Today’s post features the encouraging story of Cesar, a litigation paralegal living in the San Francisco area. Cesar actually used to be my client when I was a legal recruiter in 2013, and we got to reconnect recently as he entered into a new job search....
After years of working with job seekers, I’ve learned that negative work experiences from toxic work environments or lay-offs can have a tremendously negative impact on job searching. If left unchecked, the trauma from these experiences can even carry over into...
I believe that not all job boards are created equally, and would personally recommend some. I want to share with you why you would want to use one over the other depending on your objective. This isn’t a comprehensive list, but as a recruiter, I have used these...
If you follow my blog, you’d know that I always recommend starting your job search by updating your personal branding or filling out any target dream job worksheet. Having a hard time filling this out means that you are not ready to start your job search and...
In my time as a career coach, I’ve noticed a pattern with my job seeking community. I’ve found that many job seekers have big dreams and goals for their careers, but become too paralyzed by fear to do anything about it. They dismiss their dreams and...
Let’s discuss all things, employment gaps. After coaching thousands of job seekers, these are really scary for us! Whether we’re afraid to put it on our resume, because we’re worried about the judgment that an employer’s going to make about why...
Hi, I’m Emily! I help career transitioners position themselves as dream candidates so they can land their dream jobs. I believe life is too short to not wake up happy on Mondays!