The Career Coaching Blog

Here you will find 100+ blog posts on a variety of topics related to the job search process.

April 16, 2019

Why Finding the Right Job Matters

Terrylynn Smith Blog career advice, encouragement, inspiration

Have you ever had a job you hated? Maybe you have a job right now that you greatly dislike. Do you live for the weekends and dread every weekday? If you do, you’re not alone. In fact, a recent Gallup Poll of workers in 200 countries around the world found that 85 percent of workers […]

April 2, 2019

Over 55? Don’t Count Yourself Out of a Job

Terrylynn Smith Blog career advice, job market, news items, tips

There’s a commonly held belief—we call it “conventional wisdom,” although I’m not sure there’s anything particularly “wise” about it—that the older we are, the less appealing we are to prospective employers. Those who are in the “over 55” category are often afraid to leave jobs they hate because they’re afraid they won’t get re-hired. And […]

March 15, 2019

College Grads: Don’t Count on Your Degree to Get You a Job

Terrylynn Smith Blog career, career advice, college grads, college students

As springtime approaches, we can almost hear the buzz of college seniors finishing up their last assignments, getting ready to graduate and transition into the workforce. College students approaching graduation tend to fall in one of two groups: GROUP ONE: They approach graduation with a sense of optimism, even giddiness. GROUP TWO: They approach graduation […]

February 13, 2019

Overcoming “Impostor Syndrome” (part 2)

Terrylynn Smith Blog advice, impostor syndrome, self-help, self-improvement

In our previous post, we introduced you to the concept of impostor syndrome—that nagging sense, shared by as many as 70 percent of us, that we are secretly a fraud on the verge of being found out. People suffering from impostor syndrome struggle with crippling self-doubt, discount their own abilities and attribute their successes to […]

January 18, 2019

Overcoming “Impostor Syndrome” (part 1)

Terrylynn Smith Blog advice, encouragement, impostor syndrome

“I have written 11 books, but each time I think, ‘Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out.’” “I have this constant fear that I’m a fraud and that I’m going to be found out.” Do you ever doubt your own accomplishments? […]

January 8, 2019

Effective Goal-Setting Tips for the New Year

Terrylynn Smith Blog career advice, goals

Welcome to 2019! One of the best parts of turning the calendar is the realization that each year brings new opportunities. No matter how challenging 2018 might have been, you have the chance to hit the reset button, so to speak—to establish a new set of goals and find a fresh resolve to reach […]

December 16, 2018

Why You Shouldn’t Call Off the Job Search During the Holidays

Terrylynn Smith Blog holidays, job search

With the holiday season well underway and the end of the year now in sight, many job seekers decide to call off the job search until after the holidays. Everyone is distracted right now, they tell themselves. Businesses aren’t hiring. No one cares about adding staff. I’m too busy with my own family stuff. Nothing […]

November 19, 2018

Tips for Achieving a Healthy Work-Life Balance

Terrylynn Smith Blog advice, tips, work life balance

I am a firm believer that even the negative events that occur in our lives can yield unexpected blessings, or blessings in disguise. One obvious example—and one of the reasons I’m a career coach in the first place—is that getting laid off from a job can start you down a path to find something far […]

October 19, 2018

Overcoming the So-Called “Age Barrier”: Tips for the Mature Job Seeker

Terrylynn Smith Blog certifications, job search, resume

You’ve worked at the same firm for more than two decades. You’ve gotten several promotions and well-deserved raises due to your performance. You’ve made a comfortable living for yourself and you’ve got a financial plan in place. You figure you’ll stay here until you retire. Then one day, you’re brought into an office, where you’re […]

October 9, 2018

Step One in Job Search Success: Show Up

Terrylynn Smith Blog ghosting, interview advice, job advice, job search

I’ve got some good news for job seekers, but it comes with a twist of irony… Would you like to know how to boost your chances of beating out your competitors for a job opening by about 50 percent? Just show up for the interview. No kidding. Just. Show. Up. Apparently, this is a thing […]