The Career Rebel: Career Development

All In The Family

lkaye — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:46:13 -0700

So how do you compete against someone’s relative for a job you know you want? The simple answer is, you can’t. But what you can do is find someone, anyone, cousin, relative, distant neighbor, someone you meet in line at Trader Joe’s or at the car wash and use your trump card to get an interview.

Job Lies-Five Things They Tell You…

lkaye — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:08:48 -0700

Here are a few job lies you hear when you think you just can’t take one more ounce of rejection.

Remember, Take The Meeting!

lkaye — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:27:05 -0700

Here are a few simple things to keep in mind the next time you decide it’s not worth your time to interview for a job you are not sure you want.

What A Recruiter Wants From You….

lkaye — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:35:34 -0700

We know what you want from them, but do you really know what they would like from you? Here are a few rules to apply when crafting or updating your resume that recruiters will notice.

Know It Now: Five Great Questions to Ask a Recruiter

lkaye — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:45:25 -0700

If you have not changed your job interview repertoire in awhile, try a new approach and ask some tough questions that may put you in the lead to become the perfect candidate.

Let It Be

lkaye — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:59:12 -0700

Whether it’s the job market, the economy, your personal life or the fact you can’t stand the commute any longer, whatever is getting under your skin the fact is this to shall pass. When you are ready to call it quits, think about all that is good in your life (even if you have to think creatively), and pull yourself together.

Interview Sabotage-5 Things That Could Kill Your Chances

lkaye — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:53:22 -0700

Before you start patting yourself on the back for an interview well done, here’s a few common mistakes that people make that really have an impact on how well the other side of the desk perceives you.

Career Sabbatical

lkaye — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:59:43 -0700

Time spent in quiet contemplation sets the necessary foundation to help focus you more than list building and speed-interviewing can any day. When you feel the need to plan ahead, think about slowing down and taking a career sabbatical.

Try Me

lkaye — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:22:32 -0800

When all of your search efforts have gone by the way side, do you ever feel like holding up a sign across your chest with the words emblazoned in big red letters, “Try Me!” But when you think about it, what harm would there really be if you let them try you for free?

Here & Now

lkaye — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:16:02 -0800

We all like to plan and plan and well, plan what our lives will be like in the future but what you need to remember when you come down to earth, is applying those dreams in the here and now.