Wow—it’s a TEDx Talk! Hello, hello: As some of you may remember, I participated in a TEDx event in Colorado Springs a few weeks ago. Today, I’m excited to be sending along the results… Read More
“Do You Understand?” vs. “ Am I Making Sense?” A few months ago I wrote a blog post entitled, “Let Me Know What I Can Do…” vs. “How Can I Help?” covering the (vast!) discrepancy between those two phrases.… Read More
Stop Asking Permission: Expert Tips To Land Your Dream Job Now Originally published on A Girl in a Dress By Charell Star Frances Cole Jones knows a thing or two about landing that elusive dream job. The native New Yorker and… Read More
Yay You’re Anxious! (It Means You’re Alive) Recently, I had the opportunity to do an interview with The Legacy Project.  Their questions were great— thought provoking and fun. Among them was, “What is the best advice you’ve… Read More
Five Tips to Getting Your Dream Job Originally published on Women for Hire In her new eBook, Wow Your Way into the Job of Your Dreams, Frances Cole Jones shows job seekers how to take their skills,… Read More
You Got the Call! Now What??: 3 Quick Wins for an Impromptu Interview For weeks, you’ve been STARING AT YOUR phone like a lovelorn teenager and then, today—just when you’d decided to put your focus elsewhere—you got the call! IT’S INTERVIEW TIME! Below,… Read More
Forget Being a Leader—Be a Follower (A First Follower) This past weekend I was lucky enough to participate in TEDx Colorado Springs. That talk is not yet available so in the interim I’d love to have you take a… Read More
Be Cynical about Your Cynicism Like many of you, I read David Brooks’ “Snap Out of It” piece in the New York Times this week http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/opinion/david-brooks-snap-out-of-it.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 with interest.   Whether you agree with some or all… Read More
Paging Dr. Freud……How Your Inner Psychologist Can Wow Your Audience Hello, hello:   I spent last week coaching like a demon—3 days/8 people a day— and if there was one theme that emerged it was “Nobody cares about you.”   Happily, as… Read More
“Let Me Know What I Can Do….” Vs. “How Can I Help?” As some of you may know, I got married 2 weeks ago (Yes, it’s true!) and while I did not have a large wedding (3 people attended) or an enormous… Read More