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A helpful secret for the informational interview process

Check out my latest YouTube video where I share why it is important to send your informational interview questions to your contact in advance. Watch this video to learn how it can make a great impression and get you closer to your dream job. Hallie Crawford Certified Career Coach

Inspirational Thought: The impact you have on others

One thing that I love about being a career coach, is helping people and making an impact on their lives. It is truly a gratifying experience. This email came to me from a friend who is a fellow coach. She is also someone whom I spoke briefly with about writing her book several a years [...]

Don’t just network – Network strategically

Now that I have started working with a marketing consultant I realize that networking requires more of a strategy and more thought than I ever knew. My career coaching client Kelly is a great example. She recently made a list of networking contacts to build her new business in home renovation. We came up with [...]

Get comfy with informational interviews

Watch my latest YouTube video where I discuss the importance of informational interviews and how many people are hesitant to conduct them. Watch this video to help you get over your fear of asking people for informational interviews. They are a critical part to learning more about the industry you’re interested in and what it’s [...]

What’s the missing piece to career fulfillment?

I wanted to share with you a story about my career coaching client, Richard. He is an engineer and received a wonderful performance review earlier this year. He also has gotten informal feedback from his boss and peers on a more consistent basis than ever. This wouldn’t be possible if he hadn’t put effort into [...]

How can a billboard inspire you career search?

I read this story, ‘Hire me!’ billboard leads to job for 22-year-old, and thought it would be a fun inspiration for those of you in job search. “In April, Olson paid $300 for an 8-second time slot on an electronic billboard near downtown Minneapolis. His ad was up for 24 hours, rotating with other ads [...]

Should you jump off the bridge for your dream job?

Check out my latest YouTube video as I discuss why some risk and a leap of faith are required to make a career change. Listen to this message to learn the importance of managing the risks along the way. You have to take smart, measured and calculated risks on your career path. Don’t just jump [...]

Improve your job search with time management

My career coaching client, Dan, recently texted me saying he needs to stop going on so many job interviews so that he has time to breathe and really think about his long term career direction. This is a nice problem to have! Are you managing your time to the best of your ability? It is [...]

It’s time to start celebrating your success

I was talking to my career coaching client, Margaret, about celebrating her successes, even the small ones, in her job search. She identified three new things she wanted to have in a dream job. I don’t know about you, but I’m the type of person who has a success and moves on to the next [...]

Everyday Networking Opportunities

Watch my latest YouTube video where I discuss a USNews.com article that I was featured in about creative and alternative places that can be used as networking opportunities. In this video I give specific networking tips about how to make the most of your networking events. There are so many places we don’t even think [...]