Cost of Managing Your Career
Career management today is essential.
With technological innovations in applicant sourcing and screening, you simply cannot afford to take this for granted, but it is also increasingly expensive.
There are thousands of career coaches who can help you master these ins and outs. They charge fees that run from hundreds of dollars per hour to $5,000 to $10,000 or more for comprehensive plans.
Some firms will charge you a percentage of your new salary to help market your skills to potential employers. The price for this type of “finding-you-a-job” service can run between $15,000 to $50,000.
Do not be a sucker. Yes, finding a job is hard work, but learning how to take charge of managing your career is the best way forward
How Should I Approach a Salary Negotiation?
I was just notified that I was selected for a new position. How should I approach negotiating compensation?
Good companies thrive on, among other qualities, fairness, and consistency. These qualities drive how most companies administer their wage and salary programs.
Larger companies invest much time and money ensuring that their rates are competitive. These larger companies rarely deviate outside the salary range for a specific position to avoid discriminatory practices. Their goal typically is to keep most of their offers within the mid-point of a given range for future raises. To push them above that target, you must deliver a compelling case chockablock with quantifiable achievements.
Smaller businesses, including mom-and-pop outfits, can be more flexible, depending on your skills and their needs, but available resources can be a limiting factor.
4 Tips to Prep for Your Job Interview
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The average professional will interview at most 30 times in a 50-year career. The vast majority of people never have a chance to perfect these skills.
“The vast majority of people never have a chance to perfect their interviewing skills.”
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Here are four interview prep tactics you should consider:
- Be self-aware. It is important to identify where you may come up short in the selection criteria. Do your homework and be prepared to ace those questions.
- Put yourself in the employer’s chair. If you were conducting the interview, what questions would you ask yourself?
- Share the job summary with your references. Ask them for suggestions for issues you may need to address and potential questions.
- Rehearse. The more you rehearse, the more confident you will become thus avoiding any embarrassing stumbles.
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Too Many Leaders Are Really Overpaid Managers
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When asked about her career goals, the promising new hire, responded, “I want to be a leader”.
“What’s stopping you”, her boss asked?
“Well, I am just a manager now, but I hope to work my way up”.
She was under the impression that leadership is associated with rank and title.
“You manage things. You lead people”.
Adm. Grace Hopper, 1906-1992
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, a brilliant Ph.D. computer programmer and engineer and respected leader served in the Navy beginning in World War II. When she retired in 1986, at 79, the highly decorated leader was the oldest serving commissioned officer.
Admiral Hopper once said, “You manage things. You lead people”.
Whether it is a team, a shift, a department, or a company
The problem today? There are too many in the category of senior leadership who are nothing more than overpaid managers.
Engage People, It’sGreat Practice for Interviewing
It is all about having a conversation.
When you engage someone in an elevator, bus, airplane, at a bar, chat them up and when the time feels right, ask them what they do. Once they respond, the door is open for you to try out your value brand statement, a less-than-60-second explanation of who you are. Don’t go all formal, remember, this is a conversation, not a presentation.It is all about having a conversation. Chat them up and when the time feels right, ask them what they do. Once they respond, the door is open for you to try out your value brand statement, a less-than-60-second explanation of who you are. Don’t go all formal, remember, this is a conversation, not a presentation.