by Rick Christensen | Dec 6, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Job Search, Rick Christensen
Knowing how to research triggers and utilize them in your job search will help you land a job faster than anything else you could do. A trigger is an occurrence that initiates someone to take an action. If you are in a job search a trigger is something that might...
by Rick Christensen | Nov 22, 2018 | Rick Christensen, Success, Successful People
I was recently re-acquainted with this story. I could not find an attribute for the original author, but I thought it was worth sharing. A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked. “Who would like this $20...
by Rick Christensen | Nov 15, 2018 | High Performance, Job Success, Rick Christensen, Successful People
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. – Louis Pasteur Tenacity, the ability to keep going when all signs point to quitting. We can find hundreds of stories of people who didn’t...
by Rick Christensen | Nov 8, 2018 | Rick Christensen
Early in my career I worked with an engineer who had a picture of toad on his desk. This was a huge, fat, green, slimy, wart infested toad. It had to be one of the ugliest creatures on earth. The caption read, “Eat a live toad first thing in the morning, the...
by Rick Christensen | Nov 1, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Job Search, Resume, Rick Christensen
We all know that recruiters and hiring managers spend only a few seconds initially reviewing each resume they receive. So, if you’re seeking a new opportunity, your challenge is to make those few seconds count by instantly communicating who you are and the value...
by Rick Christensen | Oct 11, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Job Search, Rick Christensen, Sales
When you think about it, closing a sales deal and landing a job offer really aren’t that different from one another. In both cases, you have to identify the right contacts, thoughtfully reach out to them and convince them that you, above all others, are the...
