by Laurie Swanson | May 17, 2021 | Career Blog
I walked by my husband’s work space this morning and something caught my eye. 6 yellow Post-it notes down the side of his computer screen. That is weird. I’ve never seen him do that. My husband has worked for the same newspaper for 20 years as a sports writer covering...
by Laurie Swanson | May 10, 2021 | Career Blog
I know you have probably said this to yourself more than once. I know I have. “It’s been a year.” When the pandemic hit my main source of income, recruiting, came to a screeching halt. My future source of income (being a Career Sherpa guiding women back to their true...
by Laurie Swanson | May 3, 2021 | Career Blog
My very first friend passed away this week. Her parents and my parents lived in the same apartment complex since when we were both born until we were 4 when we moved to Michigan and they moved to Central Illinois. Our connection did not end there. Our parents kept in...
by Laurie Swanson | Apr 26, 2021 | Career Blog
I was recently working with a client who is on job search. I was prepping them for an interview. I am sure that their attitude towards the interview process started out positively but, several interviews later with no successful offers, things have changed. When I...
by Laurie Swanson | Apr 19, 2021 | Career Blog
I have gained some weight and I am not happy about it. I could blame 2020 and no one would fault me. Yet, even if the isolation and low-level anxiety of the pandemic contributed to my overeating, the fact is something’s got to change. Except, I am not fully ready to...
