and to have an income, but my gut instinct about this job was right — this definitely
Adelaide Lancaster is a co-founder, with Amy Abrams, of In Good Company, and she loves her job. She excels at making business ideas a reality and helping businesses grow to their potential. She founded In Good Company to respond to the isolation many women business owners feel. Membership provides women entrepreneurs with professional peers, events,
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1. What do you love about your job?
I get paid
Jon Ritzdorf is an adjunct instructor of translation technologies and localization concepts at both New York University and the Monterey Institute of International Studies who loves his job. In the classroom, he strives to empower translation newbies as well as veteran professionals through in-depth instruction of language technology, website localization and the business of translation.
David graduated from a joint JD/MBA program in May 2010. Having gone straight from college to graduate school, he was faced with the task of finding his first full-time position out of school and like many law and business students found himself battling an inhospitable market. He started his job search while in his last
Three LYJ jobseekers have had phone interviews in the past two weeks so I put together some quick tips. Phone interviews are quite common as step one for a job search process so it’s best to be prepared.
1. Make sure you have somewhere quiet and comfortable to speak, and a strong phone connection.
2. Find out,
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