When I heard that one of my LYJ students from the fall had been offered her dream job at a renowned institute in Boston, the term “stick-with-it-ness” immediately came to mind.
At any point in the past six months she could have given up on her search, settling for the less than satisfying job she already
Melissa is a 27-year old professional with a brand new job at a progressive organization. Instead of resigning herself to the land of the unemployed when she was unexpectedly laid off, she got busy on her job search and the intensive focus paid off.
Here are the secrets to Melissa’s success for landing this fantastic new job:
1. How long
LYJ is kicking off a new series of posts with individuals who recently secured new jobs to learn how they did it and what made the difference.
Joanna is a 25-year old nonprofit professional with a brand new job at a foundation where she is doing exactly what she had hoped to be doing – writing,
Today marks the third week since I officially became a homeowner. I have to admit that it feels great to have accomplished this major life goal. LYJ blogger Suzanne Grossman encouraged me to post some reflections on the process that translate to setting long-term career goals:
The first step in moving forward on your goal is simply to
From Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want, by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever.
Week two and we’re starting to stretch. The goal for this week is setting a high target. Choose small things that aren’t that important to you. Determine the most you think you
Even week one started out hard.
Like I mentioned before, I see myself as self-reliant and independent, so it was difficult to think of things to even ask for. But once I practiced a couple of times, it did get a little easier and I started identifying more opportunities. I think the self-reliant self-concept (like the
From Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want, by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever.
This first week, we’re asking for things we think we can get and just warming up.
Ask for at least one thing every day of the week.
Ask for something you’d like to get
Now that the NYC marathon is over (once again a source of inspiration) it’s time to warm up other muscles: our negotiation muscles.
Several of the bloggers here at LYJ recently read Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want, by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever. (While
Here’s what I read this week that made me think about career choices and finding work you love:
Great interview in the Sunday New York Times Magazine with director Spike Jonze. I liked how he used all of his quirky interests such as skateboarding to create a career path that brings together all sides of himself, including
As most tennis fans know, top seed Roger Federer defeated Tommy Robredo in the fourth round of the U.S. open today to advance to the quarterfinals and move one step closer to a potential sixth consecutive U.S. Open title.
In the post game interview, Federer was asked how he advanced past Robredo, who had
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