Whether you are a recent college graduate or someone finally breaking into the career of your dreams, getting your first big job is a big deal! Handling the paycheck that comes with it gives you newfound autonomy with your finances. Here are some considerations when managing your money for the first time. 1. Create a budget you can believe in To create a budget that works for you, you need to understand how you get paid. Companies may pay you weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Knowing when you get paid is essential to start working on your budget. With a consistent pay schedule, you can plan out yo ..read more

Life post-graduation can be complicated to navigate. With a completely new lifestyle to adjust to, and an entirely new set of challenges to deal with, most college graduates are likely finding themselves overwhelmed, to say the least. Add in a global pandemic and a high unemployment rate, and post-graduation “success” is made even more difficult. In these trying times, staying calm and organized is the key to financial survival. Develop a plan for your finances, find a form of income, and keep your cool. While right now may not be the ideal time to begin your career journey, there are still wa ..read more

Whether you are a recent college graduate or someone finally breaking into the career of your dreams, getting your first big job is a big deal! Handling the paycheck that comes with it gives you newfound autonomy with your finances. Here are some considerations when managing your money for the first time. 1. Create a budget you can believe in To create a budget that works for you, you need to understand how you get paid. Companies may pay you weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Knowing when you get paid is essential to start working on your budget. With a consistent pay schedule, you can plan out yo ..read more

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Find out if you are truly committed or dabbling? Click the Next button below to start. 1. How many job searching hours do you have blocked in your calendar for next week? I'll spend time as I see openings 1-9 hours are in my calendar 10-20 hours are in my calendar I don't use my calendar for personal things 2. Do you have well-labeled folders on your computer dedicated to your job search? Yes, absolutely Just a few...need to add more Not yet 3. When you wake up every day, do you have a clear plan and know what to do next? Some days I have a plan Yes, I review where I am and plan the ne ..read more

Life post-graduation can be complicated to navigate. With a completely new lifestyle to adjust to, and an entirely new set of challenges to deal with, most college graduates are likely finding themselves overwhelmed, to say the least. Add in a global pandemic and a high unemployment rate, and post-graduation “success” is made even more difficult. In these trying times, staying calm and organized is the key to financial survival. Develop a plan for your finances, find a form of income, and keep your cool. While right now may not be the ideal time to begin your career journey, there are still wa ..read more

As a global job search coach, I get daily questions about job searching during this unpredictable time: Should I stop job searching due to COVID-19? Am I going to be bothering the hiring team by following up on an application? Have all companies frozen all hiring? How should I continue to job hunt during this time of COVID-19? Should I change how I job hunt at all? Even more concerning is that active job seekers have expressed these fears and myths to me: COVID-19 has had me very spooked. I see jobs disappear on LinkedIn and assume the worst for my job search. I am hesitant to follow up on ..read more

During my years of coaching job-seekers, the #1 hardest thing for each candidate to answer was, “What is your job or career goal? Simply put, “What are you hunting for as your next position?” It’s hard; I get it. You are afraid of being too niched and, therefore, want to have a broad description. Or you don’t want to be a jack-of-all-trades, so you define your goal very narrowly. Over 60% of those looking answer, “I’m not really sure,” when asked about what they want in their next job. Or they disguise their lack of clarity as, “Well, I’m thinking about a number of things,” or “There are so ma ..read more

It’s a new world out there, but you already know that. What this means for job seekers is that the competitive battle for every job will be fierce. Now, visualize yourself running in the finals of the Olympic Track & Field hurdler events. You made the final cut, the gun goes off, and you know you can win this. You see the finish line and, OOPS, you kick down that last hurdle. That’s what an interview is; the final step before receiving an offer. As a three-decade hiring manager, I’ve seen the great, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Most of the time, the candidate doesn’t know they just ste ..read more