Archive for the 'Job hunting' Category
LinkedIn and Illness
Someone recently asked me how I generate ideas for blog posts. Honestly, I’m rarely at a loss. Just the other day, a Twitter follower DM’d me (that’s twitter-speak for sent me a direct and private message) asking if I’d written a post on “whether or not to note one’s illness/involvement in an association on your [...]
Does chronic illness leave you stumped when you think about looking for your first “real” job after college? Check out my recent post in job-hunt.org, the premier online site for job hunters, where I’ve addressed the issues you’re facing. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2294′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Tools that change your world
This month’s Career Collective Topic is Social media – how to use it in a job search, how to get started, do’s and don’ts. As always, my fellow bloggers have tips and ideas that are worth your time. Scroll down to see their contributions and click on the link to read it on the [...]
Are you living with chronic illness and looking for a job? No doubt, chronic illness makes many things more difficult and looking for a job is rarely uplifting. Do you notice that you’re feeling stale and sluggish? This might be the time to consider “sharpening” your approach. Here are some things to consider: Behave like [...]
This month’s Career Blogging Collective Topic is: Job hunting rules to break. To read what the other bloggers have to say, scroll down. I wasn’t sure about this. It’s not as if there are many “job hunting” rules in the chronic illness world. But as I got started, I realized that over the years, [...]
This month’s Career Collective Blog Posts topic is: Things job seekers should keep an eye on in 2011. My fellow bloggers (scroll down for those links) share insights into trends and forecasts and I’m focusing on basics. We have an expression in New England: Don’t like the weather? Wait a minute and it’ll change. As [...]
This month’s Career Collective Topic is: Human Resources and their role in the job search and hiring. As always, my post targets the issues people living with chronic illness face. But don’t be fooled! These points apply to “healthy” people as well. To see what my fellow bloggers have to say, scroll down. Returning to [...]
A football game can teach us a lot about patience and small successes. I’m not a fan but family members are. Watching a game recently, I saw a bunch of guys running around who looked like they didn’t have a clue about what was going on. But I was wrong. They had a very clear [...]
This month’s CareerCollective Blogging Topic is: “How to avoid scary career mistakes”. As always, I’m writing through the lens of living with chronic illness and it’s impact on your career. But these ideas apply to healthy folks , too. Be sure to scroll down for the list of the other bloggers’ posts – there’s a [...]
6 Ideas To Put In Your Toolbox
This month’s Career Collective Bloggers are writing about their favorite career resources. Scroll down to see what others have written on this topic. My clients primarily live with chronic illness. For the most part, the challenges they face fall into the same “categories” that healthy people face. The story and degree of difficulties might shift. [...]
