• How to Explain a Career Shift During a Job Interview
    It’s important you’re prepared to explain your career shift confidently during a job interview. Here are some tips to help ensure that a positive step in your life doesn’t get misconstrued as something negative.
  • Master These 5 In-Demand Soft Skills Employers Are Seeking
    Soft skills are in demand, and may matter just as much, if not more than, hard skills. Here are the most in-demand soft skills employers are looking for and why they matter.
  • Five Things to Do Your First Week on a New Job
    Congratulations on your new job! These are 5 things to do your first week.
  • Hiring Millennials: Surfing the Next Wave of Talent
    Are millennials vastly different from those in the Gen X and Baby Boomer age groups in terms of work expectations? Is what drives them significantly different to what has motivated generations before them? More importantly, why is there so much attention on this generation than any other than has...
  • Melina’s Winding Path
    Trust your gut! But in order to get there, first learn the difference between your gut/intuition and your fear or trauma responses. Get clear on what your values are and let your values lead the way
  • Mentor Me, Mentor You
    I want you to feel the appreciation of another who values your life experiences. More than that, the process of advising others is an opportunity to refine and reflect on what you know about yourself.
  • 10 Goal-Setting Techniques Worth Exploring
    A dream is a wish your heart makes, and a goal is a plan for making dreams come true. But not everyone will feel comfortable with the same goal-setting style. You need to find the right strategy for your personality.
  • Job seekers are looking for the perfect match
    Job seekers typically zero in on the basics of pay, benefits, and work-life balance. But wise ones will focus on the most important step of the process. Read on to learn more!
  • Four Tips For Finding the Perfect Job Match
    As a job seeker, it’s easy to zero in on pay, benefits, and even work-life balance. But don’t skip what may be the most important step of the process. Read on to discover more!
  • 3 Employee Nightmares and How to Banish Them
    Employees can be unwilling to take direction, or tuned out, or avoidant. But then what’s the problem?
  • The Importance of Setting Boundaries at Work
    We all agree that having healthy boundaries at your job is important. But actually setting up those boundaries can be an entirely different story. Read on for how (and why!) you shouldn’t hesitate to draw a line at work.
  • Write it & Rote it
    Is there a question that you have trouble answering? Most of us do have a question(s) that tend to tie our stomachs up in knots. Read on to learn how to prepare for difficult questions!
  • “The Dandelion Philosophy” Helps People When They Feel “Not Good Enough” At Work
    A dandelion can be seen either as a weed that invades a garden or as a valuable herb. Do people see you and the skills you have as valuable and worthy?
  • Things to Do before Starting Your Job Search
    You have decided to join millions of others in the Great Resignation, but now what? Before you search for a new job, first take time to consider some things that will help set you up for success.
  • Are You Letting “But” Undermine You Professionally?
    That but, whether it is spoken aloud, or is part of the conversation you are having in your head, is one of our great underminers. Read on to learn how to avoid this response.
  • Can We Get Rid of the Word Settling?
    How often did you think about or hear someone mention an intent to settle? Settling sounds like you have given up the possibility of finding a new job that brings with it hope. Read on to see more!
  • Your Career Makeover
    You always have the opportunity to do the work to makeover yourself into who you decide you most want to be. So, we all need to be ready to do that for ourselves. Read on to see how.
  • Pick a Horse, Please
    Do you sometimes have trouble making decisions? Whether speaking to others about their struggle to make a career change or to start-up a new project the same problems arise. Read on to learn more!!
  • 6 Growing Non-Faculty Career Paths in Higher Ed Post-COVID
    When pondering what post-pandemic employment looks like in higher education, it is easy to get wrapped up in how—and if—faculty will continue delivering instruction virtually.
  • Dealing with Negative Coworkers
    The negative coworker comes in a variety of forms. There is the gossip-monger, the perpetual victim, and the melodramatic whiner, to name a few. How do you deal with this bad-tempered coworker and inoculate yourself to her poor attitude? The answer depends on whether you’re dealing with an occasi...