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Ways Your Job Could ‘Betray’ You & How You Can Prepare Yourself For Success

By Sibyl Perez / May 12, 2021 / Comments Off on Ways Your Job Could ‘Betray’ You & How You Can Prepare Yourself For Success

Loyalty and betrayal are basic values that define our relationships, based on the continuum between the two. Many people in careers spend most of their waking hours working in organizations with people they come to depend on. So, when matters go awry based on misunderstandings or events beyond your control, you may feel especially vulnerable…

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10 Quick Ways To Look For A Job In The Pandemic Era

By Sibyl Perez / January 6, 2021 / Comments Off on 10 Quick Ways To Look For A Job In The Pandemic Era

Whether you’ve been looking for a job for a while now, or only started since the coronavirus pandemic, you might feel overwhelmed by your job search. Perhaps nothing can instill more anxiety in a career than the job search and interviewing process, whether it’s you or your spouse trying to find a job. Like perpetual first dates,…

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A 10-Step Guide To Finding A Career You Love Right Now

By Sibyl Perez / January 6, 2021 / Comments Off on A 10-Step Guide To Finding A Career You Love Right Now

Are you wondering how to find a career you love during these turbulent and tumultuous times of the COVID-19 pandemic? This Summer, 30 million Americans are out of work, many more furloughed, and more who have taken pay cuts or are losing their businesses. According to the Centers for Disease Contol And Prevention, one in four young…

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Your Complete Guide To Writing A Great Resume That Gets You The Job

By Sibyl Perez / January 6, 2021 / Comments Off on Your Complete Guide To Writing A Great Resume That Gets You The Job

The most important insight into getting the job you want is to understand that today, resumes are digital and circulated on career platforms. Now, you can be matched to many more of the right opportunities than you could ever find with the traditional paper process. So, knowing how to write a good resume and what you…

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How to Write a Life-Affirming Eulogy for a Loved One

By Sibyl Perez / January 6, 2021 / Comments Off on How to Write a Life-Affirming Eulogy for a Loved One

Learning how to write a eulogy may not be at the forefront of our minds. But this year, we’ve faced our mortality with a grim collective awareness of the fragility of life, and that relationships are interdependent and dear. More people have passed on from this pandemic than any viral infection in living memory. You may have even been…

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How To Write A Memoir & Preserve Your Legacy

By Sibyl Perez / January 6, 2021 / Comments Off on How To Write A Memoir & Preserve Your Legacy

As you look forward to 2021 and reflect on the past year none of us anticipated, you can begin a special way to strengthen relationships in a memoir or meaningful recollection you wish to convey to loved ones. In that case, you may be wondering how to write a memoir so you can keep track…

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Example: Written Eulogy for Ron Berman

By Sibyl Perez / December 4, 2020 / Comments Off on Example: Written Eulogy for Ron Berman

This eulogy was written for my dear friend Ron Berman. I have known Ron for 40 years. He took me under his wing while he was Creative Director at FCB and I was a cub account executive. Ron became my mentor, friend, collaborator in what we could call “the fellowship of endeavors”. We were always…

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How To Thrive In Third Stage Career Despite Age Discrimination

By sapermktg / October 21, 2020 / Comments Off on How To Thrive In Third Stage Career Despite Age Discrimination

How to Thrive in Third Stage Career Despite Age Discrimination “Who is going to hire a 62-year old”? Career Coaches often hear this plaintive question.  We understand the dread and anxiety common among those who are 55-years+, who want to work but feel excluded and marginalized by employers who devalue older workers. So, it is…

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7 Tips For Older Workers In The Job Market Today

By sapermktg / October 13, 2020 / Comments Off on 7 Tips For Older Workers In The Job Market Today

f you are 55 years or older, the traditional job market has become even less hospitable during the pandemic than it was last year. Millions of jobs are simply not coming back, many small businesses are now closing, and many other companies are downsizing or going under. This makes it even harder for jobs for…

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5 Attitude Shifts Seniors Looking For Work Need To Adapt To Be Successful

By Tina Hilton / October 13, 2020 / Comments Off on 5 Attitude Shifts Seniors Looking For Work Need To Adapt To Be Successful

Jobs for seniors are a little difficult to come by but not impossible. They’re out there. “Who is going to hire a 62-year old?” Career coaches often hear this plaintive question from older folks. We understand the dread and anxiety common among those who are 55 years and over, who want to work but feel excluded and…

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