All posts by Terry DellaVecchia

About Terry DellaVecchia

Iâ€™m a certified professional coach specializing in career with 35 years of corporate information technology and 5 years of transportation management behind me. Iâ€™ve traveled to 10 countries within 4 continents as an IT director and enjoy working with other cultures. My traveling and working with my diverse department is actually what led me into coaching. I realized that I received more enjoyment working with people one on one than learning more about technology. Connect with Terry through Noomii and her website.

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Why You Must Tailor Your Resume for EVERY Job

7 years ago
/ Career Advice
/ By Terry DellaVecchia

Weâ€™ve all heard the six seconds bitâ€¦ thatâ€™s how long it takes someone to say “Yay or nay” to your resume. Read it or trash it. Thatâ€™s if they even get to your resume. What if they donâ€™t get past your cover letter? Or the company’s applicant tracking system (ATS) kicks you out before it […]

Uh Oh, I Think I Hired a Bad Coach

Kudos for taking the initiative to work with a coach on your career aspirations, relationship, encore career, leadership or whatever issue you may have. Thatâ€™s a huge step in the right direction and not an easy nor cheap endeavour. Iâ€™m sure you did some research on career coaches as well as read a bit on […]

Why You Need to Stop Compromising Your Values for Work

7 years ago
/ Career Advice
/ By Terry DellaVecchia

Have you ever worked in an organization where you were asked to do something you just felt was wrong? Or you were a little uncomfortable with a task because it came dangerously close to crossing a line towards being illegal or immoral. Or realized there were some hokey things going on that werenâ€™t quite above […]

How to Perfect Your 30-Second Elevator Pitch

What’s your elevator pitch? I see the deer in the headlights look on your face and the â€œHuh?â€ coming out of your mouth. Let me explain what it is and why you need one. An elevator pitch is a short 30-second version of who you are and what you are all about. Itâ€™s called an […]

Do You Have a Career or Is It Just a Job?

8 years ago
/ Career Advice
/ By Terry DellaVecchia

Career or Job? That is the question most people want answered. Many people stay in a job because itâ€™s a paycheck or itâ€™s easier to stay than to leave your comfort zone and figure out how to make a change. But hating Monday mornings because you have to go to work causes stress. If you […]