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Career Lessons from Goldilocks

Remember the tale about Goldilocks…After getting lost in the forest she stumbles across a cottage where she finds porridge, a rocking chair and a bed. For everything she finds, she has to do a little trial and error to get just the right “fit.” The porridge is either too hot or too cold, the chairs [...]

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7 Deadly Workplace Sins (And How to Avoid Them) Part 2

Winning at Work

In my last post I listed the first four workplace sins:

Gossiping
Anti – Social behavior
Sloppy work, and
Perfectionism.

Here are the last three to add to the list:

Doing it all: I guarantee you know at least on person who is the only person that does work at their job. To hear them tell it, no one else ever [...]

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7 Deadly Workplace Sins (And How to Avoid Them) Part 1

Winning at Work

Most of us are familiar with the seven deadly sins: envy, lust, greed, etc…This post suggests seven workplace sins that can damage your career.

Gossiping: There’s a big difference between staying in the loop and gossiping. Staying in the loop means you keep your eyes and ears open for information about what’s going on in the [...]

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The Career Makeover Coach Wins eCollegeFinder’s Career Advocate Award!

Browseworthy

I am excited to announce that the Career Makeover Coach blog has been selected as one of the Top 50 Career Advocates by eCollegeFinder. eCollegeFinder is an online resource that helps students advance in a current job or launch a new career by offering degree programs that match their unique educational needs. This award is [...]

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Must-Have Traits of Successful Career Changers

Ambition

All the strategy and planning towards making a career change will amount to nothing without the right traits to drive progress. Each one of us has dreams and goals, but only a small percentage of people actualize their dreams and make things happen. We all know someone who has always wanted to _____ (fill in [...]

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Overcoming Being Overqualified and Other Browseworthy Links

Browseworthy

This week’s browseworthy links:
I literally stumbled upon Colin Wright’s site and free e-book last year. Be Remarkable is full of advice, inspiring thoughts and thought provoking quotes that spark reflection. Favorite tips: #17 – Give Rewards, #66 - Do You Love It?, and #98 – Expand Horizons. Quote to Note:
Don’t fear failure so much that [...]

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Finding Your Next Job with Your Current Employer

Change Jobs

When most people think of a getting a new job, the first thought is to look outside of their current employer. If you are in a small company with lots of “lifers” where many of the roles are set, an external move may be your only option. But if you work for a mid to [...]