My Fragile Professional Brand (and how you can avoid making the same mistake)
I was part of a large layoff in December 2019. It stung, but I wasn’t mad. The writing was on the wall, as they say, and my employer provided a generous package. The problem, that I didn’t know at the time, was that my professional identifiers were aligned to my title and company and I […]
How to Navigate Out of Mid-Career Fog (a path for doers)
We’ve all heard the predictions about what’s coming next: Pack on …and the list goes on. After we listen to talkers talk about their predictions, Many people will get certified in the brand-new-shiny thing. Some will consider changing industries. Others will double down on their experience even if it no longer fuels their fire. Some […]
Want to Excel in your Next First Interview?
so you can move to Round 2? Tired of your first interview being your only interview with a potential employer? Blame the #1 interview question that tanks most interviews. You probably already know the question, “Tell me about yourself” It’s asked in virtually every interview and it continues to send people to the bottom of […]
Who Told You That?
On any given day, I spent as much time as possible on the playground when I was in elementary school. If I wasn’t there, I was usually at home with my family, including my 4 siblings. These two environments meant that at some point during the day in my young life, I would demand, “who […]
I Didn’t Expect to have a Tantrum at Work (and the lesson I learned)
As a corporate recruiting leader, my days were filled with interdepartmental meetings, one-on-one meetings, strategy evaluations, report writing and fire extinguishing. Lots of fire extinguishing. You know, the real and perceived ones that we handle every day, sometimes every hour. It was in this environment that I recall a moment and an important lesson I […]
How do I Hone my LinkedIn Headline (without missing out on pivotal opportunities)?
I was on a call recently with a C-suite executive. The person noted that they were frustrated by my comment about their headline because they had taken the time to change it “about a dozen times”. What was remarkable to me was that their current headline did not convey the thing they wanted to do […]
Master your Salary Negotiation (even if you haven’t made a job change in years)
Most executives know that labor costs make up a significant portion of their budget and when those same executives think about their own compensation package, it is often approached with the same cost mindset. A company’s labor costs are usually one of the top three expenses and sometimes it is the single largest business expense. […]
Raise your hand if you interviewed with a company, but didn’t get the job.
My hand is raised. It’s safe to say that a majority of people have had this experience. And you know that it stings. I was talking with a friend who is a leader in his field and he said something so profound that it stopped me in my tracks: The recruiting process preys on people’s […]
Liberate Yourself from the Trap of Doing More
(even if you’re a doer who wants to make a career move) Getting stuff done feels really good. I mean really, really good. I like getting stuff done. I don’t like it when stuff gets in the way of me getting stuff done Because I’m a proud doer. We celebrate doers. It’s so alluring that […]
The Secret to Turning Uncomfortable Interviews into Confident Conversations that land you the job.
Interviews are uncomfortable
You’d like to know exactly what to expect.
But, it feels impossible because
You don’t know exactly what the interviewer will ask
The secret to making uncomfortable conversations, like an interview, more comfortable is knowing what you’re going to say.