Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™
In the past three weeks, I’ve had three questions about career re-entry:
I had a high-level sales job but took seven years off to focus on family. I’ve done some non-profit volunteer work. How do I get back to for-profit and paid?
I sold my company and have been consulting [...]
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Ask-A-Career Coach: Getting Back Into the Career Game
Ask-A-Career-Coach: Prioritizing Your Job Search Activities
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™
I recently coached a young professional who wants to change careers but has done nothing with his search because he is juggling working full-time and attending graduate school. He feels like he doesn’t have any extra time, so his $64,000 question for the session was: “if I am [...]
Ask-A-Career Coach: How Does a Company Select From a Big Pile of Resumes?
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™
I was recently on a recruiting project, helping out a non-profit with dozens of open jobs. You would not know there is 10% unemployment at this place because they can’t hire fast enough to keep up with their needs. I see this feast or famine phenomenon often as [...]
Ask-A-Career Coach: What Are The Market Prospects For 2010?
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™
I often get market-related questions: what are employment prospects; what are the hot industries; who is hiring. Keep in mind that employment statistics are not worth following for your career planning. Fears of 10% unemployment are misplaced. The statistic you care about is either 0% or [...]
2010 Gender Equality is Here, and Other Media Myths that Keep Unconscious Bias Alive
A weekly column by Nicki Gilmour, Founder and CEO of theglasshammer.com.
Welcome to my new weekly column on the latest news, surveys and trends on professional women in the workplace (I’ll sometimes write and sometimes podcast). I aim to keep you updated and to provide deeper insight into positive changes both employers, and women who are [...]
Ask-A-Career Coach: “What Do You Think Of Facial Hair?”
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™.
Okay, that question did not come from the Glass Hammer demographic, as it came from a male audience member in a recent panel that focused on Big Career Mistakes. But now that I have your attention, I wanted to highlight a few points to ponder inspired by the above question [...]
Ask-A-Career Coach: Gratitude As A Career Management Tool
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™
Given the upcoming holidays, I thought about writing about holiday networking, job search during the holidays or perhaps office party etiquette. Here’s why gratitude works not just around the holiday table but for your career as well:
Gratitude puts you in a spirit of plenty – of having, instead of [...]
Beyond Skills and Smarts: Thriving in the New Economy
Contributed by Liz Cornish, Leadership Coach and Keynote Speaker
It’s been a tough and frustrating year for financial professionals. Watching other smart, motivated people lose their jobs is sobering. Increased regulation is forcing many institutions that were playing by the rules to endure shrinking margins and panicked customers. It’s like being grounded because your sibling broke [...]
Ask-A-Career Coach: Is It Possible To Over-Prepare For An Interview?
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™
In just this past week, several of my clients have sounded tired during our interview practice. I even got a very detailed response that was related to, but not quite exactly on point to what I had asked. These are hardworking jobseekers who I know are diligently working [...]
Ask-A-Career Coach: Don’t Forget To Share Your Success
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™
I am often asked for my biggest networking pet peeve. One of my tops, if not the top, is when people whom I have helped don’t let me know what happened.
The best time to look for a job is when you have one. We all know that instinctively. Yet, when most [...]





