Pix11 News – Job Search During the Pandemic
by Suzanne I was recently featured as a job search expert on Pix11 News with Monica Morales. Read the highlights of my interview below or click on the video to watch the full segment! Monica Morales (00:05): Hi, everybody. We are coming to you live from New York city from my bedroom. And I’m so…
This is What’s Keeping You Stuck at Work… and How to Change it
I see you, hardworking, ambitious professional. I see you banging your head against your desk because you’re working your tail off, and no one seems to notice. Your boss barely realizes what you do, your colleagues are unreliable, and that promotion you’re angling for seems like it’s light-years away. So you grit your…
Career Opportunities in the Wake of COVID19: A Leveled Playing Field
Career Opportunities in the Wake of COVID19: A Leveled Playing Field We’re in a jarring, disorienting time — perhaps the most jarring since WWII — and there’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting the professional landscape. The long-term impact will permanently change how we compete for jobs. But here’s what you…
The New ABnormal: why is working from home so hard?
Today marks the second full week of work from home for many of us, and what a week it’s been! Working from home is hard, for everyone. It’s so hard. And it’s a learned skill – so all those experts out there telling you exactly what to do? They’ve been at it for…
Job Hunting? You’re Already Negotiating
You’re probably already negotiating before you apply and you don’t even realize it. And there’s a good chance you’re negotiating against yourself. l was just discussing this in a Career Confidence group coaching call. Women in particular do this a lot. Women are early compromisers. We negotiate in our own heads, consider both…
Nobody Makes It on Their Own
I mean, literally no one. And yet so many women are hesitant to accept an introduction from a family friend. Introductions and advice are not handouts. The problem is in the perception of what a handout is. If a friend of the family who happens to be in high places says they want…
Confidence Sells
From my 7+ years experience as a recruiter and through 1,000’s of executive interviews, it’s abundantly clear to me that there are 2 things that make a person stand out versus their competition. Confidence and Passion These are the two things that seal the deal. They’re the difference between getting the interview, and…
Work Doesn’t Have to Be Hard
The way you talk about your work defines your future work. The stories you tell help your current and future bosses understand your value, and how they can best utilize you. When you only focus on work that is hard (and unenjoyable) vs. work that is hard but you LOVE doing, you set…
Bragging is the WORST
OK, that’s not entirely true. Bragging when you’re nervous is actually the worst. And these are the 2 things preventing you from nailing the interview. Confidence comes from comfort. And yet, when you’re interviewing, you’re expecting yourself to brag (which you’re probably not comfortable with), and you’re nervous, because you don’t interview everyday.…
Are You in Touch with Your Ikigai?
All this talk about Professional Branding is great, but it’s kind of useless if you don’t know what you want to do, right? In the search for perfection or getting it right, we often get stuck where we are, for fear of getting it wrong. We sit around analyzing. We worry about making…
