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When I started my career, my employer:
- paid 100% of my medical and other benefits. Now I pay a big part of premiums and deductibles and copays.

- funded a pension for my retirement. Now I contribute to a 401k and fund my own IRA.

- provided a career path, training and development, and an unspoken promise of lifetime employment. Now?

Now I control my own career!

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Great leaders make great decisions. This article shares a simple way to make better decisions.

Google Chief Decision Scientist: Ask This Question Before Every Big Decision Don't make any important decision without asking yourself this one question first.

Will resumes become irrelevant?

This one decision helped an investment firm radically diversify its intern program Capital Group was concerned that its intern program was too homogeneous. Ditching résumés helped them recruit a class that was 50% female and 58% nonwhite.

Here is more support for the urgency of taking control of your career and job search. We can help!

U.S. Job Gains for Next Decade Projected To Be Much Slower Than After 2008 Crisis U.S. Job Gains for Next Decade Projected to Much Slower Than After 2008 Crisis

We now offer Career Coaching and Job Search Training. How do you know if you should hire a coach?

'Hiring a qualified coach can help you to land a new job faster than going it alone if you meet any of the following criteria:
You’ve not been in a job search for a long time.
You’re looking to make a significant career switch.
You don’t have a strong network and applying online is your primary strategy.
You haven’t updated your resume or LinkedIn for a few years.
You’re still exploring and don’t have a clear target or career goal.
You’re running “from” versus running “to” a new opportunity.
You’re in a negative place due to chronic unemployment or a difficult exit from your prior company.
You’ve been searching for a few months and not getting any bites.
You consistently make it to the first interview, but never the second.'

Contact me for a free, 30-minute career checkup.

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Baby boomer job seekers have so much to offer hiring managers, but there may be days when it doesn't feel that way.

11 tips for finding a job when you're over 50, from an 'ageism' expert Job hunting is never easy, and during the COVID economy it's gotten even harder. But what if you're over 50? Ageism expert Kerry Hannon weighs in on whether older adults are more or less likely to be hired in today's market and what they can do to become more competitive.

Caroline Ceniza-Levine provides great mid-career evaluation advice in this article. Plus the article includes several links to tools that will bring objectivity and clarity to the process.

Hit The Mid-Career Plateau? 10 Ways To Get Unstuck How do you overcome that weary feeling of constantly putting in 100% effort and not feeling valued? When is it OK to voice your opinions…to ask for a raise? What can you do to avoid the mid-career plateau?

Job seekers should be prepared to ask questions in the interview process. This article provides great examples of questions to consider. Try pairing 8 and 17 to see if you get consistent answers.

A Survey of 1 Million People Reveals 35 Great Questions the Best Candidates Ask During Job Interviews I asked over one million LinkedIn followers their favorite questions to ask potential employers. Want to hire superstars? You better be prepared to answer them.

It's always good to keep a resume updated. Beware, though, using words that may make hiring managers' eyes roll.

'What do all the words above have in common?
They're adjectives.
Which means, in terms of résumés, they have no meaning.' Jeff Haden

The 10 Most Commonly Used Resume Buzzwords Hiring Managers Hate the Most How many make your list? More important, what do you look for when you review resumes?

Career decisions and job searches can be challenging. Put yourself in the best frame of mind with tips from Laura Garnett, author, and executive performance strategist.

How To Make Career Decisions When It Seems Impossible To Plan Anything Right Now Your go-to strategies for making decisions with clarity.

While I do not suggest 'obsessing' on a resume, there are some basics that are important. This article provides good guidance. Thanks Chris Westfall for a great article.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriswestfall/2020/07/17/how-to-write-a-great-resume-avoid-the-mistake-that-95-of-experts-wont-tolerate/

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How To Write A Great Resume: Avoid The Mistake That 95% Of Experts Won’t Tolerate According to recent survey conducted by ResumeLab, there are a series of missteps and mistakes that could be holding you back on your resumé.