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The 100+ Best Job Sites for Every Type of Job career transition job search leadership Apr 21, 2022

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100+ Best Job Sites for Every Type of Job

Now that we have the nitty-gritty out of the way, let’s dive into the job sites and job boards to find any employee—or any job, if you’re...
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Millennials & Work & Existential Exhaustion burn out exhaustion Mar 29, 2022

You've been exhausted for a few weeks now. The type of exhaustion you can't describe.

Tired that comes from the roots of your hair, the breath that you take, your image in the mirror, the ability to type out coherent words. I don't know about you but I have been 100% unequivocally exhausted with...

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...Group your short term gigs to get more perm interview requests contract freelancer linkedin branding Mar 22, 2022

....When we get clients looking to increase their interview requests, especially when they are targeting perm roles...this is what we make them do.

 

Group your short-term engagements and (on LinkedIn) use the most brand recognizable company as the Company Name. Following, underneath, list...

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130+ Resume Buzzwords + Resume Power Words—What to Use and What to Avoid resume tips resume writing Jan 06, 2022

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Rule #1 of Resume Writing: Don't Be Too Wordy

A mistake we see all too often at Career Contessa is people wanting to sound “smart” on their resume. What do they do? They sprinkle in...
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Offer Negotiation: Ask for it all. offer negotiation salary negotiation Oct 11, 2021

So we're currently negotiating a Sr. Product Managers offer package with a Biotech firm. 

We pushed back and asked them to revise almost every aspect of the offer: 

  • Relocation Bonus
  • Increase in Base Salary
  • Increase in RSU's
  • LTI
  • Green Card process confirmed
  • 4 weeks of vacation not...
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Are you (job search) burnt out? ⁣ burn out job search burn out Aug 17, 2021

I find that for myself and my clients, we usually find success aka tons of interview requests, multiple offers once they’ve surrendered to the process/gotten a taste of the eff it’s or they are in really really good mind states.

If you’d like to get an offer this year then invite...

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Negative Personal life Affecting Your Job Search? job search mindset personal life Aug 17, 2021

Currently, I'm in Santa Barbara finishing up a business trip. It's been great because it's been a first for me. I was flown here to shoot a Salary Negotiation course that will be used by e-Learning companies in the US. 

Although its been great to be here, I've just been...

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Interview Nerves? Don't freak out. confidence interview anxiety interviewing nervous social anxiety Aug 11, 2021

Don't freak out if you come across as nervous during interviews.

Even though the recruiter probably notices it, we don't care, and expect it.

Instead use these 2 tricks to calm yourself down:

#1 Realize that recruiters - especially at the higher bar companies - go through hundreds of resumes...

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Thank God they laid you off. job search laid off Aug 11, 2021

Thank God you couldn't keep that job. Thank God.

I'm sorry but can we thank god for all the crappy situations we 'suffered' through that brought us into a world we had NO IDEA was available for us?

Be grateful for that uncomfortable work situation you're in because if it wasn't there...it wouldn't...

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How to Lose Respect leadership Feb 18, 2019

The wacky thing about bending over backward to make others feel comfortable is that instead of them seeing you as uber polite....they mistake it for incompetence and weakness. Funny story...

I use to be that girl.

I use to explain away my statements before I made them. I...

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Leveling Up at Work = Feeling like Crap Feb 12, 2019

You should feel scared and slightly anxious at work at least once a month.

Do you know why?

Because it means you're learning something new.

This topic feels cliched and dragged through the self-development mud but, hear me out.

Amazon (bless its heart) is one the leading companies...

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How to get $10,000 more than what was budgeted. ⁣ salary negotiation Feb 12, 2019

A perfect resume, scripted answer and impressive references are the basics.

You know what will actually make you stand out?

A commitment to owning who you are and showing up as your best self.

Your best self doesn’t always need to know the answer. Your best self doesn’t need to give...

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