The Wright Career Solution

๐Ÿ’กDo you have a Bio, or Media Kit Ready? ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ’กDo you have a Bio, or Media Kit Ready? ๐Ÿ’ก Last Friday, I was asked to โ€œsend a media kitโ€. I reviewed mine to make sure it would suit the audience and sent it in minutes. I always have one almost ready to go. While I was making the edits, I recalled a discussion I had had with an executive. When I suggested he should consider having a bio in addition to his other job search documents, he said the…

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Sharing Some Top Networking Tips for Job Seekers

Sharing Some Top Networking Tips for Job Seekers This post is timely, as this week I presented a webinar to staff at a university and networking was a part of the discussion. Many job seekers dread the idea of networking and it’s because they really don’t know its value. And sometimes the mere mention of the word conjures up images of ‘schmoozing’, not ‘relationship building’. When viewed from the perspective of relationship building, it has less of a negative connotation.…

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How did it go?

How did it go? Quite well! Last Saturday, I hosted the โ€œSet Your Career Compass for the Year Aheadโ€ webinar, and ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ, it was great! Of the 22 individuals who registered, 13 attended (which fits the 50% average, I guess). But, letโ€™s not become fixated on numbers. Often, we find ourselves disheartened when an advertised event sees only a fraction of expected attendees or when a social media post doesn’t garner the expected likes; numbers that shape our online and…

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๐ŸงญSet Your Career Compass for Success in the Year Ahead๐Ÿงญ

๐ŸงญSet Your Career Compass for Success in the Year Ahead๐Ÿงญ Right now, you may be focused on the holidays and all the shopping and decorating you need to do, but remember that as the new year approaches, it’s the perfect time to set your career compass for the exciting journey ahead. I want to help you prepare for your career journey. Thatโ€™s the reason am hosting a FREE Webinar this Saturday, December 2, 2023, to help you get a head…

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๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€

๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ A nice way to start my vacation! I donโ€™t always ask for testimonials from clients, preferring to wait until they offer one. This time, I asked because the transformation was so obvious. He sent one paragraph, and based on what he wrote, I asked if he could expand on it so I could use it as a case study. Context: This client, a physiotherapist, was not getting job interviews, and when he did, he…

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๐ŸŒŸ Is FEAR Holding You Back? ๐ŸŒŸ

๐ŸŒŸ Is FEAR Holding You Back? ๐ŸŒŸ On Tuesday, I attended the Workforce Solutions Summit in Brampton, which was hosted by the Brampton Board of Trade in collaboration with the City of Brampton. It was an insightful day! Words like labour market recruitment, re-skilling and upskilling, hiring, micro-credentials, ageism, hiring resources, were heard throughout the presentations and panel discussions. During one of the networking breaks, I met this lady who was regretting that she didn’t start her business five years…

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๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ A client sent me this message this week: “๐˜โ€™๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ. ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ. ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง”. My immediate response was that it was a great idea! She and I had been having conversations about how she was feeling, so I knew she was at her wits end. This is a common phenomenon these days.…

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๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ?

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ? During my first LinkedIn Audio โ€˜๐™‹๐™ž๐™˜๐™ -๐™ˆ๐™ฎ-๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จโ€™ event last week, an attendee asked how can she maintain the mentor-mentee relationship she has with her mentor after the mentor moves to new role. Currently they have monthly meetups but she wants to โ€˜stay in the loopโ€™, ask valuable questions and create a structure for future meetings. Having thought about her questions some more, I wondered if she were thinking of ‘sponsorship’, since there is alreadyย an established mentoring relationship.…

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Some days some posts just write themselves!

Some days some posts just write themselves! I was getting ready to read my Daily Devotionals, say my Affirmations, and pray – Yep, I do all of that… And as I opened my email, this quote jumped out at me: “๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™š๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐˜ฟ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ข. ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™š๐™š๐™ข ๐™˜๐™ง๐™–๐™ฏ๐™ฎ, ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ. ๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™š๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฉ.” Soon after, one of my friends sent a Lisa Nichols Affirmation that says, “๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™„ ๐™–๐™ข ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™›๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š.”…

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Ready to Leverage ChatGPT for your Job Search?

Ready to Leverage ChatGPT for your Job Search? A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a free workshop on how to leverage ChatGPT in your job search. Over 123 people registered. If you missed it, here’s a chance to watch the Replay. You will: โœ…Get an understanding of what ChatGPT is and how it can help you in your job search. โœ…Get a chance to play around with the tool and watch as it generates a resume and cover letter…

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If you are struggling to know how to approach the promotion conversation with your manager, you MUST download this free resource. Itโ€™s a great place to start!