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Keep your dreams-they’re richer far/Than the facts discovered are.
Do not seek all things to touch;/Do not want to know too much.
Growing old, still play the child;/Keep some glory undefiled.
What if clouds are mist and air? /Still see ships sailing there.
What would life be if we knew /Only those...
There is a very important bill making its way through Congress right now. It is S. 1584/H.R. 3017, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA. This bill ends discrimination against people who are gay, lesbian and trans-gendered.
I know that this is a controversial stand and it may well cost me some...
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Your Anger is Killing Your Chances
Posted by John Heckers on Aug 18, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 0 comments
Lots of our clients “come in” angry. Getting laid off after years of service is not fun. Most of our clients were looking forward to staying with the company until they wished to leave. Most of them feel they have a “right: to be angry. Well, they do have a right to be angry in the same way as...
Your Résumé Is Mostly Useless
Posted by John Heckers on Jun 15, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Résumés | 0 comments
Many job-seekers spend time, worry and money on their résumés, trying very hard to make them perfect. They agonize over each line and each word.
What makes it worse is that everyone thinks they are a résumé expert. Headhunters say one thing. HR professionals say something else. Your...
Why am I Still Unemployed?
Posted by John Heckers on Jun 8, 2010 in Career Management, Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 9 comments
I often hear this question. Realistically, I see two kinds of people. Those who we wonder why they would ever remain unemployed and those we know why they’re unemployed. Here are some of the top reasons that you might be remaining unemployed.
First, let’s look at some of the reasons that people...
It’s About Asking for It, People!
Posted by nheckers on May 28, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 0 comments
This post is written by Nicole Heckers, MA, BCPC,
Vice President & Executive Career Coach at Heckers Development Group, LTD.
The fear of social blundering (the fear of being perceived as too aggressive) has stopped many would be profitable relationships and deals from ever taking place.
Our reluctance...
Fifteen Secrets For Optimizing LinkedIn
Posted by John Heckers on May 18, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Internet Usage, LinkedIn | 3 comments
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Night Owls vs. Early Birds – Wealthy and Wise?
Posted by jheckers on Mar 8, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 2 comments
“Early to bed and early to rise/makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.“ – Attributed to Ben Franklin, but really unknown.
It turns out that, not only is this old bromide not accurate, it may be just the opposite. In two recent studies (one of which is abstracted on the net, the other one...
How To Get An Honest Transition Coach
I got an email today from someone who does not live in Denver. He indicated that he had been scammed by a so-called Executive Transition Coach. Unfortunately, I hear this from person after person. When there is a recession, especially with the high unemployment of this one, the cockroaches come out of...How to Find a Good Transition Coach
Posted by jheckers on Jan 20, 2010 in Executive Coaching, Executive Job Search, General Career Info | 0 comments
If your job has fallen victim to this economic downturn, you’re not alone. Many people have lost their jobs and are struggling to find new employment. A good Transition Coach can be invaluable in cutting the time you’re looking for a job, building your network, and making sure that, once you get the...
Executives Have a Moral Obligation to Help Others
Posted by jheckers on Dec 5, 2009 in Business Ethics, Career Management, General Career Info | 0 comments
This is a post unlike most of my others. It is a call to action for those of us who are blessed to help those who are in trouble. I don’t expect this to be a popular post. But it is a needed one. I may even lose business over it. Oh well. But please don’t just read this post. Act on it...
10 Signs You Need Help With Your Job Search
Posted by John Heckers on Nov 16, 2009 in Career Management, Executive Coaching, Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Interviewing, Job Seeker Behaviors, LinkedIn, Networking, Résumés | 0 comments
Do you really need help finding an Executive job? Why would anyone need a “coach” for this?
I hear this question all of the time. The answer, unfortunately, is usually “yes.” Here are some questions to help you decide.
1). You’ve been unemployed more than a month and you have had less than...
About the Author
John Heckers, MA, CPC, BCPC is President of Heckers Development Group, LTD, an executive coaching and consulting firm based in Denver, Colorado, specializing in high level Executive Coaching, Corporate Training, Executive Transition Consulting and Strategic Corporate Coaching. John has consulted to both Fortune 500 and smaller companies, and has trained and coached executives from AT&T, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Microsoft Corporation, IBM, Maxtor/Seagate, The Prudential, United Airlines, Children’s Hospital, Concentra Health Systems, Merck-Medco, Hewlett/Packard, Citibank of New York, Corporate Express, Stryker Corporation, Qwest, First Data Resources, FEMA, The United States Armed Forces, and many other organizations. John has over 28 years of experience in helping and counseling executives, professional counseling, executive transition (career) counseling and professional training.
