Business

November 13, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #10: 2012 – A Welcome Fresh Start

2012 began with life in a new, beautiful apartment, two teaching gigs, two online writing gigs and two book pursuits. Two seemed like the magical number. […]
November 12, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #9: 2011 – Time to Pivot

2011 kicked off on a gain and finished on a loss. That’s the nature of life. And that was the cycle of that year.   The […]
November 11, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #8: 2010 – A New Professional Chapter

By the time 2010 rolled around, I’d just begun writing for two publications, one for pay and one for free movie passes. Tri-C started giving me […]
November 10, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #7: Renavigating During the Chaos of 2009

2009 proved to be an interesting year. Interesting is such a broad adjective. Something people use when they don’t exactly know what else to say. Or […]
November 9, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #6: The Big 2008 Crash

“I’m the Bad Guy?…How’d that happen? I did everything they told me to.” – Bill Foster, Falling Down, 1993 2008 began as a terrific year. Just […]


August 28, 2011
High Aspirations? High Heels!

Career TOOLBox #12: High Aspirations? High Heels!

March your way into Corporate America. Just wear the right shoes.   “Being short is probably as much of a handicap to corporate success as being […]
July 28, 2011
Resume Film Trailer

Career TOOLBox #11: Your Resume – The Film Trailer of Your Career

Put Yourself in the Spotlight   At a recent three-day writing seminar headed by L.A. producer and screenwriting guru Barri Evins, one of the fellow scribes […]
June 30, 2011
Graduated, Graduation

Career TOOLBox #10: You’ve Graduated. Now What?

Recent grads, local professors and a family share job hunt concerns & strategies. (Original article from 2011)   “Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but […]
October 30, 2010
Resume Toolbox

Career TOOLBox #9: Revisiting Your Resume – Top 5 Tips

Today’s economic conditions require a more aggressive approach. Below are tips on what to do with the single most important document in your Career ToolBox.   […]
August 28, 2010
Social Network LinkedIn

Career TOOLBox #8: Working Your Social Network

If you are going to use only one social media tool, no matter what your industry or career path is, you need to have presence on LinkedIn.
July 28, 2010
Job Road Map

Career TOOLBox #7: Your First 3 Months on the Job – Building a Roadmap for the Future

A major accomplishment that calls for a celebration, as you enter the professional organization, be sure to put your best foot forward, right from the beginning.