http://www.workcoachcafe.com A little advice. Some stories. A place to be heard. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:31:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 WorkCoachCafehttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/09/06/8-interview-clues-to-consider-carefully-before-you-decide-to-accept-an-offer/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/09/06/8-interview-clues-to-consider-carefully-before-you-decide-to-accept-an-offer/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:14:24 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=3373 What does getting a mortgage have to do with accepting a job offer? I’ve recently been dealing with a bank mortgage officer. Very long story short, after many years of being offered the opportunity and resisting, I finally reluctantly accepted an offer to sell me a co-op in a great neighborhood at a good price. [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/09/06/8-interview-clues-to-consider-carefully-before-you-decide-to-accept-an-offer/feed/ 1 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/30/interview-questions-how-to-answer-tell-me-about-yourself/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/30/interview-questions-how-to-answer-tell-me-about-yourself/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:12:59 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=3388 MagsNJ recently wrote “I always struggle answering the famous question during an interview ‘Tell me a little about yourself.’ Any suggestions??” Glad you asked, Mags. I’ve been meaning to talk about how to handle the frequently asked “Tell me about yourself ” question. It’s one of the all-time favorite interview questions and can be asked [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/30/interview-questions-how-to-answer-tell-me-about-yourself/feed/ 6 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/23/memo-from-boss-to-staff-i-really-really-really-hate-managing-you/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/23/memo-from-boss-to-staff-i-really-really-really-hate-managing-you/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:14:38 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=1125 I recently got a great comment from Angela on my I Hate Being a Boss post.  She’d had it up to HERE with being a manager – and she wasn’t going to take it any more! While browsing my stats, I often see search terms like “I hate my employees” “I hate being boss” and [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/23/memo-from-boss-to-staff-i-really-really-really-hate-managing-you/feed/ 8 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/17/chanteys-story-how-perseverance-and-determination-can-finally-get-you-a-job-you-want/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/17/chanteys-story-how-perseverance-and-determination-can-finally-get-you-a-job-you-want/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:18:57 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=2617 I so appreciate when readers write to tell us about their hard-won interview experiences – from surviving the horrible interview itself to the seemingly endless post-interview wait to the sweet taste of an actual job offer.  Chantey wrote us earlier to tell of some truly awful interview experiences. She made it clear that learning to [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/17/chanteys-story-how-perseverance-and-determination-can-finally-get-you-a-job-you-want/feed/ 6 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/09/15-reasons-to-never-offer-michelangelo-a-job/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/09/15-reasons-to-never-offer-michelangelo-a-job/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:14:17 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=3292 Today I had a surprise call from Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo. Turns out he needs a new resume. Oh…I know you’re thinking “Hey…wait a minute. Hasn’t he been dead since 1564?” Well…yes. But my policy (and I think it’s a good one) is to always give clients the benefit of the doubt. And so I [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/09/15-reasons-to-never-offer-michelangelo-a-job/feed/ 3 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/02/when-you-cant-find-a-job-do-you-forget-how-good-you-are/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/02/when-you-cant-find-a-job-do-you-forget-how-good-you-are/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:10:32 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=2704 I often hear from readers who have been looking for a job for months and even years. And I can’t help thinking that no matter how talented you are, when you can’t find a job and that continues far longer than you ever imagined, you start to edit your own memories of how good you [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/08/02/when-you-cant-find-a-job-do-you-forget-how-good-you-are/feed/ 13 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/26/to-discover-your-dreams-first-discover-yourself/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/26/to-discover-your-dreams-first-discover-yourself/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:07:50 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=3236 I was watching NY1 right after a friend asked how to go about finding a career she can truly care about and hopefully even love – rather than just lots of jobs strung together. While arguably, sometimes jobs strung together can be the basis of a career, there on NY1′s New Yorker of the Week [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/26/to-discover-your-dreams-first-discover-yourself/feed/ 4 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/19/what-is-a-career-story-and-how-can-it-help-you-find-your-new-job/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/19/what-is-a-career-story-and-how-can-it-help-you-find-your-new-job/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:12:07 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=3166 We see advice about having a good career story all over social media nowadays…but not everyone knows what that means. So I figured I’d give you an example of a career story from my own work life that I hope will help you in turn create your own career story! But first as promised…what is [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/19/what-is-a-career-story-and-how-can-it-help-you-find-your-new-job/feed/ 3 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/12/announcing-new-work-coach-cafe-career-forum-and-career-dictionary/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/12/announcing-new-work-coach-cafe-career-forum-and-career-dictionary/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:17:30 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=2993 Proudly announcing two new features for the Work Coach Cafe! The first new feature is a still growing Work Coach Cafe career dictionary offering definitions for career and social media terms. But it’s much more than a dictionary – it’s a career resource with expanded definitions, mini-posts and personal tangents as well as a few [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/12/announcing-new-work-coach-cafe-career-forum-and-career-dictionary/feed/ 9 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/06/3-questions-you-dont-know-the-answer-to-after-a-job-interview/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/06/3-questions-you-dont-know-the-answer-to-after-a-job-interview/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:22:56 +0000 Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=2733 Short of actually being told by the interviewer or someone else in the company  during or immediately after your interview (which does happen on VERY rare occasion), after you finish an interview there are just some questions about the job you can’t answer for sure  – even if you google the question relentlessly day in [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2010/07/06/3-questions-you-dont-know-the-answer-to-after-a-job-interview/feed/ 14