Quotes

“𝙴𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎.”- 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗲𝗹, 𝗠𝗝𝗪 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 My intention in writing this quote is to highlight the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest developments and advancements in one’s field of expertise. Simply having expertise in a particular area is not enough to guarantee continued success or relevance. As time passes, new technologies, techniques, and ideas emerge, and experts must adapt and

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𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤. It’s important to begin a career transition by thinking the long game. Have a vision of your dream job. Think of your job drivers. What’s important to you? Time, money, benefits, 401(k), location, product offerings, company image, culture, values, progressive versus traditional setting, remote versus on-location, passionate project opportunities, etc. Each is different for each person. What motivates you? What’s your

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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳” 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Interviewer – “Tell me about yourself.” YIKES, now what!?!? This is what we tackled today during my weekly live session, every Tuesday at 2:00 PM EST on my #Jobstickers #Jobseekers Resource Show over at my Facebook group. There’s the ever-so-frightening question from the hiring management detail that goes something like this: “So, tell me about yourself?” (internal voice) Wait, what?! Uh, I know me…I think! No

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𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙄𝙨 𝙅𝙤𝙗 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙤 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙? Boiling it down, think about your situation from the hiring manager’s point of view. He or she has to be pulled aside from their day-to-day at the end of the workday to review resumes and fill an open requisition. An open requisition that is either costing them money or not making them money by leaving it vacant. When they find an ideal candidate, sometimes it’s more of a cultural

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𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽. Especially in a post-pandemic world, most employers will understand and even be empathetic to the candidate whose gap was caused by the global health crisis. In your cover letter, be honest and direct (and quick) when mentioning your gap. An example: “I lost my job with XYZ Company due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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