Tag archive for ‘Silicon Valley’
Kris braces for a wild ride(3)
Time is running out for Kris Rowberry, who has yet to find a job and whose unemployment insurance is about to run out: Read the rest of this entry »
Life for those left behind after the layoffs?(1)
Here’s some food for thought: A new survey shows that employers face a huge challenge in managing those folks who have NOT been laid off. It’s almost like a shadow of the unemployment cloud, left to linger behind at the workplace. We’ve all seen it and felt it, whether it’s more like survivor’s guilt for keeping your job while your colleagues are shown the door; or that nagging worry that you might be the next one sent down to talk with HR. Read the rest of this entry »
The unemployment clock is ticking…(6)
As Kris reminds us here, unemployment is not without its time pressures. Many of you, like he, are living a life these days pretty much dependent on the oxygen of your regular unemployment checks. But as Kris well knows, they won’t keep coming forever: Read the rest of this entry »
Career coaches - helpful or full of hype?(3)
Our latest installment in the Pink Slip 2.0 series this morning drew a lot of comments - both praising the three coaches we had paired up with Elise, Roopa and Kris, and blasting their advice as irrelevant tripe. Read the rest of this entry »
Our three pink-slippers weigh in on their meetings with career coaches(1)
Last week, we paired up Kris, Elise and Roopa with Bay Area career coaches to see how, if at all, this expert advice might help our participants’ job searches. The story should run in the Merc this week, possibly on Wednesday, so keep an eye out for this next installment in Pink Slip 2.0. Until then, here are some notes from them about their hour-long sessions - first up, Roopa and her time with coach Tim Johnston of thenorth40network
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Do we really need a “Plan B”??(15)
I’ve often wondered about that - keep doing what you love doing until you’re not able for whatever reason to do it anymore? Or, develop a back-up plan now, just in case? I’m sure a lot of you right now who are still working are wondering the same thing, too. Read the rest of this entry »
Can a coach make a difference?(0)
It’s been a fascinating experiment: pair up each of our three (increasingly frustrated) Pink Slip participants with a career coach, then sit back and see what happens: Read the rest of this entry »
99 bucks for some invaluable job-hunt help(0)
While working on an upcoming Pink Slip installment, I was fortunate enough to meet with Abhijeet Khadilkar, a managment consultant and advisor for CareerTiger, largely a labor of love he volunteers with to help people improve their job skills. His group is sponsored a job-skill fair this weekend in San Jose. Read the rest of this entry »
Veterans, take heart!(0)
Job-hunting veterans are often hit with a double-whammy in the job-hunt market - competing with scores of others for jobs, even as they have to readjust to living back home after months or even years in Iraq or Afghanistan. But here’s some help for them: Read the rest of this entry »
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