Learning How to Fish: An Analogy

Fishing reel and line

“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.”—Author unknown Yesterday, I talked about putting more of your focus on the process you are going through to achieve a goal (such as getting a new job), and less on the [...]

Four Reasons Why Focusing on Goals Leads to Failure

Have you visited TED.com lately? In addition to all the insightful presentations that are part of the TED Conferences, they are now including talks from other conferences. I came across this gem — a presentation that Srikumar Rao gave at Arbejdsglaede Live in 2009. It’s entitled “Plug into Your Hard-Wired Happiness” and is definitely worth [...]

Changing with the Times

Old Apple II computer

Julie Walraven wrote a post last month about the importance of accessibility and how not being easy to reach could hurt your job search. It reflects badly on you if a prospective employer is trying to contact you (e.g. could raise red flags about your reliability), or, if you are working with a résumé writer [...]

03/26/2010 #FF — Kind Tweeters

Lesly Baer-Cardec

The people I’ve chosen for this week’s edition of The Job Quest #FollowFriday oftentimes will have tweets of support, either for job seekers/career changers or for their colleagues. They have always struck me as being very positive and dedicated to helping others with a kind word or a bit of advice. Definitely good follows! Heather [...]

You Say Po-tay-to, I Say Po-tah-to — The Passion Debate

Passion for your work is becoming somewhat of a hotly debated topic of late. Some people talk about needing passion for on-the-job fulfillment; other say that’s bunk. In my last post, I talked about the varying levels of passion that people need for professional satisfaction. Another issue that muddies the water when it comes to [...]

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