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job hunting tips on podcast – one-on-one coaching discussion between job seekers and Lei Han
In part 1 of our talk with Executive Author, Jane Lin, we discussed the Best Secret to Finding Your Dream Job. Assuming you have a job offer, now what? Should you negotiate?
We will have on average seven jobs in our life time. Knowing how to negotiate job offers and initial salary at each new job can means the difference in ten of thousands of dollars in pay and give you a chance to impress our employer before we even start! ...
Do you want to find any job or your dream job? The focus of this post and podcast is for all those who want the latter – a dream job! Finding any job requires many of the same things – a great resume, good interview and networking skills, and a relentless effort to keep applying. However, there is one difference in finding a dream job – a secret shared by Jane Lin, our newest Executive Author to the Soft Skills Gym. ...
Being laid off is inevitable. Almost everyone will experience it once in their career. It is how you handle the layoff that will determine your career progression afterwards. This is why it is so important to listen to this candid conversation I had with one of our Executive Authors, Nadia Drew. ...
In any job search, it is your job to sell your skills and convince prospective employers that you are the best fit for a job opening. Being able to sell you skills in any job search situation is important. It is even more critical to master this skills if you are trying to do a career change – move into a new industry or functional role. ...
To succeed like an executive, you not only need to know how to excel at your current job, but also need to know when it’s time to leave and how to best find your next job. Most people has at least 8 to 10 jobs in their lifetime. Don’t wait until you know you want to leave a job to start job search. It’s important to network early and often while still at work in order to find a great next job. ...
Good management is hard to find and recognize. Here is a 10 minutes one-on-one coaching discussion I had with a job seeker on how to best recognize whether a company has good management while she is interviewing with the company. She has 10+ years of experience and so far has had mixed experiences with good and bad management in the last 4 jobs she held. ...