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When we are first laid off, it can be overwhelming.  Our income is going or gone.  And we face the prospect of going through a painful, barely understood process to get a job. This Power of You microcast … Continue reading "I have just been laid off and don’t know where to turn; what do I do? (TPOY071)" The post I have just been laid off and don’t know where to turn; what do I do? (TPOY071) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

Those familiar with The Power of You will know that learning more and more about the positions, industries and organizations we are interested in is the most effective way to engage our network.  For those of us sticking … Continue reading "As an expert in my industry, what questions can I have for my network besides ‘Do you know anybody with a job’? (TPOY070)" The post As an expert in my industry, what questions can I have for my network besides ‘Do you know anybody with a job’? (TPOY070) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

As with many difficult questions, the main point of asking a nonsense question is to see how we handle the unexpected.  While nonsense questions may seem impossible to anticipate and have no set answer, this Power of You … Continue reading "How do I answer nonsense questions in an interview? (TPOY069)" The post How do I answer nonsense questions in an interview? (TPOY069) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

In a continuing series on Difficult Interview Questions, this Power of You microcast addresses how to answer future oriented questions like what we will be doing in five years.   Other Power of You microcasts referred to in … Continue reading "How do I answer interviewers’ questions about my future when I don’t know myself? (TPOY068)" The post How do I answer interviewers’ questions about my future when I don’t know myself? (TPOY068) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

At various times in the interview process, we may suspect, that we are being viewed as a flawed candidate.  This Power of You microcast addresses how to approach this sensitive topic.   Other Power of You microcasts referred … Continue reading "I can imagine some objections to my candidacy; how do I tell which, if any of these I need to worry about? (TPOY067)" The post I can imagine some objections to my candidacy; how do I tell which, if any of these I need to worry about? (TPOY067) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

Interviews are the gateway to any job and so it is a good idea to know how we are being seen by our interviewers and what’s going on with the process generally. This Power of You microcast looks … Continue reading "How do I approach learning where I stand in the interview process? (TPOY066)" The post How do I approach learning where I stand in the interview process? (TPOY066) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

Everyone knows that we need to send a thank you note after an interview.  This Power of You microcast shows how to go beyond thank you and create a note that furthers our candidacy and gives us a … Continue reading "What do I need to put in my interview follow up note? (TPOY065)" The post What do I need to put in my interview follow up note? (TPOY065) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

In a job there tends to be a focus on what we do.  This is rarely true in a job campaign where unfamiliar and last-minute tasks arise regularly. Other than our overall goal of landing a job, our … Continue reading "Can you make any recommendations how I can organize my time to make my career campaign more productive? (TPOY064)" The post Can you make any recommendations how I can organize my time to make my career campaign more productive? (TPOY064) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

We may choose to keep our personal life personal and not mix business with pleasure.  It does not have to be that way.  Many of the people we know socially would be glad to assist us professionally, if … Continue reading "How can I appropriately leverage non-work social media and social settings for help with my career? (TPOY063)" The post How can I appropriately leverage non-work social media and social settings for help with my career? (TPOY063) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

Being open to a variety of options gives us more scope for success.  At the same time, it can spread us too thin.  It turns out that being persuasive about our ability to do a job requires more … Continue reading "I am frustrated by my progress even though I am pursuing a variety of job options. What can I do to improve my results? (TPOY062)" The post I am frustrated by my progress even though I am pursuing a variety of job options. What can I do to improve my results? (TPOY062) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

Many of us feel the urge to move on from our current job and don’t get very far because we don’t know what else we could do.  This microcast identifies some ways to look at what we have … Continue reading "How can I find ideas for my next job? (TPOY061)" The post How can I find ideas for my next job? (TPOY061) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

Whenever we are in a new or unfamiliar situation, like being out of a job, we tend to doubt ourselves and pay more attention to our fears than when we feel secure and in familiar territory.  The bad … Continue reading "I sometimes feel I am getting in my own way with my negative thoughts – what can I do to overcome this? (TPOY060)" The post I sometimes feel I am getting in my own way with my negative thoughts – what can I do to overcome this? (TPOY060) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

This microcast is the first in a series of samples that provide some ideas for the components of a good story.  This story is a little over two minutes and 300 words. Other Power of You microcasts referred … Continue reading "Can you give me an example of a good accomplishment story? (TPOY059)" The post Can you give me an example of a good accomplishment story? (TPOY059) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

We hear a lot about selling ourselves when it comes to the job market.  This can be a daunting prospect, but with some up front work, can be very manageable.  This microcast shows us how to get a … Continue reading "How do I get to the point where I can speak about myself with confidence? (TPOY058)" The post How do I get to the point where I can speak about myself with confidence? (TPOY058) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

We tend to think of our network as the people we know professionally and assume that building our network involves cold calls to people we do not know or becoming some kind of super salesperson.  In fact, networking … Continue reading "Who is in my network and how do I get other people in my network? (TPOY057)" The post Who is in my network and how do I get other people in my network? (TPOY057) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

It is tempting to think that a job campaign is like a lot of other things we deal with in the 21st Century: Do the necessary work up front, push a button and your result appears.  A 19th … Continue reading "I need to know more before I can put myself out there in the job market. How can I do this without feeling foolish? (TPOY056)" The post I need to know more before I can put myself out there in the job market. How can I do this without feeling foolish? (TPOY056) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

Many interview questions can take the form of what is the Best?  What is the Worst?  Or the Most, or the Least.  Don’t fall for it.  This microcast describes how to answer the question, and change the game … Continue reading "Interviewers are always asking me what is the best or worst or most important this or that – What is my best strategy to answer these kinds of questions? (TPOY055)" The post Interviewers are always asking me what is the best or worst or most important this or that – What is my best strategy to answer these kinds of questions? (TPOY055) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

A job campaign has so many moving parts that it is easy to get lost in the process and end up feeling like we are engaged in random activity. In this microcast we take a step back to … Continue reading "How can I get confidence to sell myself in the marketplace when I feel unfocused and unproductive? (TPOY054)" The post How can I get confidence to sell myself in the marketplace when I feel unfocused and unproductive? (TPOY054) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

There are many questions we can ask our contacts.  While we will ask no two contacts the same questions, it is useful to have some basic questions to stimulate our curiosity.  The questions in this microcast are designed … Continue reading "Can you give me some good questions to ask my networking contacts? (TPOY053)" The post Can you give me some good questions to ask my networking contacts? (TPOY053) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.

Negotiation begins long before we receive our offer.  This microcast reviews how we can best position ourselves to improve our negotiating position starting from the time we target an organization. Other Power of You microcasts referred to in … Continue reading "What can I do to improve my negotiating position prior to getting the offer? (TPOY052)" The post What can I do to improve my negotiating position prior to getting the offer? (TPOY052) appeared first on The Power of You - Answers to your career questions.