by Laurie Swanson | Jan 28, 2019 | Career Blog
I know, it was not that long ago I wrote about Michelle Williams and Negotiation. I decided to write on this topic again because things, they are a changin’. Today, there are 10 states that have banned employers from asking about your salary history. So what, you...
by Laurie Swanson | Jan 21, 2019 | Career Blog
I was recently talking with a woman who I had recruited for a Project Manager role for my client. When I asked her about what she did she did what all the best interviewers do…she told me a great story. She had taken over a web portal project which was at a point of...
by Laurie Swanson | Jan 14, 2019 | Career Blog
In my recent Oprah Magazine, Martha Beck is working with a woman around addiction. Martha mentions something she heard from an addiction specialist she knows who likens addiction to having a nail in your foot that, rather than removing, you numb or cover the pain of...
by Laurie Swanson | Jan 7, 2019 | Career Blog
I have a thing for TO-DO lists. I love checking things off them. I like accomplishing things and I am pretty good at getting things done. When I do not get them done that day, for whatever reason, I move them to the next day’s TO-DO list. With the best of intentions....
by Laurie Swanson | Dec 31, 2018 | Career Blog
The head of HR called me to let me know they were not moving forward with my candidate for their open position. I was floored. Up to this point, both the client and I had high hopes for the woman on the interview. She had the right skills and a great personality. This...
