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Marielena
Mata

Who is the Boss? Part 2

Last time I wrote about the boss and how to be a great one.  This time, I’d like to write about the qualities to look for in a boss based on my previous experiences.  Sometimes I think I’m too subjective about these things but, interestingly enough, when I read articles about great ...


Thomas Patrick
Chuna

Daily Move To Your Goal

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.  Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.” ~ Bruce Lee As I write this, it is June 20th, the 39th anniversary of the death of Bruce Lee…You might wonder what Bruce Lee has to do with a job search...


Thomas Patrick
Chuna

The Humble Assessment Exercise – Further Thoughts

In “coach speak,” an assessment exercise is a term we use to describe having the job seeker think about themselves, and then write about themselves, and then analyze what they have thought and written, for the purposes of illumination and guidance. The reason they are called “exercises”...


Thomas Patrick
Chuna

A common objection I get from unemployed people

“I need a job, who has time to think and write?” I hear this every time I am talking with a client for the first time.  I get it, you’re frustrated, angry, teetering on the edge financially. Still, you aren’t excused from doing the heavy lifting that a job search requires... l...


Thomas Patrick
Chuna

Time Management as a Life Skill

Today’s blog is inspired (as usual) by a conversation I recently had... the actual quote that got my wheels turning was this:“Gosh Tom, everything you ask me to do really takes up a lot of my time” This was after my third email asking for his finished assessment exercises. Yes, I said THI...