About Wake Up to a Job You Love © - the online, self-study version of my career coaching program: I'm hoping to release it in Spring 2014.  Please scroll down for details and for an article archive, introducing the content of this program.  

Is your job search stuck and your career stalled, regardless of how hard you try? Start out the New Year by scheduling a private Career Action Planning (C.A.P.) Session with me. We'll get to the root of your career problem and on the road to landing your dream job in record time! Please read the testimonial of one client who landed soon after his C.A.P. Session; and another I wrote about in the March 2013 issue, who had a C.A.P. Session last October and landed last December!   

"Supercharge Your Job Search: Short, Sweet & Tweet" is a new 76-page e-book published by Career Directors International (CDI) which includes contributions from 49 career professionals from around the globe - myself included!  This e-book culminated from a year-long project, where CDI tweeted eight job search tips a day, Mon-Fri on the hour, over a nine-month period. 

"Supercharge" is presented almost entirely in Twitter tweets - 900 to be exact! As you probably know, Twitter is a social network that allows people to communicate with each other by composing messages that use a maximum of 140 characters. The book opens with a brief tutorial and acronym guide to tweeting, followed by nine content-packed chapters:

1. Focusing on the tools of a hard-hitting job search

2. Targeting organizations, industries and individuals

3. Networking to find jobs

4. Using job boards and website job centers effectively

5. Leveraging career fairs

6. Sourcing jobs with recruiters and social media

7. Finding temporary to permanent hiring opportunities

8. Benefitting from help-wanted ads

9. Performing company walk-ins

Download this book here...and enjoy!   

Set SMART Career Goals for 2014 

As 2013 draws to a close, it's time to dust off your New Years resolutions and set career goals for 2014. However, despite your best intentions, you're likely to abandon your goals less than a month into the New Year; this is because your goals might be too general, too large or too vague to achieve. 

Specific: A goal should be as specific as possible, stated clearly in 1-2 sentences. "To find a position where I can earn more money" is vague. "To find a position where I can double my income over 3 years" is more specific. 

If you revisit your goals and rewrite them using the SMART formula principles, I can guarantee that you'll position yourself for greater success in 2014 and the years to come.

Wake Up to a Job You Love © Home Study System  (Beta) Coming Soon!  / Archive of Article Series

I've been planning to release a beta version of this self-study system of my career coaching program. It's based on the core content and tools I use with my private clients, to help them build a solid, laser-focused plan to land a job they love which is fun, fulfilling and financially rewarding. This system is perfect for you, whether you're unemployed and struggling to land, or unhappy with your current job or employer and you don't know which way to turn.  

I've decided to postpone this release until Spring 2014. It will be priced at an introductory "Charter Member" rate of $147.00. 

Depending on how many people enroll, I may host monthly Q & A group calls and create a private Facebook group for participants to post questions and interact with each other. I am planning to offer some special bonuses for the first 10 people who sign up.

There will be a special sales page created for this program and you'll be notified when it's ready. Until then, here's a description of it on my website: 

If you have any questions, please email me joellyn@career-success-coach.com; and I will be personally reaching out to those of you who have already expressed interest. 

Here's the article archive, introducing the content of this program: 

 #1: Know Your Top Transferable Skills Sets, Then Plan Your Career Transition

#2: Build Your Confidence and Career Marketing Content

#3:  Discover Your Perfect Career Path Through Your Hardwired Preferences 

#4: How to Choose Ideal Work that Fits Your Personality 

#5: The Six Dimensions of Career Clarity

#6: Where Do You Want to Work? Make A List of Target Employers

#7: Which Workplace Culture is Ideal for You? Let Your Workplace Values Be Your Guide 

Career Action Planning (C.A.P.) Session 

• Do you work hard on your job search but seem to get nowhere fast?
• Are you burned out with your job, but don't know what other work might satisfy you?  
• Do you have trouble understanding how your transferable skills can be used in other professions?
• Do you apply for jobs online, only to get "thanks but no thanks" responses?
• Does it seem like your network can't help you with your job search the way you'd like?
• Do you get interviews--- but no offers?   

Is it time to take a risk -- a giant step forward -- to end the pain once and for all? You may surprised: the problem might not be what you think and simpler to overcome than you thought possible.

Regardless of the issues you face or what you may be frustrated or confused about, I can provide the clarity, creative thinking, objectivity, and perspective you need to get your career and job search moving in the right direction.  

Let's get started with a Career Action Planning (C.A.P.) Session to help you figure out what's working, what needs attention, and what the next steps are to land the job of your dreams!  

Skeptical? Here's what one client said about his experience. He got hired five months after his C.A.P. Session!