Job Search Advice

If you are searching for job search advice, you will find it on our blog. Job searching has evolved dramatically in the past decade, and this blog will help you stay up to date and current on job search best practices and trends.

7 Ways to Move Past Overwhelm and Make Progress in Your Job Search

The day ends, and you still haven’t gotten anything done. No, that’s not entirely true. You’ve got things done, just not the important things. It is so frustrating! Never is this truer than when we are job searching. There is just so much to do!

2023-10-23T17:09:53+00:00December 19th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice|

Self-Talk During Your Job Search: Why the Words You Say to Yourself Matter

What dialogue does your inner voice indulge in? Does it motivate you? Does your inner voice serve your purpose? Or does it whisper words of negativity? Does it harm you rather than help you? Is it more an inner-critic than an inner-voice? When it

2023-01-19T16:02:08+00:00December 12th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice|

Conquer Procrastination & Make the Job Change You Desire

Are you procrastinating about making a job change that you know you should make…and yet, you keep putting it off? While there are many reasons for avoiding things, if you find yourself avoiding making a job change, the likely culprit is what is known

2022-10-15T04:43:31+00:00December 5th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice|

Master the Art of Career Storytelling & Command a Powerful Job Search Edge

Career storytelling can be essential to the success of your job search. Once upon a time… No! Not that kind of storytelling. In the context of a job search, the stories of professional success that you share—in your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your biography,

Is It Time to Step Outside Your Career Comfort Zone?

One of the hardest things to do in life is to leave your comfort zone. But, if you want to live the life you dream about, it is inevitable that you will eventually be forced to step into the unknown, outside of your comfy

How To Achieve Your Job Change Goals By Managing Your Career Like A Business

You’ve done the work. Over the past 12 months you have searched your soul, done your research, and carefully planned out the job change you’ve been dreaming about. This job change will have a profound impact on your life. Not only will it move

5 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Job Search Success

When you’re working hard to find a new job, it makes sense that you'd want to give it your all. But sometimes, without meaning to, you can inadvertently sabotage your own success. Here are 5 pitfalls to watch out for and guard against.

2023-10-23T17:10:30+00:00September 14th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice|

Connecting with Venture Capital & Private Equity Investors

If you are an executive in the job market, you are probably aware of how important it can be to tap into your network to learn about and pursue unadvertised executive opportunities. Survey after survey finds the same: between 80-90% of executive jobs, especially

Is a Recruiter Distribution of My Resume Right for My Job Search?

This is a common question at Distinctive Career Services. But even though introducing yourself and networking with recruiters is a good investment for almost every job hunter, providing reassurance that a recruiter distribution will reap immediate results is far less clear cut or predictable.

How To Communicate More Confidently in Job Interviews

Did you know that your voice and how you speak says a lot about your self-confidence? Becoming confident in the way you communicate can help you to reach your career and job search goals while boosting your self-esteem. Communicating confidently in job interviews is

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