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Kate Culligan  // Posts published by Kate Culligan

07 Jul Posted by Kate Culligan in Ask Kate | Comments

External Vs. Internal Candidates

ACED OUT BY AN INTERNAL CANDIDATE? (Not always the case) FOUR INTERVIEWS FOR A DREAM JOB AND THEN YOU’RE UNCEREMONIOUSLY DUMPED You just arrived home from your third interview with a fabulous company for the perfect job.  You’ve toured the facility and met your peers and then you return home to a voice mail that ...

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11 Mar Posted by Kate Culligan in Ask Kate | Comments

Ask Kate – Personal Branding & Value Recognition

Question I have been looking for a new job in the insurance industry for about four months after my former employer went out of business. I have been on the underwriting side of the business for nineteen years. I have applied to many jobs online and attended a lot of networking meetings relevant to my ...

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11 Mar Posted by Kate Culligan in Ask Kate | Comments

Ask Kate – Budget Cutbacks, No Job and Little Interview Experience

Question Until recently, I have enjoyed a fifteen year career in the IT field. Due to budget cutbacks, I was laid off along with fifty other staff members. I was recruited right out of college and have never had to look for a job until now. I have already applied to many jobs on internet ...

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11 Mar Posted by Kate Culligan in Ask Kate | Comments

Ask Kate – Bored at Work

Question I’ve working as an outside salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company for about three years. Prior to this job, I worked in sales for a local hospital supply business. At first, I liked my current job because it was a real adventure going to outside meetings all day. It used to be exciting to close a ...

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11 Mar Posted by Kate Culligan in Ask Kate | Comments

Ask Kate – Dreading Work

Question I am a manager at a small firm in the healthcare industry. I have worked here for over four years with increasing responsibility and promotions. However, I have dreaded coming to work for well over a year now due to the constant gossip and backstabbing. I try to ignore it and simply do my ...

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Is Personal Branding the Flavor of the Day?

Or Can It Really Help the Invisible Be Seen? Learn tips on how to brand yourself within your company-same techniques can be used if you’re searching for a careeer. As a former marketing director, I have instinctively encouraged all of my clients to use “Madison Avenue” advertising techniques to enhance their visibility within an organization ...

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Leaders Beware! High Performers are Planning their Exit Now

Employers need to re-engage their high-performing employees since most are frustrated by lack of development, raises and feel over-worked and underappreciated. This provides opportunity for the unemployed and anyone ready for a new opportunity. Over-worked Professionals are Frustrated As we inch out of this recession, talented employees are beginning to actively explore their options for ...

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Are Past Negative Corporate Experiences Hindering your Interview Success?

Today in my Networking Group, “Career Connect Coffee Club”, we focused on “cleaning up” past experiences from former corporate wars. I thought the topic was timely because many of the current members seemed like they were members of the “walking wounded”, angry and depressed from the manner in which they were laid-off or “forced out” of ...

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18 Dec Posted by Kate Culligan in Videos | Comments

“Plan B” Jobs with 9News

“Plan B” jobs are positions that people seek to “bridge the gap” either financially and/or emotionally. Watch the 9News interview with Kate about Plan B Jobs. What are they and who is doing them? See Kate in action with the Career Connect Coffee Club (see below) that meets every Tuesday morning at the Stella’s Coffee ...

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18 Dec Posted by Kate Culligan in Job Club, Videos | Comments

9News Job Clubs Interview

What is a job club and what do they do?

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