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Career Blog

At a recent event, I heard a woman tell an inspiHERโ€™ing storyโ€”one of resilience, ambition, and, ultimately, transformation. The woman went from being a single mom on food stamps to a top executive at a biopharmaceutical company, working with high-net-worth...
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I would never have thought of myself as someone who did not own her achievements but, on a recent call with my coach, she wondered why most folks donโ€™t know about the fact that I have successfully built aย multi-million dollar...
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Just in case you have never visited an escape room let me describe it to you. You and your friends are โ€œlockedโ€ inside a themed room or rooms likeย Haunted Submarineย orย Zombie Apocalypse. You work together to find clues, solve riddles and...
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A couple of years ago, my daughter adopted a cat named Miso, which means I often find myself saying things likeย Miso cute, Miso hungry, Miso fluffy… But I digress. Hereโ€™s the real storyโ€”Miso is obsessed with my husband, Dave. Dave?ย A...
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I recently shared this story with the women in the InspiHER Tech 30-Day Get More Interviews Challenge. It reminded me just how powerful this one shift was in my sales careerโ€”and now I want to pass it along to you....
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I was talking with a coaching client who is at the beginning of a job search. She has 25+ years in the IT industry and has led or heavily interacted with every area within the company as they built from...
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The number one single sentence I have heard about why folks are not getting interviews over my 30 years as a tech recruiter is (drumroll please) โ€ฆ โ€œMy resume is in the ATS black hole. I will never get an...
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Being your full authentic self and making genuine connections can be hard. It takes effort, vulnerability and presence. And it is anย absolute mustย when you are in the process ofย finding that next career role. In order to get more interviews, you...
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I have always been someone who set big goals. I did not always reach them but that did not bother me. I somehow knew that by working towards my big goal I was more than likely going to go further...
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Whenever something new happens โ€ฆ a new job, a new project, move into a new house, or start a new year it often has us reflecting, letting go and creating something different. I have beenย letting goย of some Christmas decorations. When...
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