Resume Advice … Proceed With Caution
Show your resume to 100 people and get 100 sets of conflicting advice. Isn’t that the nature of advice? Dean Bruner commented in a meeting the other day “I get A LOT of unsolicited advice.” Of...
View ArticleSeven Habits (of Highly Effective Job Seekers)
You may have picked up the news in July of Steven Covey’s passing. The well-known author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, first published in 1989, was considered a pioneer in the...
View ArticleHelp me help you
In the movie, Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise’s title character has a classic bathroom conversation where he pleads with his athlete client Rod Tidwell (played by Cuba Goodling Jr.) emphatically imploring...
View ArticleEver changing, ever thankful!
For Thanksgiving this year we ventured down to Georgia to be with my husband’s family. I always love this holiday not only because of the comforting food and abundant football, but also because it...
View ArticleMind the Gap: Dealing with the Challenges of Re-entering the Workforce
“I haven’t worked for seven years and I want to resume my career but I’m afraid the only job I’ll get is a secretarial position.” This is a common fear I hear from professionals who have been on a...
View ArticleExpect the Unexpected
Our recent vacation took an unexpected turn when my husband came down with the flu. Unfortunately, it was also our last day in Colorado, the day he’d promised to take our 10 and 12 year-old sons...
View ArticleExit with Grace
Your last impression can be as important as your first impression. Consider Raven’s linebacker, Ray Lewis. What most people will remember about him is the way he left football – as a hard-working...
View ArticleTapping the Power of Networking
Spring is finally here – I know that because my kids have the week off and we ventured to the beach for five days. While sitting in the sand, I reflected on my “networking high season” approaching –...
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Social Media Explained
About a hundred years ago someone first used the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Today, when you Google the phrase “social media explained” the first entry is a bunch of images,...
View ArticleMaking Lemonade Out of Lemons : When a Layoff Turns Into a Great Career Move
If you’ve ever gotten a pink slip or been told you were being let go, you know it is a horrible feeling. No matter how “prepared” you think you might be, the news still hits you hard. There is no...
View Article“Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes”: Thinking About Job-Related...
I’m not a Jimmy Buffet fan, but that old song “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” has been running through my head lately. It was a summer of significant experiences for my family – a long...
View ArticleMaster the Career Fair: Hook, Line and Sinker!
I’ll be heading to Houston to attend the National Black MBA Conference in a few weeks. I first attended this annual gathering a couple of years ago when it was in Atlanta and I was blown away by the...
View ArticleShopping with a Purpose
It is so much easier to find “it” when you know what “it” is! A couple of weeks ago, my sixteen year old daughter asked me to take her shopping for a dress for Homecoming. Having suffered through such...
View ArticleInterviewing: The Secrets of Success
There I was sitting across the little table facing a 10 year old boy who was nervously struggling to answer a simple question – “why do you want to work here?” I was an interviewer for the 5th grade...
View ArticleThe Twelve Days of Career Management
The holiday season is upon us! Accordingly, we suspect that many of you will be partaking in feasting, last-minute shopping, family get-togethers with your nearest and dearest, general merriment and...
View Article“It seems like hiring is picking up…” Cautiously Optimistic for 2014
I just got a message from Brian, an unemployed alumnus who, for the last six months, has been diligently looking for a full-time job while he works on projects to pay the bills and keep his skills (and...
View ArticleMythbusters: The Career Management Edition
I love the Discovery Channel show Mythbusters where the co-hosts “debunk curious notions and old wives tales”. As a career coach I talk with hundreds of Darden alumni and I often must dispel false...
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
When you contemplate accepting a new friend request on Facebook, or perhaps a connection on LinkedIn, what is the first thing you look at? I’d venture to say most people look at the profile picture...
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Careers in Full Bloom : Successful Alumni Transitions
Ahh, spring in Charlottesville! The flowers are abloom, students have reappeared on the benches in Flagler Courtyard and, as the trees re-leaf, everything has come back to life … after a cold,...
View ArticleTargeting 101: A Tale of Sweet Success
What do the game of Lacrosse and Hershey’s chocolate have in common? Everything, it seems, for Mike Rabinovitz, MBA ‘98. Mike recently landed a new job as Brand Manager for Hershey’s Chocolate Bars...
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