I once worked with an organization with a wildly broken and inequitable compensation system. Hiring was driven completely by individual hiring managers, and it was up to them to advocate for whatever salary they felt appropriate. This means that people started at very different starting points depending on their team. Read more…
Last week I was talking to a colleague about a job lead. In the course of the conversation, he used the term “golden handcuffs” to describe the perks of a job that he otherwise should have left. He said, “the place was a mess and wasn’t using my skills or Read more…
I have a few friends who are looking for jobs right now. A few of my friends – and from the looks of LinkedIn, about 8 million other people! (*not real data! 😉) Whether someone is looking for a new job after 10 years of work, 20 years of work, Read more…
In early February, I ran across an advertisement for the 2024 Women in Publishing Summit. (I honestly can’t even remember where I saw it. Instagram, maybe?) For the previous few months, I had been entertaining the idea of getting started on writing a book. I had begun to read some Read more…
Youth is wasted on the young. I don’t really believe that, but there are certain times that it feels just a little bit true. I am working through the college search process with my youngest son, just a year after wrapping up the process with my oldest. For me, this Read more…
Let’s say you are invited to a networking event. Maybe it’s cocktail hour at an in-person conference you are attending or a virtual coffee chat on Zoom. Which of the following best describes your response? I’m sure there are some people who love these events, and there are lots of Read more…
I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn looking at job postings – to support friends and colleagues in their job searches and to learn about the current job market more generally. The posting below had me thinking for days. (Frankly, it raises my heart rate a little bit every Read more…
Using the extra day this year to start something new. Yes, that is me, and yes, it’s a few years ago. It’s a good reminder for my aching, aging body of what I have accomplished. And even though my parameters change as I work through new life challenges, I use Read more…