Stop reading job postings!

A lot of jobseekers fret about what job postings say:  I have most but not all requirements, so should I submit anyway?  I am overqualified, so should I dumb down my resume?  I am afraid to look “old” so should I omit my date of graduation? 

Jobseekers also fret about not hearing back after submitting to numerous postings:  There is no name to follow up with!  There is no description of the process!  I submitted and then found out the job didn’t exist!

 Stop reading job postings!  Read why in my latest post for CNBC.com Executive Careers:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/32491316/site/14081545

Filed under: career coaching, resource recommendation, CNBC.com Executive Careers, job postings, job search, jobseeker

Career Coaching Tips For Getting Unstuck

Read a fun one in my latest CNBC.com blog, accompanied a very fun clip from Seinfeld:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/28794573/site/14081545

Filed under: career coaching, resource recommendation, career coaching, CNBC.com, CNBC.com Executive Careers, get unstuck, Seinfeld

If You Survived 2008, Resolve To Thrive In 2009

What if you like your job and wouldn’t necessarily be looking, except that your company has been laying off in droves? Do you try to hang on or leave as soon as possible?   I answered this question in my post for CNBC.com:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/28140323/site/14081545

Many people survived layoffs in 2008 and may start 2009 thinking about this very issue.  It’s no fun just to spend your time hanging on.  But you also don’t want to just leave if you like your job otherwise.  So instead of thinking about just surviving, think about thriving.   Resolve to make career management a priority for 2009 and block out the time in your calendar now to do all the things you mean to do:

Schedule lunches with your network in the company and outside;

Apply for training opportunities or professional development classes;

Subscribe and read trade journals;

Join a professional organization or some external group that will get you active again.

You dodged a bullet in 2008 but resolve to thrive in 2009, not just survive.

Filed under: career coaching, 2008, 2009, career coaching, CNBC.com Executive Careers, job search, layoffs, new year resolutions