I spoke to an LYJ jobseeker yesterday about making the best of a situation that is not working for her. Here are some of the ideas I jotted down about how to do this:
1. Ask yourself, “If there were 3 things that could change about the job at hand that would bring immediate relief, what
Suzanna Tharian is an architect working in New York City who loves her job. She has worked at the mid-sized firm PM Architecture for over 10 years, focusing on residential projects from apartments to corporate interiors. She grew up in India where she completed her Bachelors in Architecture. She received her Masters in Architecture in
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
Introductions are a great opportunity we often waste.
Opportunity: to give a vivid picture of who you are and what you do
Waste: not really communicating what you do and what you have to offer
What exactly do I mean? Here’s an example.
Stranger 1: Hi. I’m Shannon Lee.
Stranger 2: Hi. I’m Doug Forester. What do you do?
1: I’m
Check out My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire and The Anti 9-To-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube by Michelle Goodman.
Anyone who is thinking about working freelance or shaking up the normal paradigm of work in this country, or has already
A recent article in the New York Times, entitled “As Layoffs Surge, Women May Pass Men in Job Force”, reports that with recent layoffs predominantly affecting men [1], women are poised to soon outnumber men in the workforce. [2]
I think this article is interesting (especially because I hadn’t realized that there were almost equal numbers
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