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 Career Development Partners | Oct 2, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Career Transition, Human Resources, Outplacement
Benefits for providing outplacement from an East Coast client of Career Development Partners Most of us are familiar with how outplacement can assist those being affected by a reduction in force (RIF) or a smaller scale layoff. Employees can utilize outplacement...
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 | Aug 31, 2017 | Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
Email has become an essential form of communication in today’s job search, but how you handle it can make a positive first impression or make your next employer question your judgment. Here’s what you need to know about job search email etiquette...
by Career Development Partners | Aug 28, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Career Transition, Guest Author, Your Career
Life is full of surprises! At the age of 55 I should have been calculating my 401K, planning for my retirement, or at the very least pricing lake front property to purchase for those golden years. But instead I found myself back on the job market where most of my...
