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How Can I Get the Finance Job I Want in China?

July 16th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · No Comments

Dear Work Coach,
I like your blog very much and I have some problem. I hope to get help
and advice from you.
I live in China. I am major in management which is the most difficult to find a job. While in college I have learned the same course as MBA in China. After graduation I [...]

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Tags: Career · Creative job search · Dear Work Coach · Inspiration · Job search · Networking

Job Search: The Simplest Job Networking Tip of All

June 16th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 6 Comments

What could this golden gem be? Is there a trick? Some secret sauce only the most savvy know about?…working with a woman who finds job networking intimidating

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Tags: Career change · Creative job search · Dream jobs · Inspiration · Job search · Networking

10 Things I Learned in My 3 Month Job Search

June 10th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 13 Comments

One of our wonderful readers, Tom, just got a job. Wuhoo! And he was kind enough to agree to share some…sage advice after his own long, grueling…job search.

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Tags: Career change · Creative job search · Dream jobs · Inspiration · Interview tips · Job interviews · Job search · Networking

Make Your Job Hunt a Daily Job. It Really Pays Off!

June 2nd, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 2 Comments

As an example…she just graduated college and already has a job lined up. In fact, it just happens to be a job with her dream company. I’m so proud of her!

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Tags: 40+ · Career · Career change · Creative job search · Dream jobs · Inspiration · Job search · Networking · Temp jobs

How Do I Get My First Information Technology Job?

May 30th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 5 Comments

I graduated with my IT degree 2 years ago and have been trying to break in since then. All I want to do is start from the bottom, yet the bottom won’t take me.

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Tags: Career change · Career development · Creative job search · Dear Work Coach · Networking · Technology · Temp jobs · Working in IT

20 Simple Tips to Help Move Your Career Ahead

May 29th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · No Comments

Job morphing is what I call taking a job and, kind of like alchemy, turning it into something quite different - something even better…many people feel trapped

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Tags: Career · Career change · Creative job search · Dream jobs · Inspiration · Networking · Working smart

12 Ways to Jump Start that Impossible Job Search

May 20th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 4 Comments

Dear Work Coach, I’ve had 9 interviews and 3 second interviews in 9 months. No job offers. I was out of the workplace for 7 years while married

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Tags: 40+ · Career change · Creative job search · Dear Work Coach · Inspiration · Job interviews · Job search · Networking · Resumes · Temp jobs

Never Screw Your Career Networking Contacts!

May 16th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 2 Comments

I received information, via networking, about a job that’s coming up at a very well-respected organization in the field that I’m trying to transition into

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Tags: Career · Career change · Creative job search · Dear Work Coach · Dream jobs · Job search · Networking

We’re Responsible for Our Own Work Relationships

May 12th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 2 Comments

In the 1970s, for the first time…women were taught to be responsible for our own orgasms..It’s a good philosophy…more you participate, the better the result

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Tags: Bosses · Career · Career change · Career development · Co-workers · Dear Work Coach · Health & Stress Mgt · Human resources · Inspiration · Job interviews · Job search · Networking · Working smart · Workplace

My Job Sucks and Now I’m Stuck!

April 23rd, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 5 Comments

My boss is constantly acting on whims…half the time I’ll be in the middle of something “urgent”, then it’s like, “what happened to this project?

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Tags: Bosses · Career · Career change · Creative job search · Dear Work Coach · Health & Stress Mgt · Inspiration · Job search · Networking · When to leave a job · Working smart · Workplace

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