This Is Not The Career I Ordered™ Blog
Savvy Professional Career Wisdom by Caroline Dowd-Higgins
This is Not the Career I Ordered is read by thousands of careerists around the globe. With savvy tools, inspiration, and resources, this timeless book empowers you to enjoy your career, and love your life!
Should I Stay, or Should I Go?
The world-of-work is changing fast with unemployment at a record low and the Talent Wars in full swing. The Worker’s Market has given everyone the opportunity to reconsider their values and assess whether their current workplace is a best fit. As a career and leadership coach, I hear on a regular basis from clients asking […]
Don’t Be Your Own Worst Career Enemy
We’ve all been in job situations that weren’t ideal but if you are looking to move up or move on, your professional attitude is something that will pave the way for a new opportunity. I read a great piece in Gamut News about self sabotaging career behaviors that you need to be aware of. When […]
You’ve Been Promoted to Manager But You Don’t Know How to Manage!
You’ve been a star performer on your team and you have distinguished yourself by going above and beyond and then the happy day comes with your promotion to Manager. While at first you are thrilled with the new salary and title, you soon begin to realize that the managing skill set has never been in […]
Channel Your Career Karma with Deepak Chopra
If you haven’t seen the documentary film “Decoding Deepak” by Gotham Chopra who chronicles his father and spiritual guru, Deepak Chopra you can still apply the lessons to your life and career. Rohit Bhargava, adjunct faculty in Marketing at Georgetown University distilled some of the film’s best leadership and marketing lessons in a recent article. […]
Showcase How You Are Indispensable at Work
During the height of the recession, professionals who feared the proverbial pink slip fared better than others when they proved how they were indispensable in their workplace. Even as we claw our way out of the slow economy and the job market begins to level, it’s more important than ever to illustrate why you are […]
Smart Device Career App Gives Your Job Search a Competitive Edge at Cummins
In a world where you can do almost anything with a smart device app from previewing movie trailers to using your phone as a powerful flashlight, the application technology has penetrated the career development world as well. Cummins is a global company widely regarded for their rapidly growing innovation. Their new career app makes the […]
Unleash Your Professional Moxie!
Are you a woman with vigor, verve, pep, skills, and know-how? This courage and assertiveness is known as moxie and it will take you far in the career world. The Moxie Exchange Movement has tapped the power of amazing women to help you move forward with specific professional goals. Moxie is a national business and […]
Your Body Language Speaks Volumes
You always communicate over two channels: the verbal and the non-verbal. The latter is often ignored but it can be a deal breaker, especially in a negotiation. I have been getting a lot of questions about salary negotiation on my CBS Radio Show Career Coach Caroline http://sky.radio.com/shows/coach-me/ lately and with the gradual uptick in the […]
Communication Tips From a Distinguished Lawyer
Jim McElhaney is the Baker and Hostetler Distinguished Scholar in Trial Practice at Case Western Reserve University School of Law and also serves as the Joseph C. Hutcheson Distinguished Lecturer in Trial Advocacy at South Texas College of Law. He has had a 25 year run as a Litigation columnist for the ABA Journal and […]
Don’t Be Your Own Worst Career Enemy
We’ve all been in job situations that weren’t ideal but if you are looking to move up or move on, your professional attitude is something that will pave the way for a new opportunity. I read a great piece in Gamut News about self sabotaging career behaviors that you need to be aware of. When […]
Are You “Leaning In” to Your Career?
It takes courage and conviction to seek out your career destiny so it doesn’t happen by default. So many people let the momentum of a job take them on a path that leads them to a place they have no desire to go. Power is not given but taken. You have the power to take […]
Career Opportunities and Sage Interview Advice – Cummins, Inc. Has Both!
In order to land the job you must first ace the interview. Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute, and service engines and related technologies. Not only do they have 5,000+ global jobs they are eager to fill, Cummins has designed the Excellerator: Career Development […]
Practice Saying No
We’ve all heard it a million times – just learn to say no, make time for yourself and put your own oxygen mask on first. I still believe in this philosophy but I also know it’s easier said than done. True confession time – I don’t always practice this mantra as much as I preach […]
