Back to Work With A Healthy Ego
August 9th, 2012
It’s no easy feat to return to the workforce after a hiatus of 10 years or more. Senior-level resumes, top educational credentials and diverse life experiences don’t magically reopen doors—they just start what can often be frustrating and difficult conversations. For 10 years I helped women return to the workforce—and I found that those who…
Where Angels Tread
July 20th, 2012
Though I helped many women successfully return to the workforce in my recruiting days, there were quite a few who said they were ready for the transition—but they really were not. That caused a lot of frustrating starts and stops and 11th hour change of hearts. It’s just a reality that some women have to…
Don’t Say that 10-Letter Word
July 20th, 2012
As I grow my 9 Lives for Women venture, I’m building partnerships with lots of interesting organizations. One particularly intriguing person I’ve met along the way is Peggy Northrop–a woman with a long list of stellar editorial credentials, including Editor-in-Chief of one of my favorites, More magazine. Peggy’s current reinvention is heading up Work Reimagined, a joint project of AARP and Linkedin. Anyone thinking…
Out of the Mouths of Babes
July 19th, 2012
Women who can’t decide whether to return to the workforce on even a very part-time basis might find some wisdom in this story. One day I was at my daughter’s swim meet where both boys and girls were competing. It was an informal practice meet, so the children were just getting the hang of procedures. …
Attract the Lingering Eye
July 18th, 2012
Your resume has to sell in 6 seconds. That’s the amount of time Ladders, the online job placement service, reports that recruiters spend with your resume. I don’t know how they reached that conclusion, but it sounds about right for the “average” recruiter. If it’s six seconds, sixty seconds or six minutes, you don’t…
If Business Dreams Can’t Come True
July 18th, 2012
There’s lots of talk about starting a business, but that’s just the beginning. True entrepreneurs have an idea a minute, and they could put one of those ideas in motion by tomorrow morning. The trick is not launching—but growing—the business, and knowing when to exit if your business dream probably won’t come true. Entrepreneurs are inherently…
