A Most Valuable Move
Say What? How will a mock interview help me get a job? Actually, mock interviews are one of the best ways to get ready for your interview! Mock interviews are “practice” interviews with professionals who can coach you to do your best. Jobs are often won or lost in the interview and there are no second chances! Continue reading ‘Go Ahead and Mock it up! A Most Valuable Move.’
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Go Ahead and Mock it up! A Most Valuable Move.
Published February 20, 2017 Employment 1 CommentTags: accomplishments, experience, feedback, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, Interview, mock, Preparation, professional, Workforce Solutions, workshop
JP Morgan Chase Summer Institutes 2016
Published August 8, 2016 Employment ClosedTags: associate, career, certificate, Chase, college, community, degree, future, growth, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, Institutes, Interview, middle skills, occupations, Preparation, ProjectGrad, skill, Students, success, summer, Workforce Solutions
What a Summer!
At the 2016 JP Morgan Chase Summer Institutes, Workforce Solutions, partnering with Project GRAD and local community colleges, offered high school students an experience like no other. Continue reading ‘JP Morgan Chase Summer Institutes 2016’
Ready for Change
Published March 7, 2016 Employment ClosedTags: accept change, Attitude, Career advice, change, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, inevitable, Networking, Preparation, presentation, Prezi, seasons, thinking on my feet, Workforce Solutions
In an effort to polish my skills, I was assigned to prepare a presentation on networking for young adults between the ages of 16 – 18. I would deliver to my supervisor and two other managers. Since there were no other specific requirements, I thought this would be a chance to really show off both my skills and creativity.
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One of These Days . . .
Published January 4, 2016 Employment 2 CommentsTags: action plans, Attitude, Career advice, don't give up, Goals, Gulf Coast, Houston, Just Do It, new year, New Year's Resolution, Preparation, reflection, resolutions, steps for success, to do, Workforce Solutions
If you are anything like me, as the new year starts, you spend time reflecting on what happened in the previous year – happy moments and sad; things you accomplished and those you didn’t; habits you picked up, broke, changed or improved.
This time of reflection is a great time to set up a plan for success for the coming year. Many people refer to these types of plans as New Year’s Resolutions. I personally don’t care for that term (only because I know myself). New Year’s Resolutions are those things I write down and then put in a drawer, leave in a notebook on a shelf, or lose completely.
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Dress for Success
Published August 31, 2015 Employment ClosedTags: Attire, Attitude, Career advice, dress, dress code, Dress for Success, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, How to find a job, image, Interview, job hunting, Job Search, piercings, Preparation, tattoos, Workforce Solutions
Does it really make a difference how you dress for your next job interview?
I recently asked this question to a group of prospective job applicants, and I was astonished to hear some of their answers.
Many of them said it was perfectly fine to wear blue jeans or wrinkled clothes with their pants falling down. Some even thought it was acceptable to show up wearing a sweat suit and sneakers!
Just so you know, that’s not acceptable. Don’t do it!
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An Uphill Climb
Published August 24, 2015 Employment ClosedTags: Attitude, being prepared, career, Career advice, challenge, coasting, Disability, Gulf Coast, health, Houston jobs, How to find a job, online tutorials, Preparation, skills, uphill climb, Workforce Solutions
The other day, while riding my hand-cycle, I discovered a great way to peddle/crank up a steep hill… Increase your speed going down the hill prior to gain momentum that will help you go part of the way up the next hill. Although most of you are giving me a silent “duh…” I thought that little nugget of wisdom was brilliant, so I tucked it away in my brain for later use.
Here’s where I’m going with this… If you are in a good place in your life where things are “coasting,” what are you doing to prepare for the next up-hill climb?
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“Simply Living” Until You Can “Live Your Dream”
Published August 17, 2015 Employment 1 CommentTags: Attitude, career, Career advice, dream, Goals, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, Preparation, Rebranding Your Skills, Workforce Solutions, working
I grew up in a family that understood the importance of hard work. As a young person growing up in such a house, I learned certain lessons that carry on even today. One of those lessons was to never give up on my dreams.
Dreams often guide our journeys (in life) toward something that we excel in. If we follow our dreams, we may make a difference in the world one day.
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