Posted on January 9, 2015 by Admin
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Our lives today are chaotic and filled with distractions, whether you have an ADD/ADHD diagnosis or not. We are receiving more and more calls from clients with these diagnoses, but we have found that, in general, people in career transition have a very hard time maintaining their focus. Navigating a job search can be challenging enough without ADHD adding its “special sauce”…
Category: Clinical Career Counseling, Essentials for Job Search Success, Motivation for the Job Search, Psychological Barriers to the Job Search Tags: ADHD, ADHD in the workplace, career coaching, career coaching in CT, college grads, Connecticut, Donna Sweidan, job search strategy, New York, Tava Auslan, Time management
Posted on August 1, 2014 by Admin
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Today as I write this blog post, I’m smiling ear to ear about a conversation I just had with a client. She just landed a job that she is truly excited about. As I listened to her enthusiasm and gratitude, I reminded her that her new employer is also “winning.” She is qualified, hard-working, and she is going to bring a unique…
Posted on February 2, 2014 by Donna
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In the last few weeks I have met two people who have been at a job they hate for 10 years! Imagine what that does to your spirit, never mind your health. Both of them claimed, “it was supposed to be temporary”. In this current economy it is very easy to let your job search motivation lag. A job keeps you extremely…
Category: Clinical Career Counseling, Essentials for Job Search Success, Job Search Trends Tags: Accountability, Careerfolk cafe, careerfolk.com, Donna Sweidan, Job Search 2.0, Job Search Accountability Club, Job Search Savvy, Job Search Success, Linkedin, Social Networking
Posted on December 19, 2013 by Donna
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The process of career coaching and counseling is still somewhat foreign to many people, but in this current economic climate, not knowing that there is a professional support out there and how they can help you will only cause prolonged unhappiness, and unnecessary job search struggles. If you’re sick with a chronic condition, you seek medical help, why not for your career? It affects every aspect of your life.
Recently I was interviewed by Demetrius Cheeks of Learnvest to find out what career coaches do, and how we can help people who are struggling with getting their career on track or succeed in difficult job search. In this interview with Demetrius I share my experiences as a Career Coach and how the art and science of career counseling can help prep you to compete against the millions of fellow job-seekers or find the right career fit.
Category: career change, career reinvention, Clinical Career Counseling, New Year Resoultions, personal branding, Psychological Barriers to the Job Search, Psychology and the job search, Resume Tags: Career Assesment, career change, Careerfolk, Donna Sweidan, Job Search 2.0, Job Search Success, Job Search Support, job search tips, Linkedin, Psychological Barriers in the Job Search, Psychology of the Job Search
Posted on July 21, 2010 by dsweidan
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Goldfish Crackers are a standard in most homes with children. My two children have always loved them. Yesterday as I was putting away groceries, the word Optimism caught my eye on a big box of whole grain baked Goldfish with the important note: “Optimism is a skill children can learn and leads to greater happiness and resilience.” As an advocate of Positive…
Category: career reinvention, Clinical Career Counseling, Essentials for Job Search Success, Motivation for the Job Search, Psychological Barriers to the Job Search, Psychology and the job search Tags: Barriers in the job search, Emotional Inteligence, job search, Job Search Trends, Optimism, Psychology of the Job Search
Posted on March 19, 2010 by Donna
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My colleague, Career Counselor Ilana Levitt and I were in our respective Yoga classes recently and had a similar epiphany. We were both struck by the relevance of Yoga practice to our work with people stuck in various stages of their job search or career development. Ilana and I are dedicated to helping people break through the psychological barriers that are keeping…
