Trees and Resilience

Today is February 1, 2023.  I retired from my High Tech Corporate job yesterday after 31.5 years.  It is a large corporation, and I grew up there.  I had a few other jobs before I started in 1991; however, they were co-op (intern) positions or gigs.  Leaving my first...

The Value of a Functional Resume

Some years back, I was coaching at a resume workshop when I overheard a fellow coach discussing a different way of presenting accomplishments. I love learning from others and took some time to listen to what she was advising at her table since her advice differed from...

Change Able – Resilience in Practice

Your ability to change is a crucial tenant of career development success.  As we work in various roles, our peers, the company, and the world around us continue to evolve. We don’t have much control over anything other than our behavior, thoughts, and...

Tips & Tricks for Changing Jobs

Graceful Transitions You’ve been scanning jobs online, checking in with your growing network and interviewing for new positions. Finally – it happens. You are offered a new role, you accept and it’s time to transition. Now what? I get this question pretty...

What Would You Do For Free?

“What Would You Do For Free?” Back in early 2012, I met with a mentee who first came to me through a referral from a friend in HR. When I first met “Jane”, she was waiting for me in a conference room. She was half under a table. Don’t get me...

What Inclusion Means to Me

Inclusion – What it Means to Me Eleven years ago, Feb 6 fell on a Friday. That’s the day of the accident that left me permanently disabled. Every day I get up and hobble to the bathroom making sure to put my foot all the way down so I don’t trip or fall....

Eliminate these Words

Words Are Powerful – Until they’re not – eliminate these words from your speech and writing As a Career Advisor, my job is to listen, not only to what is said, but what is not said. I interpret body language, I delve into areas that are uncomfortable, and I point out...