Career Coaching Highlights

Robyn Feldberg: Regarding salary negotiation, my tip is don't bring salary up too soon. If you're pressed early on in the interview process to give a salary figure that you want, try to keep a wide range, because you don't want to start negotiating until you've had an opportunity to sell yourself for the job.

While 90 percent of American workers report feeling unfulfilled by their jobs at the end of the day, Simon Sinek has articulated a strategy for reversing that.

In Chapter 11 of 19, editor and writer Mark Graham shares what he has learned about mentoring young Internet writers in his own senior editor role. First, he sits down with writers and reviews past work, given a draft review philosophy is often difficult in the deadline driven environment. Open and honest communication is critical and grounded by building trust. He finds some writers are better developing ideas and stories, whereas others need support finishing ideas.

CBS News business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis talks to Erica Hill and Chris Wragge about some new numbers that show Americans are more insecure about money and work than they were a year ago.

Robyn Feldberg: Hi, I’m Robyn Feldberg and I’m an executive career coach and resume writer. The best jobs are not advertised. So, you need to know how to find them, and the best way to do that, I believe, is to first identify targeted companies that you feel like are a good match for your skills and experience. Do your research on those companies. Find out who the players are and who are the decision makers.

Social media expert and Carrot Creative President Mike Germano shares how the company is developing industry mentoring relationships. Germano and his team initially identify with a Brooklyn-based new media agency entrepreneur, Mike Lebowitz, after reading a Harvard Case Study on Lebowitz's company Big Spaceship. Over time Germano and team build rapport with Lebowitz and learn from someone a few years more experienced in the industry.

Filmmaker Tricia Regan shares how she has learned to manage her emotions when a potential job falls through. As a filmmaker, Regan has experienced multiple moments when a seemingly sure thing falls through. She learns from friends and experience to release her emotion when the disappointment happens so she is in a position to move on and pursue the next opportunity full steam. Regan is an Emmy-Award winning filmmaker. She directed, produced and shot "Autism: The Musical."

There are top resume mistakes that I see over and over again in senior professional or executive resumes. One of the things I often see is a very vanilla or generic summary statement. It sounds like 500 resumes that I might see over the course of the day. 000a000aShow your individualism, speak specifically about what you have achieved for the companies that you have supported. In addition, don't focu

In Chapter 8 of 15 leadership philosopher Bijoy Goswami shares the six (6) stages of the entrepreneurial journey. The first step is the "You" stage. The second is the "Question" stage. Stage three is ideation, answering the question and birthing a product. "The Valley of Death" is stage four, where the entrepreneur must sell to a customer. Stage five is the "growth phase" or sustainability. Stage six is "Re-Bootstrap" where the business must continually re-invent itself.

Marc Cenedella, the founder of TheLadders.com gives some tips for those who really want to start their own company - "quit your job and go start it".

In Chapter 3 of 19, charter school executive Andrew Epstein shares what the Democracy Prep Charter School job interview process has taught him about more effective recruiting. Epstein notes that teachers are traditionally given demo lessons as part of the interview. Democracy Prep also requires a demo lesson for non-instructional positions. This helps the school sort out skills qualification and ability to get things done.

Executives are faced with so many interview questions that it is sometimes hard to prepare what would be the questions that you are going to be asked. However there are a lot of trends that we see with interview questions for executives. Typically, hiring managers are looking to see how executives can manage change and solve problems in organizations.

In Chapter 4 of 20 of his 2011 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, software entrepreneur and Borrowed Sugar founder Dan Street shares why patience is important when measuring success. Street discounts myths that startups become billion dollar companies overnight. He believes patience is about sticking to your vision, developing ideas over time, and finding support to help execute that vision. Street is the founder and CEO of Austin, Texas based Borrowed Sugar.