by Laurie Swanson | Apr 4, 2022 | Career Blog
Back at the beginning of my career, I sold software for Computer Associates. I had an old-school manager who was nearing retirement when I joined his team. He was one of those sales guys who was full of stories and pearls of sales wisdom. He talked about how he became...
by Laurie Swanson | Mar 28, 2022 | Career Blog
I was recently talking with a friend (more like bemoaning) about my career situation. Maybe you can relate. I was telling her that I was feeling sad and frustrated that my big dream of having a flourishing coaching business, a best-selling novel and thriving speaking...
by Laurie Swanson | Mar 14, 2022 | Career Blog
A job search has a lot of moving parts. I do not need to remind everyone of that. There are lots of things we are told we need to do in order to have a successful search. Just google “How To Do A Job Search” and you will return pages of great advice and how-to videos....
by Laurie Swanson | Mar 7, 2022 | Career Blog
I call myself a True Nature Career Coach. But the term “True Nature” can be unclear. If I said Negotiation Coach or Leadership Coach or Interview Coach you would get it. And I coach on all of those things but what I really am is a coach who works with women who are...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 28, 2022 | Career Blog
I was on a call with a candidate that I was talking to about a possible job opportunity. My first question always is “Tell me about yourself. How did you get started in your career?” His reply was not atypical. He was pursuing a degree in aviation, and, in his last...
