In my free job search mini course, I give several examples of the limitations of job postings, including how job postings can be wrong altogether. As a recruiter, I have seen job postings that bear little resemblance to the candidate ultimately hired. Apparently, I am not the only recruiter who has had that experience. Upon [...]

My reading pace for personal development books has picked up, as I started the year completing six books in six weeks. Now I have finished 9 more personal development books in the last six weeks, or 15 books total for the first quarter of 2019. Here is the full list with some brief thoughts on [...]

My most recent career change (adding a second business, Costa Rica FIRE) turned one earlier this year. Where are you with your dream career? In a recent Forbes post, I shared five ways to get started on a dream career with little time or money. Even the wrong first step is better than no step [...]

My latest post in Forbes is about how to show employers you have transferable skills for a career change. I have already written a lot on career change (including an entire book with a 10-step process) The question of proof – i.e., how to prove your skills are relevant – is a particularly popular one, [...]

This week, I have the final recital for a cabaret class I am taking, and I am doing stand-up as part of a comedy benefit. I am also facilitating a coaching group for start-up COO’s and leading a negotiation workshop. Finally, I am in the middle of a financing deal for one my real estate [...]

There are lots of questions to ask before accepting a job, and some of these should include the company culture. If the company culture is not what you are expecting, you will not enjoy your work. You will feel out-of-place, like an organ transplant that didn’t take. You may not develop the relationships and support [...]

One of my favorite side benefits of blogging on career and business is getting advance copies of business books. I regularly receive professional development, self-improvement and business books. Authors and their publicists send me these, hoping for coverage. I welcome the pitches to stay on top of new resources that can potentially benefit my readers. [...]

January is National Mentorship Month. If you haven’t yet had a mentor of your own, I highly recommend it! Mentorship is excellent support for career-building, and you can follow these 10 tips for getting the most out of a mentor relationship. As we wrap up National Mentorship Month, here are 10 of my favorite quotes [...]

When you’re early in your career, you may have too little experience. When you’re later in your career you may have too much. Finding that Goldilocks level of experience that is just right for the employer requires you to customize how you talk about yourself and what you can contribute to the needs of that [...]