Earlier this month, I wrote about how saying no can be a valuable part of self-care, but in a world that has conditioned us to yes, it can be incredibly hard to identify, let alone voice, our objections. How can you find and use what author Sunita Sah calls your True No? As is often…
Let’s be honest, staying motivated during a job-search is hard work! Here are tips to keeping yourself going I this long slog. 1. Seek balance. Yes, you do need to find things to apply to, but because that can feel dry and uninspiring some days, add some other options for yourself. You can find old…
If you’re like me, you’re feeling the onslaught of bad news very keenly right now. Being overcome by events makes us unable to focus on our jobs, our job-search, and out personal lives. So how can you navigate saying informed, offering what help you can, and not getting overwhelmed? Step 1 is to curate…
There’s a lot of pressure on us to comply in everyday ways: your manager’s requests, your doctor’s advice, a loved one’s plea. Sometimes there are good reasons—perhaps you’re struggling with a persistent health issue and your doctor has solid guidance. But sometimes going along with requests makes us uncomfortable, and those feelings are worth…
So you’ve gotten a job offer, hooray! Now you’re apparently supposed to negotiate your salary, but how? Lots of people are intimidated by this process, so don’t feel bad if you’re among them. The trick to salary negotiation is in the framing of it. You aren’t asking for more money because you’re nice…
If you’re like many of my clients, you’re beyond frustrated with the endless job search and starting to wonder if you’re even employable. But it’s almost certainly not you! So what the heck is going on, and what can you do about it? The state of things Let’s start with why it’s…
‘Tis the season… for job scams. Okay, honestly they’re year-round, but the holidays often mean an uptick in these nefarious attempts. How can you spot a scam in advance, and what should you do if you fall for one? The point of scams of any sort, of course, is to trick the unwary…
Is anyone else struggling a bit to find reasons to be celebratory and thankful right now? I feel you. And I suggest that this might be the most important time to do so, as the dark days ahead loom. Gratitude will help us focus on finding ways forward and avoiding capitulating before the fight has…
One of the frustrations I’m hearing a lot the past couple of weeks has been that it feels overwhelming to move forward with a job-search or a career growth path when all the news coming at us is so grim and concerning. For me, the best way to push through anyway is to focus…
Many of us are struggling to figure out what to do under what is almost certain to become an autocratic regime. I am, too. Today I offer some tips from Eastern Europe, as well as some of my own. First of all, those who are at highest risk—undocumented folks, people of color, LGBTQI+ people,…