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What Shia LaBeouf can Teach You About Your Dream Job

Nick Fox — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:02:53 +0000

If you haven’t seen the absolutely insane viral video of Shia LaBeouf standing in front of a green screen shouting at you to “Just do it!” like some coked-out Nike spokesperson, this article isn’t going to make a lot of sense, so I recommend you go watch it now.

Click here to see the video…DO IT!

Okay, now that we’re on the same page, let’s begin…

In my first “real” job, as a financial analyst, I [Read More...]

5 Secrets for Starting a Successful Business

Nick Fox — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 14:57:33 +0000

I spend a lot of time covering the deep psychology of how to find a job, but today, I wanted to do something a little bit different. I wanted to share with you how you can start your OWN BUSINESS.

This has to be one of the most common questions I get. From CFOs to entry-level employees, everyone dreams of the freedom of starting “the next big thing.” We all want to do it, [Read More...]

Why you SHOULD Use Times New Roman on Résumés

Nick Fox — Sat, 02 May 2015 17:13:23 +0000

In the past few days you it seems can’t go anywhere without hearing how “Times New Roman is the worst font for résumés” or how it’s akin to “wearing sweatpants to an interview.”

I’m here today to say that is just plain WRONG.

The trouble all started when Bloomberg posted a piece asking typography experts about the best and worst fonts to use on résumés. And this is what the search results have looked [Read More...]

Why you NEED a 5 Page Résumé

Nick Fox — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 09:10:09 +0000

“You MUST keep your résumé to 1 page…unless you’re going for an executive level position.”

It’s advice people hear so often that they don’t even question it. They work themselves ragged for days or weeks at a time, tweaking and trimming, shifting margins by a fraction of an inch, and adjusting their word choice to choose shorter words when they find that a single word has snuck onto the next line.

It’s also complete and utter [Read More...]

Ask a Career Coach #1 Replay

Nick Fox — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:32:24 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JDha4cOdJg

A few weeks back I tried something new, I did a 1-Hour long, live Q&A online where I took YOUR burning career questions.

For those who missed it, I’ve embedded it above so you can check it out and see what I have to say about everything from Internships to Promotions and more.

I’ll be doing more of these in the future, so feel free to submit any business or career questions you [Read More...]

Destroy Your Business for Fun and Profit

Nick Fox — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:26:50 +0000

“I don’t like you in the same way as you like me”

“I think maybe we should see other people”

“It’s not you, it’s me”

We have plenty of language for breaking off a relationship when we realize it just isn’t working out, but what about when our business isn’t working out?

At some point, every entrepreneur will be confronted with the thought that his business just isn’t working out. Most friends [Read More...]

I Apologize for my Stupid Face

Nick Fox — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 16:03:11 +0000

I’d like to start with a confession: My name isn’t really Nick Fox, it’s Deemis. That feels good to get off my chest, but more on that later because this post is about my stupid face.

…but not just my stupid face. In fact, this is about your stupid face, your mother’s stupid face, and the stupid face of that creepy guy at the local coffee shop.

You know how we all have those things about us that people notice? If you’re [Read More...]

What a $30 Billion Company Taught me About Email

Nick Fox — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:27:29 +0000

As some of you might know, I spent some time working in NYC finance at a Fortune 100 firm. Looking back, some of the best lessons I STILL pass along to clients today come from my time working there.

Working at a large firm like that has a way of teaching you things whether you like it or not. The sheer volume of work ensures that. Everything is magnified. In most jobs, your ledgers might be off by a few hundred [Read More...]

A Tale of Two Clients

Nick Fox — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:17:53 +0000

In working with my private career coaching clients, I’ve come across – what amounts to – every single personality type imaginable. From those who can’t live without working and will take any job that comes their way, to those who really don’t want to work and just want to get a job so that their bills get taken care of. Each of these ways of thinking has its unique strengths and weaknesses. For instance, those who will take any job [Read More...]

How to get a Raise at Work

Nick Fox — Fri, 09 May 2014 02:58:29 +0000

We’ve all thought it: “If only I could just get a raise!”

Raises are held out as some elusive gift bequeathed to you by the benign-but-irrational gods of the office. You sit there watching yourself get passed over for raises by people you know do less than you. Perhaps you’ve even asked your boss for a raise and was told it wasn’t “the right time” or even the dreaded, “Everyone is paid the same amount based on seniority/title/tea leaves/etc.”

BULLSHIT! People are [Read More...]