Category Archives: Advice

Managing Your Career Like a Project

By Karen Kodzik | Published: September 30, 2011
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of speaking to a group of Project Managers at the PMI-MN Professional Development Days.  Like many of us who are good at what we do for others we are terrible about doing it for ourselves.  Project Managers are excellent at tackling huge projects by setting goals and milestones and [...]
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A Common Career Mistake

By Karen Kodzik | Published: September 15, 2011
When career changers assess their strengths and skills, acommon piece of advice from job search “helpers” is to ask others around them what they are good at.  I think this can be a trap and lead to a common career misstep.  It is human nature for us to gravitate towards both what we are familiar with and what [...]
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The Job You Just Landed Isn’t Working Out – Now What?

By Karen Kodzik | Published: August 7, 2011
Job searches can be long, months and sometimes years.  There is no greater feeling of relief than when the phone call comes with a job offer.  With little negotiation you accept, just being thrilled to be done with the search that at times seemed endless.  You were excited about your new opportunity, the job fit [...]
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Job Search Derailers

By Karen Kodzik | Published: July 7, 2011
There are some common things that derail many job searches.   Hopefully by identifying them here,  job seekers can avoid them and stay on track. 1. Denial.  Many people do not believe job search will take as long as it does.  The general hiring process alone can take months.  So if you are only chasing one job at a [...]
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Mid Summer Hiring Pause

By Karen Kodzik | Published: June 20, 2011
A hiring pause is a slight slow down in hiring and sourcing activity by employers.  The words alone, “hiring pause’ can often send a wave of panic through the masses of unemployed that are in fear of a double dip recession.  But this mid summer pause is almost to be expected on a few fronts.  One we [...]
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