If you’ve been putting off looking for a new opportunity because of summer play and the kids being out...
Tag Archive for: Career
Overcoming the Barriers to Your Success
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Learning, Life, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Career, Get Real Guide to Your Career, life, 0In this crazy world where we are so busy trying to get things done (due yesterday!) and, frankly, a...
Preparing for an Interview? Avoid These “No-No’s”
Karen Colligan, Career, Interviewing, Job search, Career, interview, job search, 0You would think that a person would strive to be sensible when they are in job interview mode. Sorry...
Focus on the Future: Develop the “Soft Skills”
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Learning, Professional development, Uncategorized, Career, personal development plan, 0There’s an old saying among recruiters and other hiring professionals – “Hire for attitude, train for aptitude.” Yet how...
Do you ever wish that you could call up the person you were 20 years ago and share of...
Stress at Work – 5 Tips for Managing It
Karen Colligan, Career, Life, Uncategorized, Work-life balance, Career, life, personality types, 0A recent survey by Towers Watson showed that stress is the number one workforce risk factor. Not at all...
Color Your Year Fulfilling: 3 Key Career Questions for 2014
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Learning, Career, opportunity, planning, working on a dream, 0The beginning of the year is a good time for self-reflection. In my last blog, I talked about reflecting...
Professional Development – Are You Preparing for What’s Next?
Karen Colligan, Career, Learning, Professional development, Uncategorized, Career, personal development plan, resume, skill set, 0You’re in a job you like, you can do it almost on autopilot, and your performance reviews are stellar....
Professional/Career Development – Key to Keeping Your Employees Engaged
Karen Colligan, Career, Engagement, Leadership, People, Professional development, Career, leadership, people, 0Now would be a brilliant time for organizations to be thinking about how to engage their employees, and keep...
Creating the Most Important Brand: Brand YOU
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Job search, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Uncategorized, Career, elevator pitch, Get Real Guide to Your Career, job search, resume, working on a dream, 0In my last blog I talked about STEP 1 in your search for a new opportunity: Taking Inventory. Now...
Ready for a Job or Career Change? Start by Taking Inventory!
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Job search, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Career, Get Real Guide to Your Career, job search, jobs, opportunity, skill set, values, 0Statistics show that a lot more of us are beginning to think about moving on – to a new...
How to Recognize and Adapt to Your Interviewer’s Style
Karen Colligan, Career, Communication, Interviewing, Job search, Career, communication, elevator pitch, interview, job search, personality types, 0In my last blog – Want to Ace That Interview? Make Time to Prepare! – I gave you some...