Have you left money on the table when negotiating your salary in the past? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. When it comes to negotiations, a general rule is, “The person who mentions a dollar figure first loses.” What is the goal of salary negotiations? […]
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Could you use advice for how best to research companies you’d like to target in your job search? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. Conducting research to identify your target company list can be a daunting task. We coach our clients to leverage the techniques
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Do you have a target company list as part of your job search efforts? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. We coach our clients to identify a target company list as part of their job search efforts. Identifying specific companies you’d love to work for
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Are you leveraging your network in your job search? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. We coach our clients about the total job market when it comes to job searching as outlined in the graphic below. The total job market includes formal jobs that are
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Are you in your dream job? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day week, we wanted to share how we coach our clients on how to find their ideal job. Most people have heard about what’s been labeled as the
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Looking for help preparing for a virtual interview? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. We coach our clients that the objective of interviews is to move to the next step in the process and ultimately get an offer. It is wonderful to be getting a
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Are you maximizing the power of LinkedIn in your job search? At Transition Solutions, we’ve been helping companies and individuals manage employee transitions for 30 years. We coach individuals from all industries on how to maximize the power of LinkedIn for their job search and overall career growth. Having a professional online brand is
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Is your resume captivating to the reader? At Transition Solutions we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes for over 30 years. As part of our outplacement services we coach our clients on how to create a captivating resume with the primary objective to obtain interviews. This critical document creates an image of the product –
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At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes and outplacement services for 30 years. We coach our clients in a career transition to invest time in identifying a target list of companies and here’s why. Finding your next job can be a daunting task. Identifying specific companies where you would
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Are you looking to change careers or get a new job in 2022? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes and outplacement services for 30 years. For job seekers in early 2022, the good news is that companies tend to hire most in January and February. This is mainly
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Could your resume use a refresh or more of a designer style look? At Transition Solutions we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes for over 30 years. We often get asked about when to leverage a more designer style resume. The answer is, it depends based on your role. If you are
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What HR trends will impact your business in 2022? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes and outplacement services for 30 years. ADP recently shared the four major HR trends to consider in 2022 based on their research summarized below. 1. The value of visibility. While the daily operations
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Will your business need to make adjustments to your workforce in 2022? Companies often go through periods where there is a need to make workforce changes. As we’ve seen over the past week with the debacle by the CEO of Better.com severing 900 employees via zoom, how leaders deliver these announcements matters. At
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Have you experienced a hot streak in your career? At Transition Solutions, we work with individuals at all stages of their careers, some just starting out and others that may have already experienced a hot streak or two. During periods of transition, we encourage our clients to explore areas of interests and various options as
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Are you ready to share your career elevator pitch at your next networking opportunity? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. With the holidays quickly approaching, there could be many opportunities to network with family, friends and acquaintances. Having your 30 second elevator pitch ready
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Are you prepared to discuss your weaknesses in job interviews? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. Tell me about your weaknesses is a dreaded question by some, but still popular with interviewers. As with all interview questions, we coach our clients the key to doing
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As we recognize Veteran’s day this week, we wanted to share 5 myths and facts about hiring veterans provided by SHRM summarized below. Per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020, 18.5 million men and women were veterans, accounting for about 7 percent of the civilian noninstitutional population age 18 and over. Of all
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At Transition Solutions, we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes for over 30 years. According to Capterra, an application tracking system reviews company, 75 percent of large companies use an ATS during the hiring process. ATS is a workflow-oriented tool that helps organizations manage and track the pipeline of applicants in each step of
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Does your current job provide the flexibility you need to juggle work and life’s challenges? At Transition Solutions, we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes for over 30 years. The amount of flexibility a job offers is often a top consideration of job seekers and those looking to change roles. The pandemic has certainly
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Are you actively managing your career? At Transition Solutions, we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes for over 30 years. We work with individuals to help them find their next opportunity. Once they land in their new role, we also reinforce the importance of actively managing their career moving forward to ensure they
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