Article of Interest for November 30, 2018

Twice in my professional career, I have not made a transition in my employment career with a gap in the employment. During both gaps, I enrolled in coursework to gain additional skills as well as refine others that have both proved to benefit me in the short and long-term. This article about Job Search Depression expresses some advice that I thought would help people break through in the process.

Job Seeking Depression (The Ladders, Nov. 29, 2018)

Articles of Interest for November 26, 2018

“Abundance flows into your life
when GRATITUDE flows out of your heart.”
- Jon Gordon

An edited picture from my walk on the campus of Pacific University,
where I serve as the Sports Information Director on Sunday, November 25

Articles of Interest (May 21, 2018)

It's been a while since I last added to my blog and now that is the summer months, I feel that this is an opportunity to pick up where I left off. This blog has been established to work with job seekers and job holders to integrate the methods of #GetSET. SET stands for Strategic • Engaged • Teamwork. I hope you'll find some articles of interest that you can read. If you have an article that you'd like to contribute, send me an email.

Strategic
• How to Make Yourself More Valuable (Jim Rohn, May 21, 2018)

Engaged
• What to Consider Before Accepting a Job Offer (Glassdoor, May 18, 2018)
• Why It's Best to Be Curious During Job Interviews (FastCoDesign, May 19, 2018)

Teamwork
• Leave Your Administrative Job and Find Out Who Your Friends Aren't (Chronicle of Higher Education, May 21, 2018

Articles of Interest (Feb. 20, 2018)

SET - Strategic • Engaged • Teamwork

Strategic
• Choosing to Make a DIfference Makes You a Leader (HERC Smart Brief/Leadership, 2/12/18)
• Weekly Career Hack: Are you a Career Olympian? (Brand Your Career, 2/17/18)
• How Thinking Strategically Can Boost a Career (Forbes, 2/20/18)
• How I Went from Being a NBA Publicist to an Author and Podcast Host (Muse, 2/20/18)

Engaged
• How Giving In To Distraction Can Improve A Career (Ladders, 2/14/18)
• Be Careful What You Put on Your LinkedIn Profile (Forbes, 2/14/18)
• Use a Checklist to Avoid Errors on a Resume (Glassdoor, 2/14/18)
• Growth = Change (Leadership Promises by John Maxwell, 2/21/18)

Teamwork
• Listen to your staff -- that's why you hired them (Lead Today, 2/5/18)

Interview tips
• Avoid These Common Interview Mistakes (CNBC, 2/13/18)


Of Note...
• 2018 CoSIDA U Camp (June 25-26)
If you are in the early years and/or months of your sports information career, this is a program that is suited for you. 

• CoSIDA Convention (June 27-30)
If you plan on being in attendance and would like to meet up, let me know.