by Donald Strankowski | Apr 5, 2025 | Avant Garde Career Advice, General, Job Search Tactics
In today’s global economy, job seekers must navigate a complex landscape influenced by economic policies, trade regulations, and market fluctuations. Two major factors that significantly impact the job market are tariffs and layoffs. Understanding how these elements...
by Donald Strankowski | Jan 7, 2025 | Job Search Tactics, Over 40 and Boomer Job Search, Working Parents
Finding a new job or making a career pivot can feel like a major challenge at any age. Add in a little gray hair and a few more lines on your face that are getting clearer (as Steven Tyler of Aerosmith sang) and job searching after 40 can feel like a daunting task,...
by Donald Strankowski | Nov 26, 2023 | Avant Garde Career Advice, General, Job Search Tactics, Over 40 and Boomer Job Search
Author: Marcy Fletchall | Senior Career Coach | Ascend Career and Life Strategies LLC Contributor: Don Strankowski Unadvertised jobs are not posted online or have a physical listing. These jobs tend to be filled internally, or the company chooses not to advertise that...
by Donald Strankowski | Nov 26, 2023 | Job Search Tactics, Networking
The Thanksgiving-to-New Year holiday season is often viewed by many job seekers as a job-search desert. Nobody’s hiring, new budgets haven’t been decided, and everybody’s on vacation—so the conventional wisdom goes. People are thinking more about shopping lists,...
by Donald Strankowski | Aug 14, 2023 | Job Interviews, Job Search Tactics, Over 40 and Boomer Job Search
One high-powered strategy for gaining notice and differentiating yourself from the rest of the rock stars you’ll likely be interviewing against is called the Job Business Plan. A resume basically details your accomplishments and experience. A Job Business Plan tells...
by Donald Strankowski | Jun 10, 2023 | Avant Garde Career Advice, General, Job Search Tactics, Resumes and Cover Letters, Technology and Your Job Search
Anyone who has been single and in the dating scene for the past few years is well familiar with the term “ghosting.” Ghosting, according to Wikipedia, is a term which describes the practice of ending all communication and contact with another person without any...
