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How to Make the Most of Working from Home (WFH)

I like to think at the very start of the COVID-19 pandemic, most people who were forced to begin working from home felt excited and happy about the change. No more commuting, being closer to family, pets, and remaining in the comfort of your own home every day sounded like a dream. But after 3-4 weeks of this, the true colors of the “work from home” model began to show. These colors consisted of constant distractions, lack of face-to-face interaction, ...

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28
FEB
2022

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Career Tips

careeradvice, careercoach, employmentcoach, job search, jobopportunity, lacountyjobs, work from home

Office Attire Do’s and Don’ts

Posted by: Taylor Tarantino

For anyone that has worked in an office environment, I think we can all relate to that heart-dropping, disturbing realization when we landed our first job: I have absolutely nothing to wear. Maybe you’re fresh out of college and have never worn nor owned a button-down, or perhaps you’ve just never worked in a position that required you to follow a dress code. You head to your closet and find nothing but crop tops, leggings, oversized sweatshirts, and ripped jeans ...

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21
FEB
2022

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Career Tips, Confidence

business casual, careeradvice, careercoach, employmentcoach, job search, jobopportunity, office attire

Best Career Building Tips

Posted by: Taylor Tarantino

Whether you’re just entering the workforce or a decade into your career, familiarizing yourself with the best career-building tips is always beneficial. Finding a career path that you also love can be challenging, and the overall process can be intimidating. As a young adult, I know I’ve spent my fair share of time stressing about the next steps and future.

The best thing you can do for yourself when building a career is to seek advice from experts. People who have ...

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14
FEB
2022

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Career Tips

careeradvice, careercoach, employmentcoach, job search, jobopportunity

20 Common Interview Questions

Posted by: Taylor Tarantino

Interviews can be extremely nerve-wracking. Let’s dissect the situation: a stranger, who has the power to hire you and shape your career as well as the ability to determine your financial stability, asks you what seems like a thousand questions about your goals, work habits, work ethic, and employment history. Not scary at all, right?

A quote by Benjamin Franklin states, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” To avoid feelings of fear and distress before an interview, do ...

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17
JAN
2022

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Confidence, Interview Tips, Job Search

careeradvice, careercoach, common interview questions, employmentcoach, interview, interview questions, job search, PolishingtheProfessional, questions

Why This Pandemic is Teaching Us the Importance of Self-Love

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Feeling Your Emotions Is an Act of Self-Love

This lingering pandemic is teaching us many lessons, the least of which is we can’t hide from ourselves anymore. When isolated during restrictions, we must face our trauma. There is no other way. It is an act of courage to deal with our emotions without fearing or running away from them. For in deferring our complex emotions, we postpone our healing. Can you identify? For example, have you been coping with being isolated ...

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20
DEC
2021

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Confidence, Motivation, Personal Development

careeradvice, careercoach, coping, covid, difficult, emotions, employmentcoach, guidance, isolation, pain, pandemic, self-love, trauma

Do My Fears Limit My Success?

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“If the plan doesn’t work, change your plans. But keep your goal; it should not change.”

What do you think is stopping you from experiencing massive success? The kind of success that happens to just a few people in a lifetime. The type of success that allows you to bless your family and loved ones? To create and perpetuate generational success means putting away all fears which so quickly derails us.

Someone once said that fear is only “False Evidence Appearing Real.” ...

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13
DEC
2021

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Confidence, Motivation, Success

careeradvice, careercoach, challenges, confidence, dreams, employmentcoach, fail to succeed, failure, fear, motivation, obstacles, overcome, success

Born to be a 10: The Journey to Success

Posted by: admin

Have you ever wondered what you think about who you are? Many people are taught that their self-worth depends on their accomplishments, and their value in life is due to their contributions to society. When we do well, we are awesome; when that does not happen, we are losers.

Is it any wonder an executive with a college education working in a high-rise building making a six-figure income feels like he is on top of the world? Conversely, a homeless man ...

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6
DEC
2021

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Confidence, Motivation, Success

accomplishments, careeradvice, careercoach, confidence, employmentcoach, opportunities, self-esteem, self-worth, success

7 Ways to Try on a New Career Before Deciding on It

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Are you unhappy with your career but afraid to make a change because you’re not sure you’ll like it? You may have an idea about what you’d like to do next, but how do you know it’s the right choice?

We all want to be happy and fulfilled at work. We want something that utilizes skills we like using and feels meaningful to us.

The Law of attraction tells us that to create what we want; we need to be in vibrational ...

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22
NOV
2021

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Career Choices, Confidence, Passion

career change, careeradvice, classes, e-course, employmentcoach, fulfillment, informational interview, job search, Myers-Briggs, new career, personality test, skills

It’s Not About Your Job; It’s About Your Life!

Posted by: admin

When it comes to job search and career development, I think 99% of the population has it wrong and “does it backward.” This realization comes from my more than 25 years of experience as a Career Coach and working with thousands of clients.

Looking back, I believe that this opinion has been developing in my mind for many years. But it was only recently that my thoughts crystallized into a form that I could express in a concise message.

New clients often ...

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1
NOV
2021

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Career Choices, Career Path, Job Search

career, career coach, career development, careeradvice, careercoach, employmentcoach, job, job search, jobopportunity, lacountyjobs, lifestyle, work life

How To Ace Telephone Job Interviews

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Telephone interviews are different than live interviews and require different strategies for the job-seeker to be successful. When I ask new coaching clients to assess their interview technique, they never distinguish between phone and live interviews. Many clients don’t even realize that brief phone interactions are mini-interviews. When a long phone call is scheduled, some of my clients refer to it as a “screen.” They say this as if this is something different or even less than an interview.

Make no mistake: ...

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27
SEP
2021

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Career Tips, Employment, Job Search

careeradvice, careercoach, follow-up, interview, job interview, job search, job seeker, jobopportunity, phone interview

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Office Attire Do’s and Don’ts

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20 Common Interview Questions

Why This Pandemic is Teaching Us the Importance of Self-Love

Do My Fears Limit My Success?

Born to be a 10: The Journey to Success

7 Ways to Try on a New Career Before Deciding on It

It’s Not About Your Job; It’s About Your Life!

How To Ace Telephone Job Interviews

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