Is it Right to Treat One Another Without Common Decency?

  There is definite reason to believe that we have largely lost our way.  To see and hear our so-called political leaders, our “role models” behave in such a deplorable manner is nothing short of shocking.  But I know, the problem is that we’ve descended so far that the shock value has diminished and is…

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America First in School Shootings

America doesn’t want to be first.  At least not in school shootings.  But the truth is that we are; there are more school shootings in the United States than anywhere in the world. Our country represents 5 % of the world population and 31% of its mass shooters since 1966.  That is not a statistic…

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Mating and the Job Search

Whenever I meet someone who needs to begin a job search, the easiest way to explain the process is to compare it to finding a suitable mate. The challenge is that most of us fail to engage in any formalized process to accomplish either. And therein lies what could be a problem. Most of us…

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Sensitivity, Sensibility and Respect

I can always get to the point in any given interaction, personal or in observing others, when three words strike me-sensitivity, sensibility and respect.  The quality of the first is in thinking before we speak.  It is being aware and responsive to another person’s point of view.  The second, similar but adding more discernment to…

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Overselling in the Interview

As career coaches, we continually remind our clients that when seeking a position, it is no time to be humble. Sing your praises, blow your horn, be sure that the employer is left with the confidence that you can do the job. They want to know that you possess the level of skill required to…

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