by Rick Christensen | Jun 22, 2017 | Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions: What’s your greatest weakness? The best way to handle difficult interview questions is to prepare for them in advance. Of course, you will never know every question that can come up, but you can know that many...
by Rick Christensen | Jun 1, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen, Your Career
Congratulations, you did it. You landed a great job, you probably have a range of mixed emotions. Relief at ending your job search. Anxiety because of the unknown future. Excitement at starting a new chapter in your career. Anticipation of new challenges. How you...
by Rick Christensen | May 18, 2017 | Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Resume, Rick Christensen
Lately I have read a number of articles on how to conduct a job search after age 50. To put it simply, it’s hard! But what if you are over 60? If you think job search after 50 is hard, try after 60. As one adds years to their career, it becomes more difficult...
by Rick Christensen | May 17, 2017 | Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
Are you unsure if your career is stalled or if you need to start looking for another job? Here are six ways to know it’s time to begin a job search or change employers. No chance for advancement. If you look at the next step in your career progression and...
by Rick Christensen | Apr 27, 2017 | Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
It has been a long and sometimes frustrating search. You’ve interviewed for a job and then you get the bad news. That email that the company has decided to “pursue another candidate that more closely …”. The message may complement you on your...
by Rick Christensen | Apr 20, 2017 | Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen, Your Career
Journaing, Teddy Roosevelt did it. Harry Truman also. Want to have a successful job search? Keep a job search journal. One of the most effective tools I recommend to power up your job search is journalaling. The exercise of job search is not unlike a sport you play....