In January, I got to translate some virtual connections into real-life contacts, and had the opportunity to meet the incredible Joey Price, CEO of JumpStart HR. He is a wealth of information, and generous to boot. He shares some very specific tips on how you can shine in your next performance review. ======================================= Document, document, document…. Read more »
Career Success: Maybe They Were Born With It…
Maybe some people were born with career management – I saw a dramatic example of this recently that served to illustrate this point. Last week, I volunteered to conduct mock interviews at the NW Youth Career Expo, which is the largest job fair of its kind in the metro Portland area and attracts 5,200 students… Read more »
Standing At The Unemployment Threshold To Oblivion
Standing at the unemployment threshold to oblivion? Has your unemployment been going on for a while now and are starting to feel like the world is against you? It might just be true. Researchers report finding the first hard evidence of bias against the long-term unemployed. In 2011, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission conducted a… Read more »
The Magic Sauce To A Successful Career
Career managers take note: I’ll be the first to admit it: “My name is Dawn Rasmussen, and I am a recovering career control freak.” In my 20s, I had set ideas and goals that I was going to achieve by the time I hit 30. I came very close to achieving them, so of course, like… Read more »