Mar02, 2014

What Energizes and Restores You: Toward Doing More of What You Love

By |March 2nd, 2014|Discovering Passions and Interests, Self-Care and Personal Well-Being, Tools / Exercises, Workplace|Comments Off on What Energizes and Restores You: Toward Doing More of What You Love

At a recent all day retreat with the always wonderful Tama Kieves, I determined the immediate next step for me was making a list of what energizes and restores me versus what drains me in order to create more spaciousness in my life. Especially during the winter months, it can be easy to get caught up

Feb18, 2014

No. 1 Interview Preparation Step You May Not Be Doing

By |February 18th, 2014|Enhancing career skills, Interviews, Job search|Comments Off on No. 1 Interview Preparation Step You May Not Be Doing

I learned a favorite new tool when it comes to interview preparation and am amazed I haven’t done this myself for job interviews. Here it is for when you are vying for your next new position:

Create a spreadsheet. (I personally like Google Docs spreadsheets because you can open them anywhere). In column one, pull out

Jan02, 2014

Secrets of My Success: From Unsatisfied in a Big Firm to Fulfilled Lawyer

By |January 2nd, 2014|Job search, Networking, Secrets of My Success|Comments Off on Secrets of My Success: From Unsatisfied in a Big Firm to Fulfilled Lawyer

Ana is a lawyer in her early 30’s who was stuck in a well-paid yet unfulfilling and demanding job in a corporate law firm. Here’s how she successfully transitioned to a more satisfying legal position by the close of 2013.
1. How long were you actively jobseeking?
Almost a year and a half. I was employed at

Oct15, 2013

Should I Stay or Should I Go? 7 Questions to Ask Yourself When Deciding Whether or Not to Quit Your Job

By |October 15th, 2013|Enhancing career skills, Goals, Job search, Money, Tools / Exercises, Workplace|Comments Off on Should I Stay or Should I Go? 7 Questions to Ask Yourself When Deciding Whether or Not to Quit Your Job

“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” is not just a song by the English punk band The Clash. It’s also a question many people ask themselves when it comes to demanding or unhappy work situations.

Recently, I received the following question from a LYJ (Love Your Job) Search alumna: “I’m contemplating quitting without having

Aug20, 2013

Five Questions for Dana Weissman

By |August 20th, 2013|Discovering Passions and Interests, Five Questions Q & A, Purpose|Comments Off on Five Questions for Dana Weissman

Dana Weissman loves her job as Director of Programs at the Writers Guild of America, East. She has worked in the nonprofit/arts world—specializing in cultural communications, audience development, and business development—for 12 years. Dana directs all member events and programs for WGAE including elections, seminars, workshops, panel discussions, social events, screenings, film festival outreach, and the

Aug17, 2013

Salary Negotiation Step 2: Do Your Research on a Market Rate

By |August 17th, 2013|Enhancing career skills, Interviews, Job search, Money, Tools / Exercises|Comments Off on Salary Negotiation Step 2: Do Your Research on a Market Rate

As a follow-up to my previous post where I encouraged you to delay talking about money, let’s pick up with the next step in the salary negotiation process. It’s so important to do your homework on market standards and identify an appropriate salary range.

The first way to do this is by tapping your network. When

Jul30, 2013

Secrets of My Success: From “Just a Job” to Passionate Director of PR

By |July 30th, 2013|Interviews, Job search, Networking, Secrets of My Success, Success|Comments Off on Secrets of My Success: From “Just a Job” to Passionate Director of PR

Vanessa* is a thirty-something PR, events and marketing professional who just scored a Director of Public Relations job at a major arts and education institution in New York City. How did she bounce back to her dream job after being laid off three years ago? Read Vanessa’s Secrets of My Success:

1. How long were you

Jul08, 2013

Relationships Are for the Long Haul

By |July 8th, 2013|Enhancing career skills, Networking|Comments Off on Relationships Are for the Long Haul

If you had told me at age 19 that I would be friends with people from my college internship in Boston 20 years later, I would have laughed at you, finding that impossible to imagine. Yet, that’s exactly what happened. College students have a hard time thinking long-term about relationships, but so do more experienced

May19, 2013

Why Read “Lean In”

By |May 19th, 2013|Book Review, Workplace|Comments Off on Why Read “Lean In”

I was determined not to like Sheryl Sandberg’s much-buzzed-about book “Lean In: Women, Work, And the Will to Lead”. Similar to critical articles I read, I questioned why a woman in a position of power and influence, not to mention privilege, would be telling us that women need to be doing…more. It made me tired just

Apr29, 2013

Should You Turn Your Affirmation Into a Question?

By |April 29th, 2013|Book Review, Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Purpose, Tools / Exercises|Comments Off on Should You Turn Your Affirmation Into a Question?

Since I always provide jobseekers in my classes with a list of affirmations to help improve their mindset, I was intrigued to read in Daniel Pink’s latest book, To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others, research about the power of putting affirmations in question form. He cites a study in 2010 where participants