Thinking about changing your job or even your entire career? Getting ready to make a change but you're unsure how? Are you stuck in a dead end job or have you hit the glass ceiling? Join us each Wednesday as we explore tips to get & keep your career on a careeriffic track.
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Written by Abby Kohut
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 In this day and age, networking is absolutely essential for job search success. It is no longer enough to simply apply to positions that you find online. You have to go out and meet real people if you wish to find hidden opportunities. When you travel around to various networking groups, it is important to hand your new connections a piece of personal collateral, which, like your resume, represents your career brand. Enter the business card!
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Written by Abby Kohut
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 The interesting thing about networking is that we all know how to do it successfully…we just forgot. Think back to elementary school. Can you remember the first day when your mom dropped you off? Regardless of your personality, I guarantee that you were absolutely terrified. But you somehow figured out how to make friends. You found kids who had similar interests and you spent the most time with them. You were networking back then but you didn't even know it.
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Written by Abby Kohut
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 I'm dating myself by saying that The Secret of My Success was one of my favorite childhood movies, but it's a risk I'm willing to take. In the movie, Michael J. Fox plays a character who uses his creativity and ingenuity to work his way to the top of the company. The great part about it is that he starts his climb from the mailroom.
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Written by Abby Kohut
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 According to Wikipedia, volunteering is the practice of people working on behalf of others without being motivated by financial or material gain. Volunteering is an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life. Aside from the goosebumps that you get when you help people less fortunate than you, there are also many other added benefits.
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Written by Abby Kohut
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 One of my favorite motivational speakers is Marcus Buckingham, the co-author of Now, Discover Your Strengths . In this book, Marcus explains that managers are generally instructed to complete performance appraisals for their employees based on their strengths and weaknesses. Typical performance review meetings include 10 minutes about the employee's successes in the past year and the rest of the time is devoted to a conversation about how the employee can improve their weaknesses by taking classes or completing "stretch assignments".
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