Career Advice
The Evil HR Lady Is Right
The Evil HR Lady is a real person. Her name is Suzanne Lucas and she is at evilhrlady.org. And Suzanne has a TED Talk called “”Forget Talent & Get To Work” where she says employers should focus on skills and not on talent
Read MoreHow to Stop Your Pattern of Working for Jerky Bosses
Marilyn received her 1st poor performance review in 22 years… and she has been with her current employer for 4 years. She was dumbfounded. She told me it was like she was kicked in the gut with the added bonus of not seeing it coming.
Read MoreOne Sign You’re Ignoring Job Landing Advice (Like Cats Avoid a Bath)
Working with clients every day isn’t always easy. I’ll be blunt with you. The ChamTeam and I love our clients and we are always super grateful they chose us. And many of our clients lean on us for our advice and, most importantly, implement it. Each day this happens, we smile seeing the results they…
Read MoreFill Your Shoes with Career Accomplishments
Brian received his first draft resume from us and he told us he felt it was overstated. “I feel like I sound like a braggart when I read it,” he said. “Ok… let’s walk through it line by line to see what we need to scale back…,” we replied. We proceeded to go through Brian’s…
Read MoreHow Can Gifts Become Baggage in Your Career?
I have been blessed with a gift that has served me well my entire life. My gift is I’m the girl you want to be in the foxhole with — I will stop at nothing to get out. So if you are with me in the foxhole, you will get out too. No doubt. I…
Read More7 Ways To Avoid a Pay Cut During a Salary Negotiation
If you’ve ever found yourself in the throes of a salary negotiation, you’ve probably heard this dreaded question… “Will you take a pay cut?” Depending on the scenario, there are a few tactics you can try:
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