You’ve done everything right on the application, done everything they’ve asked for, you still got a rejection letter – or worse, no response at all. You answered everything perfectly in that interview, but they didn’t call you back for the next round. You’ve crossed every “t” and dotted every “i”, but recruiters and hiring managers […]
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Professional coaching is pretty fantastic. It shouldn’t be very controversial that I have that opinion; I am, after all, a professional coach myself. Years of doing this kind of work have taught me (just a little) humility, though. So I recognize that no product or service is universal, and there might be all sorts of […]
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People tend to focus the most on their careers when they’re in a slump. That makes about as much sense as trying your best to harvest food from your farm in the middle of winter, rather than learning to optimize in the good times. In order to have the best chance at a prosperous, successful […]
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I’m a Career Coach. In fact, I lead the team of Career Coaches here at Ama La Vida. And so pretty much all day every day I’m talking, reading and thinking about people’s careers. Because of this position, lots of folks ask me what “secrets” I know that the general public doesn’t. What are the […]
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Interviews are happening again, and more than a few folks may be a little rusty. Time to shake the dust off of the interview technique and get prepared to answer these common foundational, but tricky interview questions. Each of these questions is one that I’ve asked in most of my recent interviews as a hiring […]
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When you picture the day-to-day job of a career coach, plenty of things come to mind. Helping clients polish their resumes or online profiles. Preparing them for interviews or negotiations. Even just being a resource for them for all the strange questions that come up during the job search process. For me, that also draws […]
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Let’s start with a question: do you do your own taxes? Many, perhaps even most people living in America do. You fire up some software (or even do it by hand if you’re old-school) and take the standard deduction, click “File” and you’re all set. Most Americans do their own taxes because their taxes aren’t more complicated […]
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Once upon a time, the concept of a video interview was so strange that almost no one prepared for them. But even before 2020, some companies were starting to realize the benefit of interviewing candidates without having to drag them all into a central location. Now, video interviewing is everywhere! If you’re on the job […]
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Rip off the band-aid, make a clean break, and dump the old you – it’s 2020! It’s time to give your career the fresh new style it deserves. Today, we’re going to share the tactics you need to put in place to help you revitalize your career! There’s a lot of benefit to doing a […]
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Any way you look at it, there’s a lot of advice out there. There’s an abundance of voices out there offering you guidance and wisdom in your career journey. And that’s a great thing! People are unique, and so are their needs, so there’s no “one size fits all” approach that could ever work. But […]
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In the first three installments of this series, we laid out the proper ways to prepare mentally for an interview, how to navigate the Q&A process, and how to effectively follow up with your interviewers. Taken all together, that provides a nice road map for a clean process with no surprises. This edition we’re going […]
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Welcome back to our How To Interview series! In the last installment, I covered how to nail the all-important question-and-answer process that will make up the bulk of your interview experience. But as any hiring manager will tell you, that process is only the first stage in winning the job. In order to explain why, […]
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