9 Simple Solutions for Procrastinators by Christine Kane

After researching a wide variety of time management materials for my LYJ classes, I’ve determined that my favorite and most effective resource is a simple article by Christine Kane. I’ve received permission to re-post here on the LYJ blog.

In my class, I have participants read the article aloud. I then ask everyone to go back

Career Lessons Learned in Yoga Class: Flowing Through Transitions

As we approach a pivotal time of year of transitions with the holidays, Winter Solstice, and the New Year around the corner, it’s an important time to check in and center ourselves amidst a lot of activity. As a yoga teacher recently reminded me in class: flowing through transitions between poses is just as important

By |December 21st, 2011|Enhancing career skills, Goals, Self-Care and Personal Well-Being|Comments Off on Career Lessons Learned in Yoga Class: Flowing Through Transitions

Tips from a LinkedIn Convert

When LYJ alumna Barbara first took my class for women jobseekers, she was not active on LinkedIn and was hesitant to put a profile up. Over a year later, she has now come to understand the incredible value this social media tool can have on one’s job search.

Here are Barbara’s reasons why you should use

By |December 14th, 2011|Enhancing career skills, Job search, Networking|Comments Off on Tips from a LinkedIn Convert

9 Dos and Don’ts for Securing Temp Agency Work

Temp agencies have been good to me over the years. They have offered a sense of stability during transition periods and lessened the feeling of desperation that can accompany a job search while unemployed. Over time, I learned a few tricks to make sure I would get hired for temp assignments, which can be just

Favorite Informational Interview Questions

Informational interviews are an essential part of the job search process, yet many people are stumped when it comes to how to do them. As a follow up to Secrets of My Success: From Unhappy in NYC to Exciting New Job in San Francisco, I asked LYJ alumna Emily, who successfully obtained her new job

By |October 4th, 2011|Enhancing career skills, Interviews, Job search, Networking|Comments Off on Favorite Informational Interview Questions

Secrets of My Success: From Unhappy in NYC to Exciting New Job in San Francisco

It can be extremely difficult to secure a job in a city across the country when you’re competing against local talent. So how did Emily, a 30-year old marketing professional living in New York City, manage to secure an events/marketing role at a successful media start-up in San Francisco this summer? After four years at

By |September 9th, 2011|Enhancing career skills, Interviews, Job search, Networking, Secrets of My Success, Success|Comments Off on Secrets of My Success: From Unhappy in NYC to Exciting New Job in San Francisco

Resume Q&A with Career Expert Vicki Salemi

LYJ friend Vicki Salemi is a career expert with 15 years of corporate recruiting experience. She is a national public speaker and the author of Big Career in the Big City. Here are Vicki’s tips for creating a stand out resume:

1. When revising a resume, what do you tend to focus on most?

Clarity. I

By |September 1st, 2011|Enhancing career skills, Job search|1 Comment

Affirmations for Jobseekers

In my LYJ (Love Your Job) Search Class, I like to provide participants with a list of affirmations to choose from while we’re working together. Affirmations can be powerful tools to make sure your inner mindset matches your external actions. If the voice in your head is telling you it’s a terrible economy, there are

By |August 16th, 2011|Enhancing career skills, Job search, Networking, Tools / Exercises|Comments Off on Affirmations for Jobseekers

Career Lessons Learned in Yoga Class: Stay Focused on Your Mat

In yoga class, it’s easy to get caught up in what other people are doing on their mats.  When you let your eyes stray, you might see that the person next to you is doing a terrific handstand or triangle pose and feel a twinge of envy. On the flip side, you might see someone

What’s Your Career Fear?

Do you know what thoughts and beliefs are unconsciously sabotaging your career dreams? Discover your career fear, the biggest free-floating anxiety churning through your mind. The scenario you want to avoid. Flip the fear around and create a powerful statement that affirms its opposite.

I recently asked LYJ client Marina to look five years into the

By |June 14th, 2011|Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Goals, Success, Tools / Exercises|Comments Off on What’s Your Career Fear?