Career Chaos

NEW JOB SEARCH TOOL

Want to cut down on the time it takes to search for leads and post your resume? Take a look at this cutting-edge, online tool that can help:

MyJobHunter.com

SIGNS YOU'RE DUE FOR A CAREER CHANGE

Remember when you first started your job? Everyone and everything was new, different and full of promise and hope. You were excited about all the possibilities and eager to get started solving the problems of your company.

Today, perhaps only a few years later, everything's changed. You may have a new boss, or new team members, at the very least. Systems have changed, perhaps company direction has changed, and you're beginning to wonder what you ever saw in this position anyway.

If any of this rings true for you, you may be ready for a career change. Want to find out if it's time for you to move on? Get my free report, "The Top 17 Signs You're Due for a Career Change and What You Can Do About It!"

JOB SEARCH SITE FOR OVER 40

Challenged at finding job opportunities if you are over 40? Check out this new job search site. It offers a lot possibilities: Jobs 4.0. I'm interested in your feedback.

CAREER MEGA SITE

Need a place for some career self-help? Check out Quintessential Careers for lots of resources and advice. Enjoy!

BUSINESS START-UP: IS IT FOR YOU?

Are you one of the many feeling driven to start your own business? If so, you are part of a growing movement among disillusioned corporate workers. Frustrated with no annual raises - or raises that equal less than the cost of living - people are tired of being squeezed out of their time as they work double shifts and longer. They are looking for solutions that give them more control of their work lives with a promise of higher returns on this time.

An article in the June 2006 issue of Business 2.0 Magazine, "How to Build a Bulletproof Startup," caught my eye. I was impressed by the clean and straightforward map of how to build a small business. I wish I'd had such a model when I started my career coaching business six years ago! If you've been bitten by the entrepreneurship bug, take a look. This article will help you decide if you have what it takes to start your own business.

JOB SEARCH FOR OVER 50

The January 2006 AARP Bulletin featured the article, "Make the Most of Your Experience." Here are some of the suggested resources for baby boomers facing a job search:

www.job-hunt.org

www.seniorjobbank.org

www.retiredbrains.com

Happy hunting!

GOTTA CHANGE JOBS?

This is the year for career change - at least that's what all the "experts" are proclaiming. Are you up for it? I found a fun quiz to take in the article, Is Now the Time to Jump Ship?, at WSJ's Career Journal. Find out if you are a good candidate for changing jobs.

CAREER HELP FOR KATRINA JOBLESS

Hundreds of thousands of individuals have lost jobs (not to mention resumes and address books) as a direct result of Hurricane Katrina. These people need the help of career professionals to get their lives back on track. Volunteers for Careers is up and running to provide pro bono career services to these individuals.

Professional resume writers, career coaches, and career counselors - members of several professional careers industry associations - have volunteered to assist. Each careers professional is experienced, credentialed and available by phone to advise on resume writing, job search strategies, and career transitions.

If you have been affected by Hurricane Katrina, take advantage of this fr*e service today! Register online at Volunteers for Careers. You will be matched with the appropriate careers professional to help you return to work ASAP!

BORED WITH THE BOARDS?

I just heard about a new crop of job search boards sprouting up on the Internet. They're called "vertical job search engines" or job aggregators / job consolidators. These guys spider great numbers of job boards and then give you a neat package of results all at one time - while you wait!

They provide no-cost job search services and some even have the capability to search jobs close to a specific zip code. For you execs out there, you'll find that some of the well known $100K websites (including subscription sites) will be searched, too.

Check these out for job search assistance:

Indeed.com

SimplyHired.com

TopJobsUSA.com

WorkTree.com

WorkZoo.com

Thanks to Mark Hovind of JobBait.com for sharing this information!

BRIDGING THE FAULT LINE

Last week I attended a webinar (online teleconference) delivered by Daniel Pink, an author and futurist, and until now best known for his book, Free Agent Nation. His newest release, A Whole New Mind, was the reason for the webinar. Now I'm no clairvoyant, but I see this new book as a future bestseller.

Dan Pink is "right on" with his premise, "Abilities that matter most are right brain-like." (Left brain = analytical, sequential, rational; Right brain = holistic, intuitive, artistic, big picture.) While the left-brain activities of the Information Age have ruled business of late, Pink predicts that right-brain capabilities will "mark the fault line between those who make it and those who don't" as we move forward into the Conceptual Age of the 21st century.

This is good news for people who are looking for ways to retain talent in the workplace. It is also good news for those who believe in the power of Emotional Intelligence. It is very good news for Executive / Business / Life / Career Coaches who help people in their quest for personal and professional development.

I was so excited about Pink's presentation that I rushed out and bought A Whole New Mind immediately following the webinar. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of the information overwhelm of the Knowlege Economy. I'm ready to embrace the Conceptual Age. It's time we valued each other as whole persons - to tap into our intuition - to appreciate the power of art.