by Laurie Swanson | Feb 11, 2019 | Career Blog
I recently watched a Lisa Nichols YouTube video. She was talking about something she learned as a young coach on how to create a powerful elevator pitch, something she called the S.N.A.A.P. As I listened to her, I realized that with just a small amount of modification...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 4, 2019 | Career Blog
I recently gave a workshop to a tech company on interviewing that covered the laws, gave examples of what you can and cannot ask during an interview and some best practice interview guidelines. The meat of the workshop was solid. Informative and thought-provoking....
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....
