The 5-Step Method Starts with Assessing Your Accomplishments This is the most commonly skipped step in a job search even though it is the most critical step in learning what is important to you in a new job. Deciding what you want starts with understanding your accomplishments and the skills you enjoy using. Understanding those…
According to some studies, up to 85 percent of all American workers are unhappy in their jobs and feel they could be happier elsewhere.
But where? They rarely know…
Imagining the Future If you could imagine your ideal life five years from now, what would it be like? How would it be different from the way it is now? How about 5, 10, or just 15 years from now? You may find the idea of looking forty or even fifteen years ahead odd, but…
You’ve probably heard about career coaches, but you’re unsure exactly what they do. Maybe you’re hesitant to admit a little guidance would do you good, or maybe you simply aren’t sure what they could bring to the table that isn’t already there. Being skeptical is a good thing, because not all career coaches are…
To land that dream job, you first need a dream. Discovering that dream requires a deep dive into your purpose in life and your passions. There is no quick quiz to tell you the answer. Instead, by taking the time to go through the Seven Stories Exercise, you can learn what’s most important to you…
Feel stuck in your present position? Peel off your old label, slap on a new one, and position yourself for something different. Build a strong resume that positions you for the job you want. Whether you’re an accountant who wants to go into sales or an operations person who dreams of being a trainer, the…
by Dorothy Doppstadt, Certified Five O’Clock Club Career Coach The problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them. Albert Einstein We live in a pressure cooker world. Whether coaching clients or teaching college students, I’m often struck by the high levels of stress people live with. They speak…
How to Debunk the “No One’s Hiring” Myth: Twelve Proven Methods to Help You Land—Yes!—a Job Looking for a job right now feels overwhelming. But companies are hiring, and, if you do the right things, one will hire you. GetFive’s Kate Wendleton says it’s time to apply some (proven, research-based) methodology to your job search madness….
“It may sound surprising when I say, on the basis of my own clinical experience as well as that of my psychological and psychiatric colleagues, ‘that the chief problem of people in the middle decade of the twentieth century is emptiness.’ By that I mean not only that many people do not know what they…
When new members first come to GetFive and begin working with one of our career coaches, our aim is not to help them find merely any position that they might be qualified for, but rather to help them develop a targeted job search strategy that focuses them on applying for positions that truly further their…
Landing the job of your dreams means you need to have a dream to begin with. These exercises will help you identify that dream. You are in the right place if you want to find the right career, your purpose in life, your passion, or simply want to make a career change. This is the…
John Urdaneta had a proven track record of working closely with executives and partners as a consultant with a global professional services firm. A year ago, when he became aware of a new company policy to begin cutting back on the use of outside consultants—specifically in Urdaneta’s department of Information Technology—he realized that he would…