5 Tips to Keep Your Job Search Going This Summer -Julia Holian & Associates Many people assume it’s a waste of time to look for a job during the summer, but that’s not true. The summer is a great time to pull together everything you need for a job search, reach out to your […]
We take a day out each year to specifically honor our mothers, yet we know that every day there are struggles, and achievements that go unnoticed. WE SEE YOU. We are you. We thought it would be interesting to ask the following questions to five different women, each trying to work out their lives, family, […]
With three generations in the workplace at the same time, each with their own distinct world view, many professionals are asking, what can we do to all just get along? “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” -Stephen R. Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People) The answer relies on our willingness to learn […]
The term “Job hopper” used to be negative. Up until the 1980’s and 1990’s companies and employees were looking at their careers as more or less permanent. Shunning the loyalty of your firm or leaving the security of a trusted environment was usually seen as bridge-burning or career suicide. Today, the world is very different. […]
Career advancement is not just for the young and the hungry. In January 2018, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported the median number of years that wage and salary workers had been with their current employer was 4.2 years. The notion of staying at a job until you retire is officially GONE! Your career […]
The people of Paradise, California and the surrounding towns are an inspiration to me and remind me to embrace what’s most important. I have enough, I have more than enough.
Being a leader can be emotionally draining, especially when your team has hit a rough patch. Everyone wants you to fix the problem, but you are not able to see a solution. How can you effectively shift gears and get your team moving again? The answer is not to dig deeper or try harder. If […]
We all know that work can truly enrich your life. Making a meaningful difference at work; advancing projects that align with your values and making connections with your co-workers can make you feel completely satisfied and happy inside. Many professionals, however, don’t get meaning and purpose from their work. 51% of Americans are dissatisfied with […]
Networking is the number one way to get a new job or move up in your present one, hands down. Effective networking works. Career coaches, executive coaches and many other in-the-know professionals have been saying this for years, but the advice often goes unheeded. I can understand why. Networking makes most professionals feel uncomfortable and disingenuous. […]
Enhancing your own professional development is certainly time and effort well-invested. You are most likely seeing your devotion to your career development paying off in one, if not many, ways. Working on your next career steps can be very rewarding and exciting, but I find there is one specific area of career development that professionals […]