Blog — Allison Cheston, Career Connector

Posts in Moving Up

Finding Your Career Should Be Messy

I’m helping my son, a college sophomore, find a summer internship. I’ve mentioned before in these pages that I find college sophomores to be ideal clients. For one thing, they’re over the shock of the newness of college. With established friendships and some newfound maturity, life at school is a bit more predictable. They’ve had the benefit of a year’s worth of classes that hopefully provided a window into some new subject areas. And at most schools, by the end of sophomore year students must declare a major.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonApril 1, 2014Career Development, College to Career, Internships, Job Search, LinkedIn, LinkedIn profile, millennial careers, Networking, Resumes, Social Media Management., Career PlanningComment

Why Getting Nervous Makes You Happier

Why Getting Nervous Makes You Happier

You’ve been asked to make a presentation at work, or you’re a consultant who delivers speeches and workshops to generate interest in your work. You have some time to prepare—and you’re anxious. Depending on how you regard public speaking, you may be extremely nervous. And probably a bit excited, too. How can you best use your anxiety to your advantage?

But Should It Go on Your Resume?

But Should It Go on Your Resume?

You’ve heard it before: Ask 10 people to look at your resume and you’ll get 10 different opinions. So what’s a self-respecting job seeker in the throes of unemployment angst supposed to do?

Changing Course, Starting Out, Telling Your Story, Moving UpAllison ChestonJanuary 21, 2014Back to Work, Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, College to Career, Executive Careers, Internships, Interviewing, Job Search, millennial careers, Networking, Resumes, Career PlanningComment

Negotiating a Flexible Schedule? An Expert Shows You How

Negotiating a Flexible Schedule? An Expert Shows You How

I heard negotiation expert Katie Donovan interviewed for an 85 Broads webinar and thought my readers would benefit from her advice. Katie’s company, Equal Pay Negotiations, LLC, specializes in helping women negotiate for equal pay, benefits and promotions and Katie frequently addresses the topic of flexible schedules. Following is my Q&A with Katie on this important topic.

Best Posts of the Week for Job-Seekers: October 28th

Each week I’ll feature three posts offering particularly good counsel for those early in their careers. Send along your favorites for consideration.

Stop Applying to Jobs Online and Other Career Advice

Stop Applying to Jobs Online and Other Career Advice

I love to get good questions from readers and share my answers in a post. Here’s one that addresses a few important issues:

Hi Allison,

I just read one of your articles on Forbes about how to job search on LinkedIn. I’m a twenty-something currently looking for an entry level job in NYC in the TV business.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonOctober 21, 2013Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, Interviewing, millennial careers, Negotiation, Networking, Resumes, Social Media Management, Video resumes, Career, Career PlanningComment

Best Posts of the Week for Job-Seekers: October 14th

Best Posts of the Week for Job-Seekers: October 14th

Each week I’ll feature three posts offering particularly good counsel for those early in their careers. Send along your favorites for consideration.

Best Posts of the Week for Job-Seekers: 9.30.13

Best Posts of the Week for Job-Seekers: 9.30.13

Each week I’ll feature three posts offering particularly good counsel for those early in their careers. Send along your favorites for consideration.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Telling Your Story, Starting OutAllison ChestonOctober 3, 2013Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, College to Career, Interviewing, millennial careers, Negotiation, Networking, Personal branding, Resumes, Social Media Management, Career PlanningComment

Find the Job that Brings Out the Best in You

Find the Job that Brings Out the Best in You

Job search is a lot like dating—the more work you do at the front end to understand both yourself and your fit in the marketplace, the better the opportunities that will come your way.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonSeptember 24, 2013Back to Work, Career Development, Career Management, Cultural Fit, Executive Careers, Interviewing, job market, Job Search, millennial careers, Transferable Skills., Career Planning, Career TransitionComment

How to Reinvigorate Your Career This Fall

How to Reinvigorate Your Career This Fall

For many people September presents a fresh start—like going back to school, it’s a time of renewed motivation and enthusiasm. Three things that help me get restarted are writing, taking a course and attending a conference especially in person. There’s nothing more inspiring than being in a shared interest group, with a lot of great speakers. And classes offer unlimited opportunities to network in a friendly setting.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonSeptember 9, 2013Back to Work, Career Development, Career Management, College to Career, millennial careers, Networking, Career PlanningComment

How to Handle Resume Gaps

How to Handle Resume Gaps

I love getting questions from readers—and here’s a very practical one that I’m not sure I’ve addressed on this blog before.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonJune 19, 2013Back to Work, Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, Executive Careers, millennial careers, Networking, Resumes, Social Media Management, Work-Life, Career PlanningComment

Why You Need to Know What You Are (And How to Find Out)

Why You Need to Know What You Are (And How to Find Out)

I had a very gratifying moment with a client the other day. He’s been out of work for a long time—about 9 months—and has been struggling with transitioning from his original career in journalism to something more secure and lucrative for the long term.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonJune 13, 2013Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, Interviewing, keywords, millennial careers, Resumes, Transferable Skills, Branding, Career PlanningComment

What Your Next Employer Wants

What Your Next Employer Wants

There’s a lot of confusion among recent college grads about how to acquire the skills employers deem necessary when the only way to get those skills is on the job. Going to college no longer guarantees you a well-paying job, and yet the ROI for a college degree is huge.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonMay 30, 2013Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, College to Career, Internships, millennial careers, Networking, Career PlanningComment

The Perils of Working From Home

The Perils of Working From Home

The fallout from Marissa Mayer’s decision to ban working from home for Yahoo employees, at least for now, has shone a light on the working from home conundrum. Many people who view working from home as a company benefit and one which makes their job actually doable, also realize that working from home can be both a blessing and a curse.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonMay 16, 2013Career Development, Career Management, College to Career, Internships, millennial careers, Self-Employment, Work-Life, Career PlanningComment

Yes, Your Resume Needs a Summary!

Yes, Your Resume Needs a Summary!

Here is some of the most straightforward advice I provide clients, and yet sometimes I hear differing opinions. I have written on this topic before.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonApril 18, 2013Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, College to Career, Internships, millennial careers, Resumes, Career PlanningComment