Career Coach and Career Coaching Articles

<img src="http://www.inman.com/files/imagecache/article-photo/files/imagefield/bubble_people_thought_bubbles_0.jpg" width="225" height="151" align="right"/>You’ve spent countless hours preparing your program launch. Everything is moving forward like clockwork and the last email is just about to go out. With the special offer you’ve included you’re expecting to generate some real interest from your list. Then it happens - the thing you dread the most. No signups. Has this happened to you? You’re certainly not alone.

As a society, we are hooked on happiness. If you need any convincing, I encourage you to visit your favorite on-line book seller and type in the word happiness. There you will find thousands of titles that promise to share the secrets of living a more blissful and delight-filled life. And yet, regardless of the panacea of information found within most popular happiness self-help books, none pay adequate respect to the fact that many people will need an emotional clearing in order to live the happiness hypothesis.

As an active recruiter (I am the owner of HIREghana – www.HIREgh.com), my associates and I come daily across through several hundred of LinkedIn profiles via our candidate sourcing searches and via our very own professional networking too. And we see a lot of things that seem to be common to African profiles, so I decided to write a series of articles aiming to offer my very own humble opinion in the form of advice. This is the four article in a series of postings to come over the next weeks/ year.

As an active recruiter (I am the owner of HIREghana, www.HIREgh.com ), my associates and I come daily through several candidates' CVs (we have a repository of 30000+ Ghanaian CVs). Over the years, I have also read several -unfortunately- bad books on CV writing and a lot of outdated online advice. And while there is plenty of advise on what to write and the how-to, there is rarely emphasis on adding 'cold data' on your CV.

Quotes: "Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable." Madeleine Kuni "Trust life, and it will teach you, in joy and sorrow, all you need to know." James Baldwi "This isn't the end of the story. It's just a twist in the plot." Victoria Mora I ...

For the creative artist, the Inner Critic may be regarded as a helpful servant in disguise. I know, it's hard for artists and others engaged in creativity to wrap their arms around this statement. But it's true. Getting to know the Inner Critic is tantamount to empowering creativity. If we push ...

Slouching is out! It's about demonstrating confidence - standing straight, making eye contact, and connecting with a good, firm handshake. That first impression can be a great beginning, or a quick ending to your interview. Body movement or lack of

Vision and structure To be a strong leader takes a compelling vision for people. It also requires an ability to set up goals and follow-up on it. In addition to this, to enable great things through people, it takes a softer side, a caring side. That is what you call coaching. Focused on enabling great results through people, coaching requires different skills than just leading and managing. These are the new pillars of enabling growth at work, internal motivation, and greater productivity. This is a combination of leadership, management, and coaching.

RC cars are one of the hottest hobbies going but to keep your vehicle in top condition you need to have a stock of standard equipment to maintain your car. There are also great RC car accessories that can add to the experience and get you up and running more easily. nnYou don’t want to be left on the sidelines because you can’t get your vehicle started or perform a quick maintenance on the spot. Here are the top five accessories every RC enthusiast should check ou

For me, leadership is personal. It starts with the individual. Each person brings who they are to the task of leading. If you are a leader or aspire to leadership, I ask you: Is all well in your world? Are you happy? Are you operating at maximum efficiency? If your answer is “yes”, then the world is a better place. Personal leadership is about management of self. You start with you, so that you can effectively lead others.

A happy & healthy new year to you and your family. May this year find you riding safely with good friends. Hope to see you out on the road soon. Your favorite psychic astrologer, Kathi Calahan. http://americanlovepsychic.com/

It’s great to stay in touch, and Facebook, MySpace, Live journal, Bebo etc mean that you can keep up with your friends and send messages so you all know what’s going on, but just as your friends can access your page so can your potential boss and the HR department. You Google them, they Google ...

One aspect of meaningful work is being compensated adequately for the work that you do. It is important then to negotiate a good job offer. Several people have told me recently that they had job offers. I hope that means that the economy is improving. Some tell me they were willing to take ...

Many of the client's I work with in my Life Coaching business are in the age range of 40 plus. A belief which comes up often early in our conversations is the belief that maybe they are too old to consider changing careers. After all they should be slowing down. They should be thinking about ...

Salespeople love referrals. They’re the sincerest form of compliment and a remarkably cost-effective route to new business. The idea of attracting referrals is so popular that sales trainers who bill themselves as referral gurus make fortunes promoting magical systems that supposedly deliver more referrals than an agent can handle, all in return for tuition at a three-day seminar. What they talk about for three days is a mystery to me. Referrals are really pretty simple stuff.

For Baby Boomers the decision to make a midlife career change can come as a result of various reasons. Some of those reasons are described below:

Develop SOAR Stories that Help You Soar Children’s stories or romance novels generally have happy endings. The kid’s story basically begins with either a chicken, a rabbit, or a kitten in a sticky predicament. In the romance novel, a lonely man or woman seeks true love. In the end the chicken, rabbit or kitten learns a moral lesson and gets a proud hug from mother. In the romance novel, the lonely man or woman actually finds true love and, in many cases, lives happily ever after. These are stories that make people smile.

Knowing how you want to be perceived is key in any career interaction. When you have an intention, you can make decisions that will lead you closer to realizing that intention. These are some questions I ask my clients to help them frame their intentions and then develop effective strategies: * How do you want your boss to perceive you? How do you want co-workers to perceive you? What actions or behavior will foster that perception? EXAMPLE: Liz wants her bosses to perceive her as a leader: capable, trustworthy and decisive.

The first step to finding work you love, is to notice if you DON’T love your current work. Do you have that nagging feeling that you have more to offer than your current job allows? Are you aware of a pull to be doing something else, or do you just hate getting up in the morning to get ...

Like Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code, Laura from my career empowerment group has honed her innate ability to find patterns in things that are out of order. She can look at a desk, a closet, the trunk of a car, or an entire household, and know instinctively how to organize it so it makes sense. Laura is brilliant – a creative person in every cell of her being, which explains the hipness you detect when you meet her for the first time. She was born with an innate curiosity to make sense of the world.

If you're thinking of becoming a police officer, there are some obvious pros and cons to the job. Consider the downside of the profession before applying: It's a very dangerous job. The U.S. Labor Department rates police work number 5 in The Most Dangerous Jobs in America. After many years of ...

If you’re an interior designer, you’re probably experiencing some difficulty in these times. The good news is there are ways to get the most out of your relationships with your clients’ interior design nyc. I have outlined 10 things you can do to help you make more money in this recession. Revamp Older Accountsr Contact your library of previous clients. The last time you did business you may have discussed themes and ideas that you didn’t get around to implementing for one re

LEADERSHIP By Jay Block, IJCTC, CPRW “There are three types of leaders: Those who make things happen; those who watch things happen; and those who wonder what happened.” - Anonymous “Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure.” - Admiral Arleigh A. Burke “To be a lead

Incorrect starting point Almost everywhere you turn there seems to be another rewards based incentive program to motivate people. This approach can work short term only for people who don't like their work. But with the time these people will only demand larger rewards to gain the same satisfaction. And for people who actually enjoy their work, their performance and motivation will most likely decrease short and long term since they are the ones who don't require exte al factors to do what they enjoy.

Achieving balance can be a difficult task in any situation, but where achieving balance between one’s personal life and work is conce ed, the challenge can indeed be quite pronounced. Many people oftentimes feel as though attaining a balance between these two aspects of life is next to impossible, but the good news is that it can be done. In fact, if you want to achieve your professional goals and be happy at the same time, you will have to find a way to strike a harmonious chord between these two different aspects of your life.

My associates and I at HIREghana (www.HIREgh.com), we posted almost 3 weeks ago an opening for a Personal Assistant (for a CEO). This article is based on our experience with that 'current' job opening (that search is finished as of now). I thought that it would be nice for candidates to have a look at real numbers -at least based on our own experience- on the job market of today! I hope/ I wish that the other recruitment agencies are equally transparent and help all candidates (and employers too) get a better inside into the current Ghanaian Job Market.

Candidates, who aspire to kick start a career in hospitality management, have a host of career options to choose from. Tourism and hospitality are strong contributors to the global economy. Hotels, resorts and spas are always striving to provide their clientele superior services matching world-class standards. The hospitality industry offers candidates excellent career in management. Hospitality managers work towards meeting the expectations of guests. Managerial Levels & Pos

Making a transition to a new career can be very challenging. Believe me, I know from my career counseling practice that for many executives and professionals who decide to make a career change, it’s often not easy. But when they finally decide that a dead end, toxic or boring job is no longer tolerable, then they find the courage to dig deep and do what it takes to find a new job they love.

The profession of food science technicians involves research and development to help improve the qualities of food and beverage products. The job happens to be a highly responsible one. These professionals work in close contact with scientists and conduct various kinds of tests on food and agricultural products. Whatever research and tests on food products are performed, food technicians need to comply with the rules and guidelines set by the Food and Drug Administration. The

If you are unhappy with your work situation, you may be wondering, "Should I get a new job or should I change careers entirely?" That is a very important question to answer; going through a midlife career change takes a lot more time and effort than looking for a new job.

This article reveals how it’s possible to recognize your career contentment even in situations where you are not happy or entirely satisfied. More importantly, it explains why it’s beneficial for you to do so, and even easier than attempting to be happy or made satisfied. Can you imagine having ...

With 15 years in systems analysis and some management experience, "Hugh" wants to move into management. The trouble is he doesn't feel ready to make the move with a resume that still looks and sounds like that of a systems analyst. Hugh has tried several times to change it himself, and no matter what he does, the technology details take over the resume.

In these highly developed periods of modern technologies, students worldwide are expecting the internet in terms of statistics homework help. It helps students by easing their problems and permitting them to memorize statistics formulas’ fundamental principles. There are various websites offering statistics homework help for students regardless of their skill levels and grades. Hence, whether students like to learn statistics’ basic concepts or students are trying to find

I’m standing on a beach surrounded by a vast expanse of dark sand for as far as I can see. Gulls are squawking in the distance. I’m looking into my father’s watery blue eyes. He’s animated and young, explaining something to me with more passion tha I ever saw in the last ...

The article is based on various aspects of education. It particularly focuses on management studies and engineering studies and how one can benefit. Have you ever given a thought that how good education leads you to a higher success? Good education can take you to greater heights in form of a well paid job. In the present day scenario, people look for wisdom and money together so education has become much revolutionized. You can pursue different kinds of management studies an

Is your son or daughter eager to find meaningful work domestically or abroad? Does it worry you? Your son or daughter may deliberately be opting for a type of job far different from yours. Some studies show that young adults are twice as likely to answer `no` to the question, `Did your parents` occupations influence your own choice of occupation?` It may not be easy as parent to be supportive, when his or her career decision doesn`t jibe with your own.For many grown children,

10 ways to reduce Employee’s Time Waste. By Irene Gloria Addison, Owner of HIREghana You might not want to accept it, but the reality is that employee- disinterest (lack of engagement as it is called these days), boredom, frustration and even resentment and disinterest can ‘occupy’ your employees’ minds and hold them back from reaching maximum productivity if any. And let’s be honest… have you never yourself experienced moments where either you or your colleagues were watching the minute hand till it reached closing- time? Employee Time Waste in Perspective

It’s that time of year where everywhere you turn there are graves popping up from neighbor’s lawns, ghosts flying from trees and glowing pumpkins in windows. As we observe all this delicious scariness we are unaware of the most terrifying thing of all, which lives in our heads… our limiting beliefs. Most of us don’t realize that they are holding us back, causing us to self destruct but they are there, all the same.

In addition to drug testing and often fingerprinting, companies both national and international have also required credit checks. But it’s become more the norm than the exception, because with the extreme number of people applying, companies have implemented it as a means of indicating a candidate’s character.

Other than a resume and a biography, what’s included in your executive portfolio will depend both on your background and on your career goals. With a resume limited to three pages at the most, there may be additional information you would like a hiring manager or board to see. Including addendums to showcase items relevant to the work you are applying for is the appropriate way to do this. Concise, one-page sheets on a specific subject is all that you need. How do you choose what to include? First, consider the level you are seeking.

Employees on either side of a large or small staff reduction (leaving or staying) suffer terribly over losing the people with whom they may have worked for as many as 10, 25, or 30+ years. You’re allowed to feel badly, to grieve. It’s a necessary process after the experience of losing your ...

Most of us have an idea of what a coach does. If you have ever watched or played sports, you will likely see a coach guiding players to victory from the sidelines. Coaches are an integral part of a successful team. Career coaches also help their clients to victory by helping them identify and carry out plans relating to career direction. They are also experts at helping people resolve career challenges that may be holding them back. Because clients pay for these professional services, they can expect a career coach to work for them, supporting their best interests.

With increasing competition, promotion has become an important feature for every organization these days. Internet marketing is one of the most common methods used to promote, advertise or market the services and products of a company. This strategy is accomplished by search engine optimization which is used to allow excessive traffic to a website of a business or an organization. The techniques used in SEO are directory submission, local business listing blog submission, sea

"I Don't Want to Play this Game Anymore!" I admit it: I got so mad at my sister when working a jigsaw puzzle the other night that I said, "I don't want to play this game anymore... I'm going to bed!" It was silly, childish, and, of course I was "right" as she was hogging the picture on the box and not sharing the puzzle pieces I had spent so much time sorting by color. Sheeesh!

If you are past 40, a phenomenon will take place (if it hasn’t already) where you will wake up one day and wonder “What’s next?” This time of questioning has become fondly called a mid life crisis. I don’t think this mid life question needs to be a crisis, but as a society that loves to ignore ...

The true formula to success, personal or professional, is seldom disclosed. Why? Is it because no-one really wants to acknowledge that there is no quick-fix to success, ove ight success, or Success for Dummies guide. World renowned golf player Gary Player is known for saying: “The more I practice, the luckier I get!” General Colin Powell shares the same belief. He said: “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.”

“May you live in interesting times,” has been a toast offered to good friends for hundreds of years. However, never have times been more interesting than now.n n Interesting, yes. Comfortable, perhaps no – at least for many of us – because today, the word “interesting” often is ...

When I work with clients, I see their gifts and potentials and what they came here to do. I also see their departed loved ones, who come to the session to offer guidance. This information comes to me as photographic images, words, and strong feelings that I transmit directly to my clients. I ...

Clients often ask for a reading list to help not only themselves but their children understand and manage their emotions during this time.Here is a list of some books that you may find helpful: For the adult going through divorce... Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends by Bruce Fisher Rebuilding Workbook: When Your Relationship Ends by Bruce Fisher

Take a new approach Right now millions of Americans are either out of work, recently laid off, or afraid of being laid off. There are millions more, who simply work at jobs, which provide no meaning. They work only in order to get a paycheck. Stop feeling sorry for yourself Society norms make it easy to feel sorry for yourself. Sadness, depression, panic are all emotions which are easy to absorb during difficult times. When there are bills to pay and food to buy, nothing else seems to matter.