Barbara Wulf MS, ACC, CPCC, GCDF is a professional Career/Life Coach (ICF credentialed), speaker, writer and president of Beckon Call since 2000. She helps people redesign and recareer their pathways by supporting and inspiring them to stretch, seek, and achieve career/life success. Barbara offers career assessments along with resume/cover letter writing and interviewing strategies for impact. Her free monthly e-zine, OWN IT, WORK IT, LIVE IT offers tips for those in career transition and others who strive for more career/life balance and fulfillment. For more information, visit www.beckoncall-coach.com.

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	Life is like Mahjongg by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Dec, 2009 I have read all of Amy Tan’s books starting with the Joy Luck Club, Kitchen God’s Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, and more. Each book carries the reader to the Far East and often, the author mentions people playing the game of Mahjongg, an ancient Chinese game of skill, strategy, and cal...
	Unemployment by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Dec, 2009 It is just days before yearend. For many, it’s been a stressful 4th quarter for our life/work portfolio. Financially and emotionally, the job forecast is looking dim and we await good news about the economy making a comeback. Our investments are still in the basement and many of us are ...
	Ice Cream Flavors of Work by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Aug, 2009 It’s been a long day—started at 7:00 a.m. and finished at 5:30 p.m. My day? Helping human resources at a Fortune 500 company with notifications for the downsizing of production and salaried workers. So, how was your day? Some of us have had a day like this. Maybe you were notified o...
	Songs of Working for a Living by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Aug, 2009 It’s been over 30 years since Johnny Paycheck sang, Take This Job and Shove It. You know, “Take this job and shove it, I ain’t working here no more.” To rewrite the lyrics for today, we might sing...”I’ll take any job.” Or, “Take this job and shove it, oops...just kidding.” Wow, what a...
	Flexibility in a Fragile Job Market by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Apr, 2009 It's a tough job market out there, no question about that, but this downturn will pass. When? How? I don’t know, but tough times call for a tough, flexible attitude. There isn’t time for self-pity or feeling like a victim. I encourage you to find the emotional support you need to keep...
	Job Searching Today Requires New Vocabulary by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Apr, 2009 The way we job search has moved to a new frontier. We have expanded our job search beyond the traditional methods of word of mouth, using the phone or mailing our resume. Like a Trekkie, we are moving our job search strategy to "where no one has gone before." Here is a primer to exp...
	Take A Look At Mentoring by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Apr, 2009 Throughout the ages, people have sought out the wisdom and counsel of those more experienced. Could you benefit from having a mentor? Does your employer encourage mentorship? Mentors provide their expertise to less experienced individuals of all ages in order to help them advance the...
	Take A Look At Mentoring by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Feb, 2009 Throughout the ages, people have sought out the wisdom and counsel of those more experienced. Could you benefit from having a mentor? Does your employer encourage mentorship? Mentors provide their expertise to less experienced individuals of all ages in order to help them advance their...
	Getting Your Foot In The Door by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Feb, 2009 Years ago when I was in high school, I remember my introduction to the world of work through summer employment. I found my jobs through word of mouth and inquiry. The employers did not post “help wanted” signs or place an ad in the newspaper. This was an early lesson in life regarding the ...
	Preparation is Key For Phone Interviews by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Feb, 2009 Recently, one of my clients shared his experience with a phone interview that he was thrilled to receive. As the interview proceeded, Ben found he was talking to someone on a cell phone in rush hour traffic. The recruiter asked Ben to hold while he avoided rear ending the vehicle in front ...
	Resolution or Revolution! by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Dec, 2008 It comes once a year, that month of January…new year, new calendar, new ideas, new goals and sometimes, old ways. We want a fresh start, a clean slate to our new year, but we can sabotage ourselves by bringing the old baggage of what has failed us before. Do you know what I mean? We w...
	An Elevator Speech Can Help You Land The Job by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Dec, 2008 Out of work? Want to advance up the career ladder? Starting your own business? Hmm…time to create or fine tune your 30-second elevator speech. An important element in a job search that is often overlooked or underrated is the ability to articulate who you are and what you offer a prospect...
	The Art of Resume Writing by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Dec, 2008 Like an artist with a blank canvas ready for self-expression, your resume is a self-portrait of you. It portrays your professional work, your accomplishments, your skills, your education…it’s a self-reflection. Before you create your masterpiece, consider some of these tips for resume wri...
	Job Search Requires Patience by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Nov, 2008 You created the resume. You composed the cover letter. You bought the suit to dress for success. You applied for various job openings and now you wait. You wait for the phone to ring inviting you to interview. You wait to learn of job leads. Waiting…it’s a hard place to be in a job s...
	Change at Work is Here to Stay by Barbara Wulf, MS, CPCC - Nov, 2008 Change is all around us...changing your mind, changing seasons, changing fashion, changing gas prices and changing jobs. Change can be predictable. Change can be cyclical. Change can be erratic. Change can be unpredictable. Change is inevitable. How are you with change? Many of ...
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