by Rick Christensen | Oct 5, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
What does career planning and a shooting gallery have in common? You may have at one time or another gone to the midway at the carnival or fair. As you wander down the line of “skill” games you come across the shooting gallery. As you watch the...
by Rick Christensen | Sep 28, 2017 | Resume, Rick Christensen, Success, Your Career
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the...
by Rick Christensen | Sep 21, 2017 | Career Transition, Job Success, Rick Christensen
This is a continuation of last week’s post, 8 Ways to be Proactive vs Reactive in Your Career, Part 1. 5. Record your contributions. If you’ve been so busy ensuring your job is done right and clients are cared for, that’s terrific and indicates you...
by Rick Christensen | Sep 14, 2017 | Career Transition, Job Success, Rick Christensen
With today’s hyper-competitive, continually disrupted market, there is an expectation to thrive amid chaos. Management and consumer expectations, it seems are zooming higher and higher, creating a feeling of never doing enough. However, allowing this press of...
by Rick Christensen | Sep 7, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Job Success, Rick Christensen, Your Career
I recently came across an online pole asking what’s the biggest obstacle to you investing in your own development. I was jarred by the #1 response “I don’t have time.” 41% of the respondents gave this as their reason. I know we are busy,...