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Heather Mundell
Seattle, WA
I'm a life and career coach who helps professionals make important career decisions.
Interests: reading, parenting, cooking, working out, seeing friends, re-ordering my netflix queue
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Im glad you find these tips encouraging! I think looking optimistically at situations is one of the most challenging and useful habits we can create.
Commented Mar 23, 2013 on How to Recover from "Success Amnesia" at life@work
How to Recover from "Success Amnesia"
Do you have "success amnesia"? Is it much easier for you to recall your mistakes and what's gone wrong than it is for you to remember your successes? If so, most of us can relate. We humans are supremely adept at remembering, noticing and imagining everything negative. The good stuff? It flash...
Right - you really cant get too far if youre only motivation is I guess I gotta do this.
Commented Mar 23, 2013 on Five Keys to Finding Motivation at life@work
Five Keys to Finding Motivation
Earlier today I was really unmotivated to write a blog post. But as you can see, I went ahead with it. Most days I talk to at least one person who is having a hard time getting motivated. Motivation is one of those things we can never have enough of. Often it becomes impossible to find when th...
It would be nice if more reviews were done well, wouldnt it? Thanks for commenting!
Commented Mar 23, 2013 on How to Give an Effective Performance Review at life@work
How to Give an Effective Performance Review
Most of us crave meaningful feedback at work. It's natural to want validation and acknowledgment for our accomplishments, and many of us wish we could hear constructive criticism more often to help us learn and grow. Yet the tool that organizations give managers, the dreaded performance review,...
Totally agree that a thank you that expands on what you got out of your time with them goes a long way. Thanks for commenting!
Commented Mar 23, 2013 on How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview at life@work
How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview
Many mid-career people I coach are surprised that informational interviewing is still going on for the over-25 set. If you're curious about what's happening at a certain company you're interested in, want to know what kind of experience is really needed to break into a related field, want the s...
Welcome to life@work
Posted Mar 19, 2013 at life@work
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Well put!
Commented Mar 1, 2013 on 4 Reasons Why You Should Hire Someone Else to Write Your Resume at life@work
4 Reasons Why You Should Hire Someone Else to Write Your Resume
I used to be a human resources director, I've read approximately 58 gazillion resumes, I read articles about resume writing frequently, and still when it came time to update my own resume, I hired a certified professional resume writer rather than write it myself. Your resume's critical job i...
You bring up a good point - hiring a resume writer is an investment. Yet if youve been applying for jobs for a while and havent gotten any interviews, your resume might be whats standing in your way. I encourage people to get price quotes from at least two different writers. Ask to see samples of resumes of people in your field. If hiring a writer is still out of reach, at the very least pair up with a friend whos either a good writer and editor or who has a hiring background (or both!) to help you polish yours. Also check out the free resources at freeresumehelp.net and check out books from the library on resume writing. You want to see lots of samples!
Commented Jan 29, 2013 on 4 Reasons Why You Should Hire Someone Else to Write Your Resume at life@work
4 Reasons Why You Should Hire Someone Else to Write Your Resume
I used to be a human resources director, I've read approximately 58 gazillion resumes, I read articles about resume writing frequently, and still when it came time to update my own resume, I hired a certified professional resume writer rather than write it myself. Your resume's critical job i...
Glad to hear it! Thanks for commenting.
Commented Dec 13, 2012 on Ask the Career Coach: "How Exactly Do I Set up an Informational Interview?" at life@work
Ask the Career Coach: "How Exactly Do I Set up an Informational Interview?"
Today I'm debuting a new "Ask the Career Coach" feature on life@work. If you have a question related to career change, career development or job search, just ask me! Today's question was sent in by Steve, a 38 year-old massage therapist who is thinking about going back to school to become an RN...
4 Reasons Why You Should Hire Someone Else to Write Your Resume
Posted Oct 29, 2012 at life@work
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Networking Strategies for the Career Changer
Posted Oct 24, 2012 at life@work
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Ask the Career Coach: "How Exactly Do I Set up an Informational Interview?"
Posted Oct 18, 2012 at life@work
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How to Recover from "Success Amnesia"
Posted Oct 12, 2012 at life@work
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How to Revive Your Job When You've Just About Had It
Posted Oct 8, 2012 at life@work
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Thanks! Career change is not for the faint of heart but sometimes is the best option.
Commented Oct 8, 2012 on Want to Change Jobs? 3 Essential Steps to Actually Doing It at life@work
Want to Change Jobs? 3 Essential Steps to Actually Doing It
If you're researching your next possible job or engaged in an all-out job search, you've no doubt become familiar with your favorite procrastination techniques. I get it. Even though the idea of working somewhere else doing something else is really exciting, the process of getting there is, we...
Want to Change Jobs? 3 Essential Steps to Actually Doing It
Posted Oct 5, 2012 at life@work
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Hi there,
I asked my website developer (aka spouse!) and he doesnt remember where he found it. It was a long time ago. Sorry I couldnt be more help!
Did you see this from Typepad about captchas? Theyve integrated Googles Recaptcha.
Heather
Commented Aug 14, 2012 on The Top Lists of the Hottest Careers of 2011 at life@work
The Top Lists of the Hottest Careers of 2011
It's graduation time, a time when millions are thinking about what they will do with their freshly minted degree in hand. I've compiled here a "list of lists" that you can peruse if you're still in the brainstorming phase of what the heck you will do now. They're also useful for those of you w...
Hi there,
With this TypePad blog, I find its pretty good at detecting spam. However there are some comments that are left by real people that are just link backs to their service and I have to delete those individually. I can also add them to my blocked list on TypePad.
I have a different blog on Wordpress and have had good results with Akismet.
Good luck!
Heather
Commented Aug 8, 2012 on Three Master Skills for Managers at life@work
Three Master Skills for Managers
By the time managers and small-business owners call me, they’re pretty frustrated and discouraged. They’re a good fit for their job. They’re well-respected. And they’re struggling. Typically the struggles look something like these: Underperformers on the team A demanding boss who’s never plea...
Great advice! Thanks for commenting.
Commented Jul 16, 2012 on How to Give an Effective Performance Review at life@work
How to Give an Effective Performance Review
Most of us crave meaningful feedback at work. It's natural to want validation and acknowledgment for our accomplishments, and many of us wish we could hear constructive criticism more often to help us learn and grow. Yet the tool that organizations give managers, the dreaded performance review,...
How Kaizen Can Help Your Job Search
Posted Jul 10, 2012 at life@work
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Thanks for commenting! I like your interview approach. Its a good philosophy!
Commented Jul 3, 2012 on How to Boost Your Self Confidence During a Job Search at life@work
How to Boost Your Self Confidence During a Job Search
It's ironic when during a job search, just at the time when you need to feel your most confident, you're feeling your most deflated Earlier this year I met with a client who had been searching for a new job for over five months. Although she had a full-time job, she was looking for a different ...
Hey, an interviews an interview, right? Good luck with yours. And thanks for commenting!
Commented Jun 12, 2012 on How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview at life@work
How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview
Many mid-career people I coach are surprised that informational interviewing is still going on for the over-25 set. If you're curious about what's happening at a certain company you're interested in, want to know what kind of experience is really needed to break into a related field, want the s...
Thanks for commenting, Andreas. Managers without good social intelligence skills are at a distinct disadvantage in many ways. Giving an ineffective (or destructive) evaluation is just one of those examples.
Commented Jun 4, 2012 on How to Give an Effective Performance Review at life@work
How to Give an Effective Performance Review
Most of us crave meaningful feedback at work. It's natural to want validation and acknowledgment for our accomplishments, and many of us wish we could hear constructive criticism more often to help us learn and grow. Yet the tool that organizations give managers, the dreaded performance review,...
Glad the post was helpful! Hey, most likely youll go to voice mail. Who answers the phone these days, especially from a number they dont recognize? So I totally support your plan to get dialling!
Commented May 23, 2012 on How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview at life@work
How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview
Many mid-career people I coach are surprised that informational interviewing is still going on for the over-25 set. If you're curious about what's happening at a certain company you're interested in, want to know what kind of experience is really needed to break into a related field, want the s...
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May 21, 2012
Ugh, that sounds like a really bad situation. Wed like to think that there arent that many managers out there who behave this way, but unfortunately most everyone has a Bad Boss story.
Commented Apr 13, 2012 on Is It Your Boss That's Bad, or Are You Just Hard to Get Along With? at life@work
Is It Your Boss That's Bad, or Are You Just Hard to Get Along With?
In my former life, I was an HR director. HR folks can be a cautious, cynical bunch. Reason #1 - they are the legal front line when things go south with employees. Reason #2 - they've seen a lot of bizarre and bad behavior at work (and they're called in to help deal with it). I inadvertently ...
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