by John G. Self | Oct 10, 2019 | career advancement, Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Military Career Transition, Millennials
Repeating the adage that “looking for a full-time job is a full-time job” always draws nodding heads, smiles of agreement, or frowns of frustration when I speak to groups on career management. Job applicants, the ones who really get it, know that it takes an...
by John G. Self | Aug 20, 2019 | career advancement, Career Coaching, Career Transition/Outplacement
Editor’s Note: With thanks to Fr. David Luckenbach, Rector, Christ Episcopal Church, Tyler, Texas for the inspiration for this blog As you navigate through your career, especially if you find yourself between jobs the result of a layoff or termination, it is...
by John G. Self | Aug 6, 2019 | career advancement, Early Careerists, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Millennials
If you are looking for employer to strengthen your department would you offer false hope to those who not qualify? Ricky W. Washington, D.C. Well, this is an interesting question. Let me frame this in a way that I think will clarify your question. There is a...
by John G. Self | Jul 1, 2019 | career advancement, Career Management, Career Networking, Career Transition/Outplacement
The time it takes to find a new executive leadership position in healthcare is becoming longer as competition for available positions intensifies. From outright closures, to contraction and consolidation, there are fewer executive level hospital management jobs...
by John G. Self | Jun 18, 2019 | Career, career advancement, Career Building, Career Coaching, Career Transition/Outplacement
A recently laid off executive had her first meeting with a career transition advisor. When they finally got around to talking about the size of her professional network, the conversation went something like us: Canva.COm Q. What is your underlying philosophy for...
by John G. Self | Jun 12, 2019 | career advancement, Career Coaching, Career counseling, Interviewing Skills
The Five Myths of the Job Interview The job search process is riddled with myths. Or as the popular quote goes, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” One of the biggest myths...
