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Jane Rubinsky

Five O’Clock Club Members Steer Their Careers Into New Waters

Jane Rubinsky

By Jane Rubinsky New City, New Job Finding a new job is daunting enough, but just imagine what it’s like when you’re brand-new to the city and don’t know a soul. It helps to have a focus … which Brenda certainly did when she arrived in… Read more

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Client Update Story from a Senior Executive

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Client Update: Story from a Senior Executive From Peter Hill, Certified Five O’Clock Club Master Coach, Shanghai and U.S.A. I have a senior banking executive client (from Belgium and working in a major European city) with whom I have been… Read more

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Chip Conlin Five O’Clock Club Master Coach and Branch Head

Perception Is Not Always Reality Older Workers Have a Lot to Offer and are Getting Offers

Chip Conlin

As both a Career Coach and Human Resources professional, I read a lot these days about the skills shortage among U.S. workers.  Coupled with the news that many companies who survived the recent recession have managed to do more with fewer staff,… Read more

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Jane Rubinsky

What You Need to Know About the New Health Care Landscape for Employers

Jane Rubinsky

Celia Currin, Five O’Clock Club Master Career Coach and Moderator by Jane Rubinsky, a journalist and writer/editor for non-profits and businesses, is also a former Five O’Clock Club member. The following article is based on a panel… Read more

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David Madison, Ph.D.,Director, The Five O'Clock Club National Guild of Career Coaches

Hints for HR: Keeping and Maximizing the Talent You Have Now

David Madison

The following article is based on a panel presentation at the HR Network Breakfast on September 17, 2010, at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. The HR Network is sponsored by the Five O’Clock Club and is a vendor-free venue for HR… Read more

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Jane Rubinsky

Job Hunter Richard Burns Reports at the HR Network Breakfast

Jane Rubinsky

Richard Burns by Jane Rubinsky When Richard Burns was appointed the first chief operating officer of a private foundation in 2009, he instituted an outplacement program that sent departing employees to the Five O’Clock Club. Little did he… Read more

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Chip Conlin Five O’Clock Club Master Coach and Branch Head

A Reason to Remain Optimistic

Chip Conlin

As a recent practicing HR professional, I still find myself amazed at the plethora of new terms the HR profession continues to rain upon us.  Until recently, if you told me “talent management” was the current term  for looking at employee… Read more

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(Article from the Newsday) Help Wanted: Think like insider to get hired

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April 23, 2013 9:58 AM By CARRIE MASON-DRAFFEN carrie.mason-draffen@newsday.com DEAR CARRIE: I have sent resumes to various companies that advertised job openings either in a publication or online. I felt I was qualified for the positions, but… Read more

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Susan Adams, Forbes Staff

Turn A Rejection Into A Job Offer

Susan Adams, Forbes Staff

The woman was interviewing for a lucrative position as director of a sales team. After having three great meetings full of lively conversation about how she’d handle the job, she was optimistic. But then came the fourth and final interview, with… Read more

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Kate Wendleton, President and Editor-in-Chief

The Press is Wrong — Again — They LOVE Mis-Reporting on Bad News

Kate Wendleton

They’re not helpful, are they? The press loves to report bad news but they don’t tell you the whole truth. Where’s the balance? Atlantic magazine published an article titled, “The Terrifying Reality of Long-Term Unemployment” by Matthew… Read more

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Meet Your Fellow Club Members

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From Fighter Jets to Fights on the Campaign Trail, Burton Dicht has Engineered A Varied and Successful Career. A former engineer of fighter jets, Burton Dicht, approaches challenges with meticulous planning—but his unlikely career path has… Read more

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Jane Rubinsky

First-Time Job Hunters and Five O’Clock Club Veterans Prove Our Methodology Works

Jane Rubinsky

by Jane Rubinsky Preparation and Focus Pay Off Like many people, Samantha found herself “floundering around a bit” when she lost her job handling mergers and acquisitions and partnership alliances for a large publishing company. “I sort… Read more

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Chip Conlin Five O’Clock Club Master Coach and Branch Head

Everything is Negotiable

Chip Conlin

Blog by Chip Conlin, certified Five O’Clock Club coach In our Five O’Clock Club presentation on “The Four-Step Salary Negotiation Method” we discuss the four steps used to successfully negotiate a competitive salary/compensation package. … Read more

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Kate Wendleton, President and Editor-in-Chief

How do you rate your knowledge of The Five O’Clock Club Approach to Job Search?

Kate Wendleton

Take this quiz to see how much you know about The Five O’Clock Club approach to job search. The questions are at the top; answers at the bottom. Good luck! — Kate   What are the four basic techniques for getting meetings in your target… Read more

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Kate Wendleton, President and Editor-in-Chief

Strategies for Executive Severance — Both Coming and Going

Kate Wendleton

If you are exiting a company and want to know how to negotiate your severance package, this is the best article to read. Just click here. Also read about executive severance from the employer’s point-of-view by clicking here. Below are a few… Read more

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