Jay Block

  View in browser Have you registered yet? Thrive! 2025 in Chicago is right around the corner – you can’t miss this industry leading event. Plus use discount code FLASHSALE for $150 off your ticket: hurry because this code expires soon!   Help your clients figure out their signature career values with the strategies in […]

  View in browser Do you have your spot? The next LIVE series for Certified Student Career Coach starts tomorrow (March 6th), and you need this resource in your coaching toolbox. Dr. Natascha Saunders leads an incredibly intensive and comprehensive training program that gives you the cutting edge in coaching students of all ages.   […]

“82,365,000 Americans aren’t happy in their jobs”     ̶  Statistica Survey, November 2024 Not one of those more than 82 million workers intentionally chose a career they knew would be bad for them. Please don’t misunderstand. Lots tried to find the best jobs. But because they weren’t working with the career coach, two factors worked powerfully, […]

When my clients are engaged in a career transition, they often tell me they are scared, nervous, and uncertain. Some express excitement and anticipation. I ask my clients, “What is the worst thing that can happen?” The employment market has become unhinged in the past couple of weeks. Scores of federal employees are resigning, being […]

Don’t laugh. I won a cha-cha contest with Cheryl Philips when I was 12 years old, and that was the extent of my dancing career. But throughout my one short season of dance lessons, I did learn that to be successful – like winning a cha-cha contest – one partner had  to lead  and the […]

If there’s one thing I know about business, it’s that nothing stays the same. Whether external factors force you to adapt or your need for growth pushes the business to evolve, what we start with is rarely what we end up with.  The important thing to know is that it isn’t a sign of failure—it’s […]

There is always a pile of books on management and entrepreneurship to choose from, and although I don’t find grand revelations in every book I pick up, I do like the search. Recently I discovered a new book, and what has stuck with me is the author’s description of catastrophic thinking, or catastrophizing. The author […]

The U.S. job market is experiencing significant shifts, with steady employment gains counterbalanced by widespread layoffs and government workforce reductions. Recent data shows resilience in private-sector job growth, yet federal buyouts and agency restructuring are affecting thousands of workers. Job seekers and professionals navigating these changes must stay informed about industry trends, workforce reductions, and […]

You could argue that résumé writers are also data scientists. We don’t necessarily crunch statistics and use machine learning techniques to draw meaningful conclusions, but we certainly analyze, create, transform, and position data for maximum consumption by a human or technical audience. One of the fundamental concepts in data science is a process called “feature […]

  View in browser Are you ready to help federal employees transition to the civilian workforce? We have the resources you need! We have new training designed specifically for this need. Our Federal to Civilian Master Series starts March 4th. Details here and below.   Our members are doing things! Congratulations to Reena Washington on […]