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I want to help you get your desired job and thrive in your career. Get practical advice on exploring your career options, forming connections and building mutually beneficial relationships, building a standout resume, interviewing like a pro, and succeeding in the job you already have.
Signs of a Toxic Work
Environment in Job Interviews
Some days it feels like all I hear and talk about are the toxic workplaces consuming the time and energy of my clients. And while it’s my ethical obligation as a psychotherapist to honor their rights to self-determination, I can’t help but want to—and admittedly sometimes do—tell them to “Get out!”
Are You Going “Goblin Mode” in Your Career?
Here’s How to Get Out
It’s 2 p.m. on a Wednesday and you’re still in your pajamas, your hair uncombed. You’re in your home office (read: at your kitchen table) idly refreshing your work email—clicking the button but not focusing on the screen. The text messages notifications have been stacking up on your phone and no part of your...
Why, When, Where, and How to
Add a Career Break to Your Resume
I’ve coached hundreds of job seekers over the past six years, but never have I seen more of them returning to work after months- or years-long career breaks than I have recently. For example, I work with moms whose career plans got dashed by the pandemic and with immigrants who need a minute to settle their...
“Weak Ties” Might Be the Key to Your Job Search, New Research Says
If you’re looking for a job, reaching out to people in your network you barely know may not be your first instinct. However, according to a recent study, that’s exactly what you should do. The paper, published in Science, found that having weaker ties in your network can help you get a new job, finally proving the “strength of weak ties” theory...
7 Tips for Creating Effective Return-to-Work Policies for Women
What if you could return to work after taking care of a child or an extended leave of absence on your own terms? Sure, there would still be return-to-work policies you would need to follow, but ultimately, you would have more autonomy over what your return would look like. Sounds pretty awesome, right? Of course it does! But...
Your Essential Guide to Driving Your Own Career Growth: 4 Steps to Figuring Out What You Want
You might feel like you have no control over your own career growth, between a fluctuating economy, few chances to move up at work, and that pesky imposter syndrome (which up to 75 percent of women have reported experiencing). But, there’s hope! By putting a few tried-and-true strategies (along with some...
Exiting Gracefully: Navigating a Withdrawal From the Hiring Process
At some point in your professional life, you may find yourself in the midst of a hiring process and realize that it’s not the right fit … Yikes. Whether it’s due to a better job offer, misaligned expectations, or other personal reasons, communicating your decision to cut the chord with prospective employers is key...
How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation (Example Included!)
Congratulations! You've made it to the final interview rounds, and the recruiter requested a letter of recommendation. Names of people who know your qualifications and accomplishments start to pop into your head; they'd be perfect for this task. There's only one hurdle: You don't know...
Here's When And When Not To Follow Up After A Job Interview
After your job interview ends, your hard work is not over. Ideally, you want to keep the conversation going with a hiring team so that you can stay at the forefront of their minds. Oftentimes, that means sending a brief follow-up email about your enthusiasm for the job. You want to be memorable ―
The 5 Worst Email Mistakes That Make You Look Unprofessional
We use email to communicate important information with our colleagues every day ― and yet many of us, unwittingly, are doing it in ways that may make us look immature and less competent. “When glaring errors are missed, it comes across as unprofessional and gives the impression that you...