Join host Zakiya Nicole, Marketing & Program Manager at Dress for Success Seattle, and me for a 1 hour workshop about honing your interviewing skills. Intimidated by video interviews? Not sure of how to respond to salary questions? What...
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Join host Zakiya Nicole, Marketing & Program Manager at Dress for Success Seattle, and me for a 1 hour workshop about LinkedIn. Bring on your questions! Did you know? 85% of recruiters use LinkedIn 2,000 new jobs posted in Seattle...
Top C-Suite Skills The 2019 Gartner TalentNeuron™ data reveals that C-suite executives are required to have both technical skills such as advanced-tech knowledge and design thinking “soft” skills. Gartner’s top 10 emerging soft skills covering cognition and social aspects...
I’ve observed over the past 12 months a recurring phenomenon with my executive clients. We discuss their career aspirations and agree on completing our collaboration in 2 weeks. The sobering statistic is that the two-week completion time seldom transpires....
According to a recent Robert Half survey of more than 2,800 senior managers, “half of the employers (58%) said they prefer to receive cover letters and find them very valuable.” As a business owner as well as a former...
As an executive career consultant, I have several clients seeking to advance their careers or planning retirement within the short term. We discuss the next chapter of giving back plus still staying involved in corporate and not-for-profit settings as...
The US unemployment rate came in at 3.7% in August 2019, flatlined from the previous two month’s numbers. This year’s highest unemployment was only 4% in January. So if you’re searching for a job due to layoff, reemployment after...
Yes, that’s me zip-lining in the photo. Kauai, Hawaii more than a decade ago escaping the dreariness of a Seattle rainy Winter. Leaping off platforms over the top of 200-foot drops and reaching speeds faster than 50 miles per...
Someone recently on LinkedIn voiced their opinion about the fallacy of a personal brand. Quite indignant with a statement alluding to the facts we are humans vs. products. More power to her for having a perspective but the financial...
Hello, thank you for visiting my blog. It appears you’re looking for a job since the subject matter is very specific, although I could claim psychic abilities but I digress. I would like to start off with thanking Garrison...