How NOT to turn off potential connections — Even as businesses and offices start to reopen, networking is likely to remain virtual through the fall. Which is why it’s important for you to know how to use LinkedIn effectively, using proper LinkedIn etiquette. This means doing more than just setting up or updating your profile and letting it…

Getting creative in a quarantine job search — Regardless of your feelings or beliefs on wearing a face mask during the pandemic, you might want to consider it as a potential networking tool during these uncertain times. Especially if you’re currently in the market for a new job. We know networking opportunities have been limited due to months…

The best books for a summer quarantine — So summer 2020 isn’t going to pan out the way you’d hoped it would. You’re probably not getting to take your annual vacation due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Therefore, you have even more time for summer reading this year. So what should you spend your quarantine time reading? You should…

Since hiring managers won’t stop asking them — In light of coronavirus times, one of my Facebook friends posted this the other day: “So in retrospect, in 2015, not a single person got the answer right to ‘Where do you see yourself five years from now?’” I commented: “This is reason enough to retire such an overused and…

Helping you be better prepared, less stressed, and more focused — I have a few clients who’ve done video interviews in recent weeks due to COVID-19. While phone and video interviews are nothing new, at least not to first-round interview screenings, they’ve temporarily replaced all in-person job interviews during the quarantine. Companies are likely to continue holding remote interviews throughout the…

How to have a focused and productive job search — With all of those who’ve lost their jobs from the COVID-19 crisis, you can expect online job boards to be flooded with job seekers once quarantine bans begin to lift, and jobs start to re-open. Even before the virus, these boards have been filled with a sea of job seekers…

Are you starting to panic a little about the future? If so, be careful how you make any upcoming decisions about your career. Especially if you’ve lost your job due to the current economic situation. You can end up making several career mistakes by letting fear or panic drive your…

The past few weeks have been difficult for a lot of people. There are people who are sick from the coronavirus and missing their family members. Others have been working from home, or worse, been laid off. And we’re all facing a looming recession. There was so much “white noise”…

If you’ve wondered what it’s like to work from home (because you don’t already), you’re probably about to find out. In response to the Corona Virus, many businesses are taking preventative measures and requiring some employees to work remotely from home. …