Apply This Dating Technique to Your Job Search

Whether I’m speaking before audiences or working with clients, I always use analogies.  I find they really help to make my points relatable.  I’ve shared one with audiences that really seems to resonate about the importance of displaying confidence when searching for...

Don’t Quit Your Job!

Having worked for six different companies before branching out into my own business full-time, it seems crazy for me to tell others not to quit their job, but I’m doing it anyway. Why? Because most people quit too soon. No matter where you work, you will always...

Who’s the Boss? YOU are!

Ah, the good old days!  Back when you could join an organization and not have to worry about your career or its future path.  When bosses proudly boasted, “Don’t worry.  Leave the driving to us!”  However, in the last 20 years, the workplace agreement between employer...

The Job Search Money Trap

Earlier in my career, I took a job because it allowed me to start shifting my career in another direction.  I wasn’t in love with it but knew it was a good move for me.  About 1.5 years into the role, I took a chance and expressed an interest in doing something else...

Cracking the Code on Interview Questions

Several years ago, I interviewed someone for an Executive Administrative Assistant position.  Because the previous Assistant left the company after 20 years due to harassment from a peer, I knew the next person coming through the door would have to be strong enough to...