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Alvin has been involved in a lot of different engineering projects throughout his career. His original résumé mentioned quite a few of them in various levels of detail across four pages. The bulk of the detail captured his involvement with international projects that happened earlier in his career. More recently, Alvin has been in consulting […]

“ré•su•mé (rézumei, rezuméi) n. a summary. A curriculum vitae [F.]”  — New Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus of the English Language résumé n. a powerful, nearly magical document endowed with special powers that got someone else a job but is governed by arcane rules about which everyone has different opinions. —The lexicon of the layman, too […]

Keeping up with the times, I reimagined and updated the Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC) program, including the videos, written materials, and case studies. Of course, I included some legacy videos beloved by the more than 2,700 CPCC participants and credentialed CPCCs from more than 40 countries worldwide who have already engaged in the CPCC program. […]

Two months to go in 2024!  Did that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up!? With 61 days to go until the new year, we’ve got a great opportunity to reflect and set ourselves up for success in 2025.  Our clients have performance reviews to prepare for and résumé to update, […]

It’s not the furious winds or the raging sea that matters.  What matters is the set of the sail and mastery of the sailor at the helm. Whether one is fired from a job, diagnosed with cancer, or forced to evacuate a hurricane, it’s always our emotional state of mind – our attitude – that […]

Ready for the end of the year? Take some time to reflect and plan ahead using the step-by-step guide in the blog below. Set clear goals, refine your marketing, and optimize your service offerings while ensuring a balanced work-life schedule. Meet Marian, our Member Spotlight for November! She has over 10 years of experience and […]

Let’s face it. Life moves at the speed of light these days, and if you’re a business owner, it can feel like it’s moving even faster. Patience may seem like a luxury you can’t afford, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. The Rarity of Patience in Modern Business Why do we lack patience? […]

In March 2020 – much of the workforce was sent home to work via government-mandated work-from-home orders. Companies scrambled to move employees out of offices and into their homes. Many employees did not have the capability to work from home. They did not have dedicated office space, internet or robust enough internet, a computer, or […]

I find it fascinating that so often people will come up with a great idea or product, put all of this time and effort and consideration into making it the absolute best that it can be…and then they watch it fail because they never gave it a good name. And I don’t mean that they […]

I am a bit fuzzy about the most important project I ever worked in my previous career—except it shapes the way I run my practice even today. I remember the project directly affected national security, was classified above Top Secret, and would be read by people whose names I saw regularly on the front page […]

A June 2024 research article in Science Advances presents another argument for writing simpler and more effective content. The research focused on how readers engaged with news headlines from the Washington Post and Upworthy, a storytelling website. Through a series of independent projects, they reached this conclusion: “In both lab-controlled experiments and real-world trials, headlines […]

A Game-Changer for Coaches Melissa Venable, Ph.D., writing for Best Colleges, says, “Almost 30% of Gen. Z workers report that interviewing is their biggest job search challenge, and it’s 24% for millennials (i.e., ages 26-41).”  So, how are young job seekers addressing their interviewing discomforts?  CNBC (among other reliable sources), reports that many Gen Zers […]