Category Archives: Career Planning

Know Yourself Before You Take a New Job

By John Wojcio | Published: January 14, 2010
Attitude is everything: Do you remember the singing toll collector? Somewhere in metropolitan New York, a man who collected tolls for a living sang to those who came through his tollbooth, and commuters tried to get to his line so they could be entertained on their ride home or to work. On the other hand, [...]
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Expanding Opportunities in the Job You Have

By John Wojcio | Published: January 11, 2010
Are you motivated and effective at your current job, but recognizing that it is getting a bit stale? Are you bored with the job you currently have? Have you mastered the tasks such that they are nearly automatic? Are you less motivated to do your best than you once were? Are you handcuffed by the [...]
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Looking for an Industry-Specific Job?

By John Wojcio | Published: December 30, 2009
In challenging economic times, it can be particularly difficult to find work in the industry you’re targeting. Some flexibility may be required! Vince was struggling with certain aspects of his new teaching career, and it showed, so he wasn’t surprised when the school principal asked him to leave after two years. He had no idea where [...]
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Age Discrimination, or Not?

By John Wojcio | Published: November 30, 2009
When older workers compete or interview for the few jobs available these days, they report hearing lines such as “you’re overqualified for this job”— which may be true in some cases (the job requires a high school education and they have a PhD., for example). Often older workers interpret these words as age discrimination. What to [...]
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What Can a Career Coach Do for You?

By John Wojcio | Published: November 30, 2009
Too many people turn to career coaches for easy fixes, magic potions, and/or sure-fire solutions to job or career challenges. That’s not how it works! False assumptions about career counseling/coaching can undermine the effectiveness of the coaching process. A November 17, 2009 NY Times article recounts single visits to each of three career counselors, looking for a [...]
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What Will Keep You at Your Job?

By Alice Wojcio | Published: November 10, 2009
What makes staying at your current job worthwhile? Interesting work? Being surrounded by people who are good at what they do as well as conscientious and committed? Are you tethered by the health insurance or the paycheck? Each of us has different reasons for staying at any particular job. Grace’s son George seemed to have a [...]
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Trouble at Work? Or Not?

By John Wojcio | Published: November 5, 2009
Actors, writers, trainers, and speakers are famous for reading reviews of their performances and focusing only on those that are negative. (Realizing this, some go so far as to avoid reading any reviews whatsoever.) Many of us do the same with our performance reviews. Cindy wanted to leave her current job, so she came for help with [...]
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Creating a Framework for Your Career

By John Wojcio | Published: November 5, 2009
Many of us spend our days at work going with the flow, working at jobs that bring us a paycheck, but that are far less than satisfying. It is possible to have a career that is fun, satisfying and also pays the bills. All we need to do is figure out what that would look like [...]
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Planning for Promotion

By John Wojcio | Published: October 29, 2009
How can you best position yourself for a promotion? Here are some questions to ask yourself to see if you are ready: * Have I done the work for my current job to the best of my ability? * Have I contributed more than was expected for my current position? * Do I come to work prepared each [...]
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