Lend a helping hand and provide career guidance. — What’s Career Focus All About? The purpose of this publication is to provide guidance and support to individuals who are looking to make moves in their careers. Gaining support from those outside of one’s inner circle can help them get out of a slump or what seems to be a dead-end career. Who Can Become A Writer If you are…

A profession of support. — When most people hear the term human resources, they think of compliance, someone watching their every move or where you go to make a complaint. However, working in human resources is more than that. Yes, human resources is a function that supports an organization's compliance, but it also supports the…

Career Choices After College — Before you enroll in college, you have one goal in mind, and that’s achieving your dream career. However, there may be some stepping stones that you need to climb to reach your ultimate goal. I contacted career coaches and business owners to determine the top eight things you should evaluate…

Reflecting on Life — Covid has impacted the lives of many. In our lifetime, who would have thought that we would go through a nightmare such as this? I likened it to when I joined the military, and my drill sergeant said, “You’ll never go to war.” A few months later, I found myself…

Taking a Sabbatical Leave for Personal Reasons — Sometimes you need to go off the grid to take a sabbatical leave to refresh your mind and soul. Let’s face it work is draining, and depending on your chosen profession, it can be a detriment to your health and social connections. When you come to that realization, it might…

Don’t Give Up on Your Dream Job Have you ever had a job in your sights, but it seemed like you could never achieve it? If you’ve been applying for the same job for months or years, but you don’t land the job after an interview, you may feel discouraged. After multiple attempts, you may feel like…

Checking for crumbs to alter behavior. — Discipline & Teaching Comes in All Forms Children learn in the most mysterious ways. As they learn, they are instilled with lasting impressions on how they should act in the future. As a child, I mainly learned by watching my mother rather than listening to her advice. I was an example of the tried and true phrase…

Your job transition checklist. The job market has constant ups and downs. During the spring, hiring tends to peak when budgets are finalized. Then at the end of the year, when budgets are being established for the new year, the job market slows. …