By CathyG
Q. Hi Cathy. I was laid off sixteen months ago with a great severance package. Since my spouse was working, I really didn’t need to search for a job right away. How do I explain my time off? A. Gaps can be challenging to navigate — and even more challenging to explain. But when a […]
By CathyG
I’m a great fan of Barbara Ehrenreich. I loved Nickel and Dimed and enjoyed reading Bait and Switch. One of my ezine readers sent me a link to Ehrenreich’s blog, which recently discussed the gap within professions: those at the top make mega-bucks, those on the bottom hover at the poverty level. Seethe blog entry […]
By CathyG
Career advisors tend to sum up all their advice in one word: “networking.” Too old? Too big a resume gap? Bypass the hiring process through networking. Inevitably my clients groan: “Networking? I knew you were going to say that. I hate to network.” Frankly, I don’t blame them. The realities: (1) In my experience, people […]
By CathyG
I like this blog entry – David St. Lawrence says we need to think of networking as getting to know people – notnecessarily asking anybody for anything: http://www.making-ripples.com/2007/04/finding_work_at.html
By CathyG
If you haven’t seen the movie Notes on a Scandal, and you like all your movies to be surprises, stop reading now! Otherwise…The movie Notes on a Scandal made me cringe. Cate Blanchett’s character (“Sheba”) made two career mistakes. First, she decided to become a teacher without realizing what was involved. We’ve all met idealistic […]
By CathyG
During a midlife career crisis, many of us experiment with new ideas. Nearly everyone considers applying Law of Attraction principles to our lives. Attractor Factor was recommended by someone I respect, and of course I’d heard of Joe Vitale, so I put aside my skepticism and began reading. If you’ve been walking around feeling negative, […]