Helping Young Kids Adapt to your Relaunch
You want to get your preschoolers invested alongside you when you return to work so here are some thoughts on how to involve them...
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Equal Pay for Equal Work - A Challenge for Relaunchers
The "trading compensation for control" solution some women choose when returning to work after a career break can be a realistic strategy for a first foray back into the workforce. This option for women returning from career breaks is to take less money than they think is fair or than…
Have a New Year's Resolution to Relaunch? Do This First.
This is your year! You've decided that in 2021, you're going to restart your career, either in an industry where you've previously worked or in a new one. You're raring to go! To make your relaunch happen this year, what is the first, most important thing that you should do…
6 Ways to Quiet Your Inner Critic During A Job Search
Being in a relaunch mode can drastically lower your self-confidence and suddenly whisk you out of your comfort zone. Almost overnight, you are in unchartered territory, navigating a whole new world. The best and fastest way to silence an inner critic is from the inside out. How many times have…
How to Research a Company Before Your Interview
As much as it might feel it took a lot of effort to land that job interview, there’s more work ahead! So, what do you need to do to research a company prior to an interview? There are two major questions for you to consider...
Relaunching and Resilience: Will You Choose to Bounce Back?
We all go through times when it feels particularly difficult to pick ourselves up, dust off the failure, the “no” from a potential employer, the silence following an application made, and get back at it. When relaunching, your ability to bounce back, to be resilient, will make a significant impact…
How long should it take to find a job?
Relaunchers often ask me this question, hoping for a simple response. But there is no universal answer. It depends. There are various external factors influencing the process, such as the supply and demand of the job market, the seasonality of hiring, and the duration of the hiring process itself, but…
Get Out, Talk and Tell the World
Congratulations – you are relaunching! You are so excited to get back to work, and you just want to find that job. You spend your days searching the Internet for jobs and applying on-line. Or, you focus on writing and re-writing your resume. Your intentions are great, and your efforts…
Relaunching: An Ideal Time for Career Reinvention
Relaunching is an ideal time for career reinvention, but changing careers can be intimidating. I encourage you to view this period not as a time of uncertainty, but rather as a time of opportunity - the impetus for self-discovery and exploration.
Mastering the Video Interview
If you are like so many people relaunching your career, you are just thrilled at the idea of receiving an interview! You have worked so hard to overcome the first set of hurdles and you are ready to sell yourself and learn about potential employers. But then, you find out…