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I made a new friend recently, a small business owner and writer like me. I admire Mary Ann Moore’s ability to generate an income in a truly authentic way. A poet and writer of prose, she also holds writing circles, and I just signed up for my third session. These have inspired my professional creativity […]

Let’s level out the playing field: I too have conducted a desperate job hunt. Fourteen years ago I found myself a single mom and fired from a job that, although no dream job, kept three human (and one canine) bellies fed. (That was before I hit my stride as a writer, and that detour likely […]

How often have you thought you had found a great deal on a suit, a dress or a shirt and bought it on a whim, only to get home and discover that it practically disintegrated with the first washing? All too often, we are taken in by these so-called deals that are really just low […]

Some years ago I had a client who had been fired from a job in a global tech company’s legal department – a job that she loved and excelled at, and that paid very well. After five years her boss left and the new boss never took a liking to her. (It happens; that’s why […]

Many job hunters relax their job search schedule in the month of December. There are, however, great reasons for redoubling your efforts, while other job hunters rest and relax. One of the best reasons to keep up a job search is precisely because so many do not. The simple act of looking at this time […]

An Achilles’ heel is defined as a deadly weakness, one that in spite of overall strength can lead to a downfall. Used to explain the demise of a seemingly unbeatable, mythical Greek warrior, it is an apt description of weaknesses, real or perceived, that stop careers dead in their tracks. You certainly shouldn’t aspire to […]

Being terminated, down-sized and otherwise escorted to the door with a cardboard box of belongings is not as uncommon as you may think. (It is often cloaked with names such as having been “reorganized” or laid off.) Is there a way to avoid experiencing this fate? Although we cannot control destiny, there are steps every employed person can take that might just minimize the chances.

ear after year popular media finds yet another story of a recent grad who months (or even years) post-grad continues working in a job with part-time hours, little responsibility or opportunity, and even less pay. These young adults, faced with paying back student loans, feel stuck in a job that requires little (if any) of their hard-earned knowledge, and after a few years of this kind of work, rather than a job that is specific to their studies they remain stuck.