Posts by Lora Poepping
Is a Lack of Sleep Affecting Your Employment Chances?
By Guest Blogger Kelly N., from Casper.com “I’m just too busy to get some shut-eye” When life gets busy, sleep is often the first thing we give up. All of our normal, but increasingly time-consuming realities tend to crowd out the time and peace of mind needed for healthy sleep. As sleep moves to the…
Read MoreTrain wrecks: Human Resources and Recruiters Are Some of The Worst LinkedIn Profiles Out There
You see them posted everywhere – experts doling out advice on how job search candidates must update, enhance, optimize and create LinkedIn profiles that will grab the attention of recruiters and hiring managers. I admit, I am one of those oracles of LinkedIn and even teach LinkedIn classes to those looking to make a career or…
Read MoreThe Death of Thank You
To write the Thank You note or not to write the Thank You note…. That is a question. Read on – I had the honor of being featured by WomenOnBusiness.com and am delighted to share the posting with you. http://www.womenonbusiness.com/death-of-thank-you/
Read MoreA Resolution You Can Keep – New LinkedIn Profile
One of the most frequent requests we hear from clients is to assist them with their LinkedIn profiles. We get it…you feel like you SHOULD update your profile and use LinkedIn more effectively but you don’t know where to start. Luckily, Plum holds quarterly LinkedIn workshops where we demonstrate all the bells and whistles LinkedIn…
Read MoreSenior Leadership Job Search: Managing Expectations
90% of the clients that I coach begin their initial call this way: “I have never had to look for a job before. A former colleague has always hired me or I have been recruited by an organization. I am not at all familiar with how to look for a job, especially in this day…
Read More“Secret Sauce” Ingredient #1 for Recent College Grads
When I graduated from college, most of my friends interviewed for jobs via the University’s career center and started their new jobs after they took their summer backpacking trips around Europe. I wasn’t that lucky. As a Communications major, there were few companies hiring anything other than accounting, finance, business, and engineering or computer science…
Read MoreWhy Former Microsoft Employees Struggle with the Job Search
I’ve been there. In 2009, I was laid off from a Diversity Manager role at Microsoft and after more than 13 years, I found myself wondering: What next? It was confidence-crushing and on my way home from cleaning out my desk in Building 36, I stopped by my friend Michelle’s and cried on her shoulder.…
Read MoreMissed Opportunities: Why the LinkedIn Default Dialogue Box is NOT Your Friend
I feel extremely lucky that almost everyday I receive at least 3 requests to connect via LinkedIn, if not more. LinkedIn is my favorite job search (and recruiting) tool in my job search toolbox and knowing that my profile is attracting attention is highly complimentary. But, I have observed that just about everyone who wishes…
Read MoreJob Search: Hello Universe!
It’s that time of year again: after putting it off, mulling it over, talking with friends and family, taking a few tentative stabs at it…you’ve decided to get a new job. But, after all the deep deliberation and discussions, you’re paralyzed. You simply have no idea where to start and despite all the information out…
Read MoreNew year, new job? Try a different magic bullet.
If you’re like me, you appreciate a clean slate, a fresh start and a new list of goals for the New Year (notice, I do not call them resolutions because for some reason I can never stick to something if it is labeled a “resolution”). But, if you’re like me, you plunge enthusiastically into your…
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