Abandon These 10 Bad Habits

Apples and oranges

In reading 50 Things You Need to Give Up Today, I found many of them can impact the health of your job search and career. I’ll highlight ten of them that I think are particularly important for you to abandon: “Give up trying to be perfect.” We all know that nobody’s perfect, and yet we [...]

Taking a Risk “Not a Cure-All”

Man jumping backwards off a cliff

Joe Sewell made a very astute comment on the post, Are You Letting Your Comfort Zone Limit You? He said: Just have to say that risk-taking and getting out of one’s comfort zone is not the cure-all people want it to be… Sometimes your ‘comfort zone’ exists to tell you that you’re where you need [...]

Embracing the Uneasiness of Change

My daughter opening the door to school

Today was a big change for a member of the Cooley household: it was my daughter’s first day of school. She has been eagerly anticipating this day ever since we went to the initial registration way back in February. And then it proceeded to be a long spring and summer as my dear girl would [...]

Posts on the Personal Side of the Job Hunt

Wow, it’s hard to believe that I’ve been blogging for almost a year. I was feeling a bit nostalgic, so I looked over some of my posts from those first few months. There were a number of them that dealt with all the work that needs to be done to get in the right mindset [...]

Change is Everywhere, So Bring It to Your Job Goals, Too

A recent search that led someone to The Job Quest was: “Why should you keep reviewing and changing your job goals?” First off, I’m glad that the person realized that it is important to review job goals and make adjustments when necessary. As for the why, let’s see now… Job duties change Management changes Policies [...]

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