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Monthly Archives: November 2010
The Job Search: Word Choices to Avoid Poor Communication & Misunderstandings
As a writer, the only thing more important than the words I choose to use are the ideas behind those words, for without ideas no words would follow. But sometimes even a professional writer fails to adequately express the underlying … Continue reading
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Tagged avoiding poor communication, buzz words, clear writing, common errors, common writing mistakes, Employment, finding a job, finding employment, frequently misused words, grammar, homophones, how to write, Job hunting, Job Search, Lynda Watts, miscommunication, professionals over 40, proofread, proofreading, secrets to success, word choice, writing, writing for meaning
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Integrity in Your Job Search & Career
Recently I was reviewing a career-type website to determine whether or not I wanted to link to it from this blog. I’d exchanged a few emails with its owner who, of course, was pushing for the link. Just when I … Continue reading
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Tagged a lack of integrity, Business, Career, career integrity, career opportunity, charcter, Employment, fooling your employer, honest, honesty in the work place, integrity, Job hunting, Job interview, Job Search, linkedin, Lynda Watts, managing your career, professionals over 40, Rose Halas
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Storms & Perspectives: The Value of Change in Hard Times
Countless motivational sites, free email subscriptions to daily motivational quotes, and well-intended “uplifting” rhetoric from every talking head on the tube, have combined to dilute the value of what we know as “motivation.” Like the calluses our hands develop from … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Health, Work
Tagged after 40, after the storm, attitude, calm before the storm, career change, change, change in attitude, death of loved-one, divorce, fear of change, fighting depression, hard times, keeping your chin up, Lynda Watts, making a change, Mental Health, Mother Nature, Motivation, opportunities, personal crisis, perspective, Storm, Thunderstorm, unemployment, value in life
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The Job Interview: “Tell Me About Yourself”
You finally got the interview you’ve worked so hard to secure, you’ve donned your best “power suit,” polished your shoes, and you find yourself staring across the desk into the bored, over-worked eyes of a hiring manager. In spite of … Continue reading
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Tagged after 40, career change, career opportunity, Elevator pitch, Elevator Speech, Employment, finding a job, finding employment, how to answer interview question, Icebreaker, Interview, interviewee, interviewer, Job interview, job interview skills, Job Search, mature men, mature women, middle age career change, opportunities, professionals over 40, Question, Résumé, Skype
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Age Discrimination: Can You Prove It?
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), enacted in 1967, protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The ADEA’s protections apply to both employees and job applicants. Under the ADEA, it … Continue reading
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Tagged ADEA, after 40, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Ageism, career change, Discrimination, EEOC, Employment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Equal Opportunity Employment, fear of change, Gross v. FBL Financial, H.R. 3721, Human rights, Job hunting, Job Search, Jones v. Oklahoma City Public Schools, Law, Lawsuit, Lynda Watts, McDonnell Douglas v. Green, middle age career change, POWADA, protecting older workers against discrimination act, Red Rock Western Jeep Tours v., S. 1756, state or federal claim
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The Career Coach: Worthwhile or Worthless?
I began this series with the article Want to Find Employment? Stop Looking for a Job! — the result of my interview with career coach Randy Block. In this second installment to the series, we’ll dive right into the question … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, after 40, Alternative, Business, career change, career coach, career opportunity, Coaching, Employment, finding a job, finding employment, Health, Jillian Michaels, Job hunting, Job Search, linkedin, Lynda Watts, making a change, managing your career, Michael Jordan, middle age career change, professionals over 40, Randy Block, reasons to hire a coach, secrets to success
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Want to Find Employment? Stop Looking for a Job!
The Over 40 crowd — and especially the Over 50 crowd — needs to know what I didn’t know until today! A PRELIMINARY ASIDE: A week ago, I scheduled an interview with Career Coach Randy Block, of Block & Associates, … Continue reading
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Tagged a new approach for executives, approach to career placement, Business, Business and Economy, Career, career opportunity, Employment, Employment website, executive placement, finding a job, independent contractor, Job Search, linkedin, Lynda Watts, networking, professionals over 40, professionals over 50, Randy Block, Résumé, Skill
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Critical Resume’ Formatting Tips
In Résumé Rules and How to Make the Top 5%, I talked about the various tips and techniques for creating a great résumé, amongst other things. And then this morning, I opened an email from a recruiter only to learn … Continue reading
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Tagged Applicant Tracking System, ATS, Education, Employment, formatting your resume', Human resources, Job hunting, Job Search, Lynda Watts, Microsoft Word, middle age career change, Professional, Résumé, recruiters, resume for over 40, resume format, resume rules, resume technology, Word Processors
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How to Become a Top 5% Job Seeking Candidate
First, let me say that I do not profess to be an expert in the field of job searching. It is, however, “what I do” with nearly all of my time these days: I am looking for the right career … Continue reading
