Career Strategy Insights
The CC Career Solutions Blog
Practical career strategies built on the Magnetic Positioning™ methodology to help you attract the right opportunities.
Welcome to Career Strategy Insights, where you’ll discover expert guidance to help you get referred, interviewed, hired, promoted, and paid what you’re worth. Every article is grounded in my proprietary Magnetic Positioning™ methodology, helping federal, executive, and private-sector professionals identify and close their Positioning Gap™, communicate their unique value, and attract the right opportunities for long-term career success.
What a $405,000/Annual AI Job and Senior Federal Roles Reveal About Magnetic Positioning™
A $405,000 AI role and two senior federal opportunities reveal the same career lesson: high-level candidates must make scope, impact, and relevance unmistakable.
OPM AI Adoption and the New Pay Tables: What They Signal for Your Federal Career
OVERVIEWOPM is redesigning its online pay tables, and OPM AI adoption is moving across the federal workforce at the same time. The new tables arrive in beta later this year. The larger signal is the...
534 Years Later: 5 Career Lessons From Christopher Columbus That Still Matter
What Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage can teach you about today’s job market, especially when your career doesn’t go as planned.
US Tech Force: Who It Fits and How to Get Ready
Explore US Tech Force federal jobs, who qualifies, how shared-certificate hiring works, and what to prepare before a two-year technology role.
Federal Merit Hiring Essays: Judge Blocks Question 3
OVERVIEW A federal judge has temporarily blocked Question 3 of the federal Merit Hiring essays, the question about advancing presidential executive orders and policy priorities. The other essay...
“Any of Them”: A September 11 Memory, and What We Owe Each Other Now
“Any of them.” Those are the words I remember most from September 11, 2001. I had been up most of the night with my sick 18-month-old son and had just gone to sleep when my dad called. That wasn’t...
AI in Federal Hiring: What OPM’s New Memo Means for Your Next Application
OVERVIEW OPM issued new guidance this week telling federal agencies to expand AI in federal hiring. That includes resume screening and job announcement drafting. If you are applying for a federal...
Hope After a Layoff: Rebuild Your Career With Confidence
If you're searching for hope after a layoff, especially after being a high performer, you may be wrestling with a question bigger than your job search: what does this say about me? Here's the...
Your LinkedIn Profile Is One of Your Most Valuable Positioning Assets
What My Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert (NCOPE) Recertification Reinforced About Effective Career MarketingYour LinkedIn profile is never read the same way twice. Recruiters, hiring...
The Constraint Navigation Principle
Effective leaders neither rebel against every boundary nor surrender to every limitation. They investigate the constraint, understand its purpose, and determine where responsible movement is still...
Support Your Career Journey This Fourth of July
Two hundred fifty years of American history show that opportunity has always depended on people showing up for each other, not just individual effort. This post explains why leaning on mentors,...
Eric Church, Commencement, and You
Eric Church's 2026 UNC commencement speech compared a meaningful life to the six strings of a guitar: faith, family, partnership, resilience, community, and authenticity. While his message was...
The Visibility vs. Value Principle
The Visibility vs. Value Principle: What Drives Real Executive Influence Visibility can open doors and create recognition. Value is what keeps you in the room. At the executive level, the leaders...
Career Strategy That Works: Apply With Intention
A career strategy that works is not about applying to more jobs. It is about deciding whether a role is worth your time before you apply, presenting your experience in a way that shows the impact...
Degrees vs Certifications: What Employers Value Most in 2026
SHADED Quick Answer: Degree vs Certifications If you are deciding between a degree vs certifications, there is no universal winner. The better choice depends on the role you want, what employers in...
The Decision Ownership Principle: Leadership Is Revealed in What You Stand Behind
Quick answer: What is the decision ownership principle? The decision ownership principle means leadership credibility is built not only by making decisions, but by standing behind them when outcomes...
250 Federal Project Manager Jobs Just Opened: Get Your Resume Ready Quick!
OPM just opened a cross-agency initiative to hire 250 project managers across more than 15 federal agencies in cities including Denver, Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Philadelphia,...
Federal RIF Performance Ratings: What You Need to Know
OPM has proposed moving performance ratings from last to second in the federal RIF retention order. Your last three annual appraisals now determine where you land before seniority becomes a factor....
The AI Impact on Careers Nobody Is Talking About
Quick Answer: What is the AI impact on careers? AI is reshaping specific tasks inside professions, not eliminating careers overnight. A 2025 Anthropic study found that while AI could theoretically...
What the World Needs Now That the Winter Olympic Games Are Over
Quick Answer — Winter Olympic Games Lessons: The Winter Olympic Games reveal that elite performance is rarely about talentalone. They show that experience compounds, preparation must align with...
Executive Job Search Strategy: The Hammer Shot
Have you ever watched the final moments of an Olympic curling match? Everything comes down to one perfectly executed shot. The entire game, every prior move, every subtle adjustment across the ice...
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