Career Coach Dezzi

10/09/2023

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09/26/2023

I saw a post this weekend in one of the recruiter groups I'm a part of about a candidate whose offer got rescinded because the background check came back and he had fudged on his educational credentials. A plethora of comments ensued in response about the consequences that other recruiters had seen- including people being fired years after discovery.
Don't lie on your resume. It has consequences, and it will come back to haunt you down the road, even if you think you've gotten away with it. And even if it doesn't, you'll always be wondering when you'll get caught.
Honesty is always the best policy. You don't have to resort to disingenuous tactics to land a job. Just be persistent, hit your weekly metrics, mix up your job applications with networking. I promise you'll land a job without worrying about what will come back to haunt you down the road.

09/26/2023

There’s nothing like seeing people announce their new jobs on LinkedIn and knowing I played a part in them getting there- especially when they’ve been struggling for so long on their own, and then land interviews and offers in just a matter of weeks after we start working together. On the flip s...

09/22/2023

Job search tip: gamify it! Learn to look at your job search like you’re playing Super Mario!

09/18/2023

The quotes "May you live in interesting times" and "Never a dull moment" always make me think of the tech industry. I despise everything slow, boring, clunky and traditional, and whenever I hear the phrase "Because that's the way it's always been done", it makes me want to spit.

Is it no wonder that I love being in the tech industry (yes, even in these turbulent times)? I love the speed, the innovation, the disruption (and by disruption, I mean building a better mousetrap, figuratively speaking), the fact that there's always something new to learn about. And yes, people in tech do make more money than most, which is what attracts so many to tech (note: you shouldn't want to join tech just because the money's good though, because doing it solely for the money will most likely suck the life out of you in the long run).

Just because you don't know how to code or don't want to code (yes, I've had lots of software engineers who decide that while they CAN code, it's not necessarily what they want to do on a daily basis) doesn't mean you can't be part of the tech industry.

Just like all industries, the tech industry can't survive without the talent of non-coders (Case in point: my beloved, often overlooked, often misunderstood sales and marketing peeps whose work way too many people take for granted but who are responsible for keeping everyone else employed because they know how to find the customers and convince them to buy the product/service. Not everyone has the mettle to do 100's of cold calls everyday, nor the gift of the written word that gets people to pony up their hard-earned cash).

Here's just a few of the non-coding roles that are part and parcel of the tech industry, for those thinking of pivoting into tech!

09/02/2023

Job searching not only drains you emotionally and mentally, but it's also draining you financially. Every month that you go without a job means your bank account's getting further depleted, you've losing $1000's that you could have been earning and you face potential career derailment.

Do yourself a favor and at least talk to a career coach. Ask us how we can help you. Look up who we've coached into successful careers over the years. If we've been around the block long enough, we've traversed the exact same journey with 100's of others who have been in your shoes, so we know how to help you navigate your way through every hurdle in your way, so you can land your job faster, with your sanity intact.

08/30/2023

How many of these signs of job search fatigue are you currently experiencing?

It’s important keep in mind that job search fatigue happens to everyone- and it doesn’t come on suddenly. It gets worse and worse over time because most job searchers ignore the signs and don’t know how to mitigate it, and when it gets to be too much, it’s taken so much out of you already, so it’s more difficult to rebound.

My biggest advice is to not only be aware of the signs and to take the necessary precautions sooner rather than later. If you’re at a point where you feel like you’re at your breaking point, consider hiring a job search strategist or career coach who can help you get to the finish line faster.