PinnedFrancie Van Wirkus LLCChange Your Search, Change Your LifeLast week, I shared my experience searching for a job, and how much dissonance I had about my lack of success. This situation then spiraled…Jun 3Jun 3
PinnedFrancie Van Wirkus LLCMy Job Search Changed Me; Now I Plan to Share it With YouMy job search has changed over the last several months. I went from thinking finding work would take four months, at the most. I’m skilled…May 30May 30
Francie Van Wirkus LLCNew Job Jitters: No Looking BackIt’s been a long, long haul to this moment where you have a job. Fantastic! And yet you still feel as vulnerable, or even more than you did…Aug 11Aug 11
Francie Van Wirkus LLCThe Lonely Business of Job SearchingYour job search can often feel lonely and negative, and, that you are the only person who is looking for work. People are getting hired…Aug 4Aug 4
Francie Van Wirkus LLCNetworking is for GrowthMany people in their job search make the mistake thinking networking is for meeting with people who are hiring. In a perfect world, you…Jul 29Jul 29
Francie Van Wirkus LLCLow Ball Contract OpportunitiesThe low ball contract opportunity is en vogue once again (did it ever go out of style?).Jul 28Jul 28
Francie Van Wirkus LLCInterview Red Flag + Rad Culture Query ToolYou’re jazzed to get a screening call, or a first interview, but the recruiter or hiring manager’s calendar only has openings on the…Jul 21Jul 21
Francie Van Wirkus LLC8-Hour Technical Tests + Chocolate Chip Cookie Baking ContestsIntense interview processes are nothing new, but that does not make them any less draining. The deeper into the process we progress, the…Jul 14Jul 14
Francie Van Wirkus LLCJob Referral Vs. AdvocacyYou know it’s who you know, so you spend more time networking than cold-applying to jobs. And yet, not all referred job leads are created…Jul 9Jul 9
Francie Van Wirkus LLCThe Ghost JobWhether you believe in ghosts or ghost jobs, or not…you may have experienced the 2024 market weirdness: you apply for a job, make it…Jul 3Jul 3