Great Work-Life Balance Isn’t the Goal

As a career coach, one of the questions I’m often asked is how to bring up work-life balance in an interview, and I’m not quite sure which concerns me more: the fact that my clients are thinking about work-life balance or the fact that they are afraid to bring it up....

How to Help Your Friend Who Hates Their Job

Somewhere along the line, hating your job became “normal” in American culture. If you’re like me, you probably wake up on Monday morning to a handful of memes about the travesty that is going back to work after the weekend. Since the average person spends around 90K...

Two Boats & A Helicopter: The Art of Quitting Your Job Search

If you’re like most job seekers, you’ve probably felt discouraged at some point along the journey. Sometimes, that discouragement feels like a sprinkle of rain. Sometimes it feels like a tidal wave. When the discouragement is so consistent that you feel like you...

The Art of Resilience in Job Seeking

How You Respond to Rejection Influences Your Job Search “We wish you luck in your future endeavors.”“We’re moving forward with other candidates.” “We hope you apply with X Company again in the future.” These – along with no response at all – are popular canned...

Want to Find a Better Job? First, Find your Advocates!

A few weeks ago, one of my clients had a job interview. She waited several weeks only to find out she didn’t get the job. She was a little bummed — she felt like she has a great connection with the interviewers and was well qualified for the position. I...