The Career Coaching Blog

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

July 16, 2018

Tips for Quitting Your Current Job Gracefully

Terrylynn Smith Blog career advice, job advice, resigning

If you’re in the process of transitioning into a new career, but you still happen to be working at your old job, there’s one key aspect of that transition you don’t want to overlook: The rather delicate task of quitting your current job gracefully. We often get so caught up in the excitement of preparing […]

July 11, 2018

4 Smartphone Apps to Enhance Your Job Search

Terrylynn Smith Blog career, career advice, job search, job search apps, useful tools

When utilized smartly and kept in its proper place and context, technology can be a beautiful thing. Yes, we all tend to spend too much time looking at screens, and you definitely need to look up from the phone once in a while. But when it comes to looking for a job, never have we […]

June 25, 2018

Job Search Anxiety: Putting Fear into Perspective

Terrylynn Smith Blog career advice, coaching, fear, worry

In our previous post, we talked a bit about how to deal with the sense of panic that sometimes accompanies our need for a new job or career. Let’s tie into topic by talking a little about something I call “job search anxiety”—that underlying sense of worry that we deal with when we’re between jobs. […]

June 14, 2018

Relax! 4 Tips to Remove the Panic Factor from Your Job Search

Terrylynn Smith Blog fear, job search, panic, self-care

Let’s be real for a minute. When you need a job…you need a job. That need is real, and in many cases, time is of the essence. When you need a job and don’t know where to find one—or if your job search isn’t moving forward as quickly as you need it to—it’s very easy […]

May 24, 2018

Finding Your Niche (Part 3)

Terrylynn Smith Blog career advice, niche, passion

We started this series by talking about how having a niche within your skill set can put you in greater demand, whether as a prospective employee or when starting your own business. Then I shared a bit of my personal journey to explain how I found my own niche as a life-career coach. That said, […]

May 17, 2018

Finding Your Niche (Part 2)

Terrylynn Smith Blog career advice, change, niche, passion

In the previous post, we talked about the power of finding a specialty or niche within your particular industry, and how it can serve you whether you’re an entrepreneur starting a new business or a professional seeking to get hired at a firm. Not only does this put you in greater demand as one of […]

April 16, 2018

Finding Your Niche (Part 1)

Terrylynn Smith Blog career advice, niche

“Identify your niche and dominate it. And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it.” –Nate Parker When we’re in the midst of change—for instance, when we’re between careers—sometimes our default instinct is to become “all things to all people.” This is particularly true of entrepreneurs […]

March 14, 2018

Finding Your True Passion: Three Questions to Ask Yourself

Terrylynn Smith Blog career, career advice, passion

Some people gravitate toward change when the status quo becomes uncomfortable or unbearable. For others, change is thrust upon them. Perhaps you’re looking for a new career simply because you’re burned out on your current one—or maybe you’ve found yourself laid off from a job and you just don’t have the heart to look for […]

February 28, 2018

You Don’t Really Want a Job. You Want a Purpose.

Terrylynn Smith Blog career, career advice, career change, job search, passion, purpose

“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” –Confucius Here’s a little secret. If you’re transitioning between careers and all you’re doing is looking for a “job”—you’re not digging deep enough. Jobs come and jobs go. If you’ve been recently laid off, you understand this as […]

January 25, 2018

Reboot Your Contact List to Enhance Your Job Search (Part 2)

Terrylynn Smith Blog career advice, contact list, job search

In our previous post, we talked about the importance of human networking and word-of-mouth referrals in finding a job, and why it’s important to reboot your contact list as part of your job search. Let’s dive a little deeper now and offer a few common-sense tips on how to do just that. Review Your […]