Career Advice Articles

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Career expert and author Ford R. Myers writes articles providing career help and advice. These have been featured internationally in thousands of publications, websites and social media posts. You may access any of the articles for free by clicking on the titles below:

• Maybe the Employer You’re Looking for is YOU!
• Plug Into the Competition and Win
• “Red Flags” – Warning Signs to Watch-Out For in Job Search
• Re-Discovering Your Career Passion
• What Makes People Love Their Jobs?
• Congratulations! You Got The Job!
• Reflections on Networking
• Follow-Up Steps After the Interview: Strategies to Help You Get the Offer
• Questions You Can Ask at the Interview
• 10 Challenges Senior Executives Face in the Job Search
• The Perfect Match Letter
• It’s Not About The Job; It’s About Your Life!
• Starting Over: Handy Hints and Simple Suggestions for Finding a New Job
• Managing Career Uncertainty During COVID and Beyond
• Steps to Get the Job – TV Interview with Career Coach Ford R. Myers
• Reinventing Your Career – Interview with Career Coach Ford R. Myers and TV Host Lynn Doyle
• Get The Job You Want – Interview: Career Coach Ford R. Myers with TV Host Steve Highsmith
• Get The Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring – Q & A with Author Ford R. Myers
• About Personal Branding
• Productive Career Strategies During The Coronavirus Pandemic
• Good Perspectives for Tough Times – Benefits of Using a Career Coach in a Bad Economy
• The Many Faces of Job Interviews
• Performing an Internal Career Audit
• Assimilating Into Your New Position
• Questions to Ask at a Networking Meeting
• The Client’s Role in a Successful Career Coaching Relationship
• How to Differentiate Yourself During a Job Search
• Negotiating Your Compensation – Part Three
• Negotiating Your Compensation – Part Two
• Negotiating Your Compensation – Part One
• Perpetual Career Management – The Interview
• Working With Executive Recruiters
• Beating The Sunday Night Blues
• Retirement Coaching – The Interview
• Common Misconceptions About Career Management
• Final Negotiations Can Be Sensitive. You Need A Strategy.
• Pursuing The Hidden Job Market
• Pull Marketing in Your Job Search – The Interview
• Your Most Effective Self-Marketing Tool
• Quick Career Survey
• Flip The Script For Career Success
• Retirement: A Natural Evolution of Career Development
• 10 Tips for Summer Job Search Success
• Congratulations on Your New Job! Now Position Yourself for the Future
• The Importance of “Third Party Validation” in Job Search
• 12 Habits of Highly Effective Job Seekers in a Down Market
• Creating and Formatting YOUR Exceptional Resume
• 2022 Outlook for Senior Executives
• Top 10 Holiday Tips for Career Success
• Identifying Your Top Values (And Knowing What To Do With Them)
• Sales 101 in Job Interviews
• Career Success Requires Parallel Paths
• Use of The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in Outplacement
• The Shoo-in Trap
• Closing the Interview “Deal”
• Thinking of Changing Careers? Here’s How to Get Started.
• The Power of “Pull Marketing” in Your Job Search
• Back to Basics – With The Job Seeker’s Tool Kit
• Your Compensation Negotiation Strategy
• Five Career Tips
• Career Coaching is a “Two-Way Street”
• Questions About Professional References
• Networking: The Three Questions You Must Answer to Achieve Job Search Success
• Give Your Resume A Fresh Start!
• Social Media: A Networking Deterrent
• Cover Letters – Purpose and Structure
• Informational Interviewing: How to Start the Process and Approach People
• Handling Difficult Interview Questions
• The Job Search Success Interview
• Begin With an “Internal Career Audit”
• Negotiating: Twenty-One Rules of the Game
• 5 Tips to “Spring Clean” Your Resume
• Accomplishment Stories – Your Most Powerful Tool to Get the Job Offer
• Please Grieve
• Full-Time Employee PLUS Freelancer: The New American Career Path
• Interviews: Types and Structure
• Passions and Gifts
• Botox For Your Resume – And Other Job Search Tips To Combat Ageism
• Are you On-Track to Achieve Your Career Goals?
• One Chance to Make a First Impression
• Tips for a Successful Job Search – Part Two
• Tips for a Successful Job Search – Part One
• 10 Mistakes Job Seekers Make … And How to Avoid Them
• Top 25 LinkedIn Job Seeker Groups: To Help Build Your Brand and Launch Your Career
• Successful Job Search Strategies For Mature Workers
• Your “Target Company List” Builds Focus, Momentum and Productivity
• Funny Job-Search and Work Stories
• The “Bridge Job” Strategy – Making Money While You’re in Career Transition
• Creating Your Career Transition Binder
• Your Resume’s Building Blocks
• Should You Respond to Online Job Postings and “Help-Wanted” Ads?
• 7 Truths of Career Success
• Career Strategies for Recent Graduates
• How Employers Behave When There Are More Workers Than Jobs
• Leadership and Industry Transition
• 5 Tips to Rev-Up Your Career This Fall
• Help Your Child Transition Successfully from College to Career
• Only 5 Interview Questions
• Q & A with Ford R. Myers
• Establishing and Maintaining Leader Behavior
• How To Deal With Annoying Co-Workers
• The Best Time to Update Your Resume
• Everything is Negotiable
• Networking: Your Most Important Career Activity
• New Year, New Career: Your Power Plan for Success in 2018
• Acing the Interview
• How to Deal with an End-of-Year “Pink Slip”
• The Franchise Advantage
• Networking: the Core of Your Career
• Self-Employment Options
• How to Bullet-Proof Your Career