by Laurie Swanson | Aug 21, 2023 | Career Blog
You may think that because you have always worked in corporate America you don’t have the entrepreneurial skills to be your own boss and work for yourself. But you do! You know so much more than you realize. In my many years as a recruiter helping women in tech...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 14, 2023 | Career Blog
Before I became an entrepreneur, I worked in corporate for 3 different companies. When I was laid off from my first job as a software engineer, I started using recruiters to find my next position. And, surprise, I was recruited to be a recruiter! Not a career I had...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 7, 2023 | Career Blog
I remember walking into the small office that I shared with 4 other software sales reps – all guys. They had been talking … about me. They got quiet as I entered the room but then did that thing that happens when you are in third grade. They began the LOUD WHISPER as...
by Laurie Swanson | Jul 31, 2023 | Career Blog
Our brain likes to tell us that later is better for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes for no reason at all. It just delivers the thought, “Hey <<First Name>>, no need to decide on that now. Later is better.” But what if that isn’t true? What if later is not...
by Laurie Swanson | Jul 24, 2023 | Career Blog
I often talk about a career transformation being similar to the transformation a caterpillar has before it becomes a butterfly. It moves through stages. Each stage is essential to it becoming what it is meant to become. I am certain the caterpillar is like, “WTF is...
