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by Trevor Calton

I hear this one a lot from both young people just entering the workforce, and people in the twilight of their career who are competing against younger people and feel like maybe they're at a disadvantage.

Regardless of your age, just be forthright about it, and turn your experien...

by Trevor Calton

Now I want to talk about how important it is to manage your online identity. 

This is something that a lot of people, I think underestimate in today's day and age. But it just becomes increasingly important to understand what your presence looks like online. 

Nowadays, every hi...

by Trevor Calton

How does the boss approach finding somebody to fill a job? What do they do?

[Note: Sometimes there are rules. Larger companies or public institutions, like universities or government jobs, might have rules in place for how a job needs to be posted, but outside of a company specifi...

by Trevor Calton

Finish this sentence: "It's not what you know, but...”

“… who you know.” Right? 

We’ve all heard this. That's what everybody says. Well, may have been true, but it's not anymore. Nowadays, it's not what you know, or who you know… It’s who knows you.

In the past, it might've been...

by Trevor Calton

Almost Everyone Feels Stuck at Some Point

I want to make sure that we identify and address the feeling of being stuck. This is really important because I can't in fact recall anybody who hasn't felt that feeling before when you either know that you need to make a career change or ...

by Trevor Calton

You are not what you eat. You are what you like or dislike. What you do or don't do. You are what you're interested in. You are what you're good at.

I'm just trying to reframe that phrase “You are”, because the only thing that you actually are is a unique individual. Just because ...

by Trevor Calton

How do people go about looking for a mechanic? 

Let's say you're brand new in town. You don't know anybody and you have European sports car that needs a very competent, skilled mechanic who specializes in European sports cars.

You have a couple options. You could get online and l...