Doug Phares

  View in browser Happy holidays! Take some time for yourself and your career this winter break and take advantage of our Master Series self-paced classes. These 2-session deep dives tackle important topics at your speed to give you the strategies and tactics you need. Our next LIVE Master Series starts Jan. 14th to help […]

  View in browser Get a head start on 2026 with PARWCC’s exclusive U.S. Job Market Outlook – get yours now. This report gives you the details and overall view of what to expect in the next year as the US stabilizes after the pandemic turbulence, historic quits, and wild sectoral swings.   Are you […]

[St. Petersburg, FL], December 9, 2025 – The Professional Association of Résumé Writers and Career Coaches (PARWCC) today released its 2026 U.S. Job Market Outlook, a national analysis forecasting a labor market defined by stabilization, deeper complexity, and widening skills divides. The report highlights key structural forces shaping work in 2026, including rising AI exposure, […]

  View in browser Supercharge your interview coaching skills. PARWCC is introducing a first of its kind Interview Coaching Bundle to enhance your professional development. It is the industry’s first unified training track designed to prepare you for the full spectrum of today’s human and AI-driven interview formats. Check it out!   Working your way […]

By Stephanie Renk and Mark Misiano – 12/02/2025 The U.S. enters 2026 with a labor market that has finally begun to look recognizable again. The labor economy is shifting into a steadier rhythm after a period defined by pandemic-era turbulence, historic quits, aggressive hiring, wage spikes, and wild sectoral swings. What’s emerging is not a […]

  View in browser Join us tonight for an informative and useful session about how to get your business on Google search and maps. Learn how to get seen at the exact moment clients need to see you with effective strategies you can implement now.   December is officially here and it’s time for reflection […]

[St. Petersburg, FL], December 2, 2025 – The Professional Association of Résumé Writers and Career Coaches (PARWCC) just announced the launch of its Interview Coaching Bundle, the industry’s first unified training track designed to prepare career professionals for the full spectrum of today’s human and AI-driven interview formats. The bundle combines three programs: The Certified […]

We toss around the word confidence a lot in interview coaching. For many clients, it becomes just another performance goal. The pressure to “perform confidence” can be a huge mental health stressor.  Clients often think confidence means feeling calm, so they may focus on “relaxing”, trying to suppress or transform the physical manifestations of anxiety.  […]

(Inspired by the 1991 children’s book “If You Give a Moose a Muffin” by Laura Numeroff)   If you give a jobseeker a résumé, they’ll probably want to read the job boards.   When they start reading the job boards,  they’ll notice all the great-sounding positions.  Only this time, they’ll see possibility instead of panic. […]

Self-care is like refilling the pitcher from which you pour. If you do not care for yourself, you may begin to dry up, crack, and crumble. As career coaches, we demonstrate compassion for our clients daily. We listen to their stories of job loss, stress over finding new roles, daunting job searches (and “ghosting”), and […]