by John G. Self | Jun 9, 2021 | Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Guiding YOUR Career, Job Search, Job Search Tips, Military Career Transition, Millennials, Personal Brand, Personal branding
One of the questions I am frequently asked is LinkedIn, the social media platform designed for professional networking and promotion. Why should I use it? Does it matter? Oh yes! It is a potent tool that makes building and managing your professional...
by John G. Self | May 27, 2021 | Career Building, Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Executive Coaching, Guiding YOUR Career, Interviewing Skills, Job Search Tips, Personal branding, Storytelling
GotAMinute? Executives who would otherwise be confident people report feeling uncertain, disoriented, and or panicky when they began an important job interview. The more they needed or wanted the position, the more acute the symptoms. What should you do...
by John G. Self | May 25, 2021 | Career Building, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Guiding YOUR Career, Interviewing Skills, Job Search, Personal branding
Far too many people struggle in job interviews to define their value because our minds are wired around the virtue of modesty. We struggle with the appropriateness of bragging about ourselves, even when it comes to our skills in a job interview, the one place...
by John G. Self | May 18, 2021 | Career, career advancement, Career Building, Career counseling, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Digital Brand, Early Careerists, Guiding YOUR Career, Interviewing Skills, Job Search, Job Search Tips, Military Career Transition, Personal branding, Personal Growth, Rural / Community Hospitals, Strategic Networking, Video blog
In 1970 FRAM auto parts introduced the slogan, “You can pay me now, or pay me later.” It was uttered by an actor made up to look like a hardworking, grease-stained auto mechanic. As a career transition coach, I think of that great line when I take calls from people...
by John G. Self | Feb 7, 2021 | career advancement, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Personal Brand, Personal branding
Got A Minute? It is early Sunday morning and I have spent a considerable amount of time I am a former crime writer and investigative reporter for a Texas newspaper. For more than three years, I prowled Houston’s mean streets covering stabbings, grabbings...
by John G. Self | Apr 7, 2020 | Career Management, Career Networking, Early Careerists, Personal branding
“The future is uncertain but this uncertainty is at the very heart of creativity.” Russian-born Belgian physical chemist, Ilya Prigogine. We are all dealing with unprecedented uncertainty. Our well-being, our finances and our futures are on hold. We know...
