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George has been a Career Transition Expert, Author, Speaker, & Workshop Presenter for almost 20 years. He works one-on-one with individuals to analyze their written stories then writes a personalized, customized JobJoy Report to help each client fashion a new work identity, before coaching them through a significant career transition. His unique approach, based on his book, JobJoy : Finding Your Right Work Through the Power of Your Personal Story, was recently profiled by Katharine Hansen at A Storied Career (http://tinyurl.com/yyt5bfh). The purpose of his CTL blog is to provide colleagues with tools and techniques that will help them mine gold from their clients' life stories. In order to mine gold, you have to move a lot of ore; moving it efficiently and effectively is what this blog is about.
Another year has started. Did you promise yourself that this is the year, now is the time to change careers? You feel ready to make a real change in your life.
Changing careers requires some internal and external stretching to get you where you want to go. In the same way that stretching physically helps prepare your bones and muscles for more vigorous activity, we need to stretch our ideas and actions in order to transform our career into a better jobfit, one that will recognize, reward, and motivate us for ... Read more
I recently performed in a musical theatre production of ‘The Gifts of the Magi,’ a story about a young married couple—Jim & Della Dillingham—who are living in New York in 1905 when Christmas rolls around and they have no money to buy each other gifts to express their love.
They have hit hard times because Jim is unemployed and Della ... Read more
Some job experts say that more jobs are now filled online through LinkedIn (LI) than all the job boards combined.
LI is, without a doubt, a major player in online job search; it is here to stay; and its influence continues to grow. If LI were a country, it would be the 12th most populous country in the world! I recommend that ... Read more
When it comes to career change, we often focus on the blind spots.
This is especially true if we have been recognized and rewarded for a particular skill, even though the skill might leave us cold or indifferent when using it to earn our living.
In other words, we confuse the means with the ends, or in JobJoy terms, we confuse a ‘can do’ skill with a motivation. Let me explain by illustrating a specific case. ... Read more
The fall hiring season is upon us, and I’m spending a good deal of time each day coaching clients on a few basic principles to increase their chances of getting hired sooner rather than later.
As a job searcher, it is essential to understand the nature of your relationship with a hiring manager, whether you are meeting him or her in a formal job interview or speaking to them informally in their office, at a conference, at a networking event, or any other venue.
1. The most important person in the hiring process... Read more
This article was published in the National Career Development Association’s Career Convergence Magazine (Sept 2011).
Ken’s Story
Like many young adults, Ken made a “practical and realistic” career choice, and entered the work force with technical skills that were in high demand by employers. He landed a job as a software tester in a large company during the hi-tech boom…and got stuck there.
I met with a young man last week because he was worried about being left behind in the job stakes. He was thinking of switching programs from a BSc in Biology
to something “more practical” like nursing because his two young siblings were in a nursing program that guaranteed a job after graduation. He didn’t see much prospect of getting a job related to biology without further education, despite the fact that he is currently employed in an internship with one of the country’s largest health sciences companies! ... Read more
I’m an idiographer. You might think I’m an idiot for saying so but idiography is actually the study of individual cases or events. And that’s what I do as a career professional. It is a proven, scientifically valid method for career assessment. ... Read more
I just got back from Sin City, the one that never sleeps, where all vices are on display and easily procured!
Las Vegas is an oasis in the desert built years ago by the Mob. That’s quite a story in itself (with its own museum and a whole show at one of the casinos on The Strip). ... Read more
I heard this fervent command not from the lips of a Sunday morning television evangelist but in a commercial on a prime-time radio show.
The ad features the CEO of a training company who uses short radio spots to promote to business owners his sales training programs on how to motivate and manage a sales force.
What does spirituality have to do with selling products and services in the marketplace? A lot, according to this sales trainer. ... Read more
Another year has started. Did you promise yourself that this is the year, now is the time to change careers? You feel ready to make a real change in your life.
Changing careers requires some internal and external stretching to get you where you want to go. In the same way that stretching physically helps prepare your bones and muscles for more vigorous activity, we need to stretch our ideas and actions in order to transform our career into a better jobfit, one that will recognize, reward, and motivate us for ... Read more
I’m an idiographer. You might think I’m an idiot for saying so but idiography is actually the study of individual cases or events. And that’s what I do as a career professional. It is a proven, scientifically valid method for career assessment. 
I just got back from Sin City, the one that never sleeps, where all vices are on display and easily procured!
Las Vegas is an oasis in the desert built years ago by the Mob. That’s quite a story in itself (with its own museum and a whole show at one of the casinos on The Strip). 
I heard this fervent command not from the lips of a Sunday morning television evangelist but in a commercial on a prime-time radio show.
The ad features the CEO of a training company who uses short radio spots to promote to business owners his sales training programs on how to motivate and manage a sales force.
What does spirituality have to do with selling products and services in the marketplace? A lot, according to this sales trainer.