Career Potential, LLC | Career Coach Philadelphia and Online http://careerpotential.com Take Charge of Your Career, Create the Work you Love and Earn What You Deserve! Career Consultants Pennsylvania Thu, 09 May 2013 19:43:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 10 Tips to Manage Your Career instead of Just Doing Your Jobhttp://careerpotential.com/10-tips-to-manage-your-career-not-just-doing-your-job/ http://careerpotential.com/10-tips-to-manage-your-career-not-just-doing-your-job/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:37:52 +0000 Angel Lebak http://careerpotential.com/?p=4651 It’s no surprise that people who are in career transition focus a lot of their time and energy on updating their resume, networking, brushing-up their interviewing skills, compiling accomplishment stories, etc. They know they need to be prepared; to “be at the top of their game” if they hope to land another good position. Reality. [...read more]

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]]> http://careerpotential.com/10-tips-to-manage-your-career-not-just-doing-your-job/feed/ 0 You’re Invited: Special Career Seminar – Accomplishment Storieshttp://careerpotential.com/youre-invited-special-career-seminar-accomplishment-stories/ http://careerpotential.com/youre-invited-special-career-seminar-accomplishment-stories/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:40:40 +0000 Ford Myers http://careerpotential.com/?p=4565 Accomplishment Stories: Developing Your Most Powerful Tool to Get the Job Offer Remember a time when you heard a friend or colleague tell a memorable story?  You can probably still recall some of the details about that story long after it was shared. Good storytelling creates a vivid picture and a positive response in the [...read more]

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]]> http://careerpotential.com/youre-invited-special-career-seminar-accomplishment-stories/feed/ 0 5 Tips to “Spring Clean” Your Resume – Part 2 of 2http://careerpotential.com/5-tips-to-spring-clean-your-resume-part-2-of-2/ http://careerpotential.com/5-tips-to-spring-clean-your-resume-part-2-of-2/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:44:30 +0000 Ford Myers http://careerpotential.com/?p=4064 3. BE ACTIVE. In your Resume, use strong action verbs at the beginning of every sentence. Words such as “lead, launched, directed, built, managed and generated” have a lot more impact than a passive phrases such as “responsible for” or “handled.” 4. BE SELECTIVE. Focus on information that is truly relevant to your career goal and [...read more]

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]]> http://careerpotential.com/5-tips-to-spring-clean-your-resume-part-2-of-2/feed/ 0 You’re Invited – Seminar: Active interviewing: Win the Interview and Get the Offer!http://careerpotential.com/youre-invited-seminar-active-interviewing-win-the-interview-and-get-the-offer/ http://careerpotential.com/youre-invited-seminar-active-interviewing-win-the-interview-and-get-the-offer/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:09:41 +0000 Ford Myers http://careerpotential.com/?p=4123 Join us to learn about Active Interviewing, winning interviews, and landing jobs. Good candidates like you often lose jobs they should be landing due to poor interview performance and bad interviewers. Many candidates try to prepare for interviews, but their preparation is inadequate or they are interviewed by employers who make bad hiring decisions. Even [...read more]

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]]> http://careerpotential.com/youre-invited-seminar-active-interviewing-win-the-interview-and-get-the-offer/feed/ 0 You’re Invited: Seminar – Networking – The Core of Your Careerhttp://careerpotential.com/youre-invited-seminar-networking-the-core-of-your-career/ http://careerpotential.com/youre-invited-seminar-networking-the-core-of-your-career/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:03:20 +0000 Ford Myers http://careerpotential.com/?p=4119 You’ll look at your friends, family members, even your dry cleaner in a whole new light after this powerful seminar! One of the keys to managing your career effectively is to build and maintain a strong and varied network. Every job seeker – and even those who are currently employed – should carve time out [...read more]

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]]> http://careerpotential.com/youre-invited-seminar-networking-the-core-of-your-career/feed/ 0 5 Tips to “Spring Clean” Your Resume – Part 1 of 2http://careerpotential.com/5-tips-to-spring-clean-your-resume-part-1-of-2/ http://careerpotential.com/5-tips-to-spring-clean-your-resume-part-1-of-2/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:42:57 +0000 Ford Myers http://careerpotential.com/?p=4062 Spring is just around the corner (starts March 20)! If your Resume hasn’t been getting the results you want, Spring is the perfect time to “clean it up” and significantly improve it. Here are five tips to freshen-up YOUR Resume this Spring: 1. BE BRIEF. Of the five main sections of a Resume – Header/Contact [...read more]

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]]> http://careerpotential.com/5-tips-to-spring-clean-your-resume-part-1-of-2/feed/ 0 The Seven Truths of Career Success – Part 2 of 2http://careerpotential.com/the-seven-truths-of-career-success-part-2-of-2/ http://careerpotential.com/the-seven-truths-of-career-success-part-2-of-2/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:56:34 +0000 Ford Myers http://careerpotential.com/?p=4080 This article is being presented over a period of two months. Last month, we shared the first four “Truths of Career Success.” In this edition of “Your Career Advocate,” we reveal the final three items in our list of “Seven Truths.” 5. Always research and be “plugged in” to the competition Research and be aware [...read more]

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]]> http://careerpotential.com/the-seven-truths-of-career-success-part-2-of-2/feed/ 0 The Seven Truths of Career Success – Part 1 of 2http://careerpotential.com/the-seven-truths-of-career-success-part-1-of-2/ http://careerpotential.com/the-seven-truths-of-career-success-part-1-of-2/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:55:02 +0000 Ford Myers http://careerpotential.com/?p=4078 This article is being presented over a period of two months. In this edition of “Your Career Advocate,” we have included the first four of our “Seven Truths.” Next month, we will reveal the final three “Truths” of career success. 1. The most qualified candidate does not necessarily get the job offer Many times, candidates [...read more]

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]]> http://careerpotential.com/the-seven-truths-of-career-success-part-1-of-2/feed/ 0 Begin With an “Internal Career Audit” – Part 2 of 2http://careerpotential.com/begin-with-an-internal-career-audit-part-2-of-2/ http://careerpotential.com/begin-with-an-internal-career-audit-part-2-of-2/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:53:54 +0000 Ford Myers http://careerpotential.com/?p=4076 As stated above, career transition is mostly “an inside game.” Your progress will have much more to do with “what’s going on between your two ears” than with the “external circumstances” of the economy or job market. To get your job search started on the right foot, it’s important to build a solid foundation of [...read more]

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]]> http://careerpotential.com/begin-with-an-internal-career-audit-part-2-of-2/feed/ 0 Begin With an “Internal Career Audit” – Part 1 of 2http://careerpotential.com/begin-with-an-internal-career-audit-part-1-of-2/ http://careerpotential.com/begin-with-an-internal-career-audit-part-1-of-2/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:51:11 +0000 Ford Myers http://careerpotential.com/?p=4074 “I want a more satisfying career, but where do I begin?”  When you’re considering making a change in your career, it’s difficult to know where to start. There are usually conflicting thoughts and feelings involved, and too often the result is a kind of paralysis. In addition, most people simply lack the necessary resources, knowledge and [...read more]

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