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Sometimes simply refreshing your skills or your outlook is all it takes to breathe new life into your career.  By Julie Norwell Sixteen years into her tenure at a medical supply company, Jocelyn Hirschfeld found herself at a crossroads. She had risen through the ranks—from account manager to senior...

Finding the “perfect gift” for someone can feel like a quest for the Holy Grail. But if you’re an executive, there is an obvious choice. By Julie Norwell Finding the “perfect gift” for someone can sometimes feel like a quest for the Holy Grail. The perfect gift must have personal relevance and feel...

To maximize gains and advance your career, a lot rides on offer negotiations. Learning to master them is well worth the effort. By Julie Norwell and Keiva Ditchfield-Agboh Want to know how to earn more money? Change jobs. Really.   It’s well-documented that job changers tend to outpace job stayers...

You can’t control market downturns, company restructures, or even management decisions. But you can control how you prepare and respond. By Julie Norwell It was a rough summer for the American worker. Job losses rose to a five-month high in August, and job openings fell to their lowest level since...

Unconscious incompetence poses significant risks during a job search. It can also quietly stall your career growth.  By Julie Norwell You may feel confident in your skills and experience, but what if the key to your next career move is in your blind spot? That’s the situation Farid faced. Farid re-entered...

New industries and roles are constantly emerging. For those willing to pivot, they offer exciting avenues for career development. By Julie Norwell There is a curious disconnect in the U.S. labor market. Monthly job gains have been healthy and steady for the past 12 months. Layoff rates are lower than...

Why is it that so many of us become dissatisfied in mid-career and begin to question why we are doing the job that we are doing? Sure, maybe it’s because you have been on the wrong career path all along. It’s more likely, however, that the original reasons you had for choosing your career are simply...

Professionals of a certain age may remember how jobs were sourced once upon a time. Way back in the Dark Ages, before the internet existed, everyone got hired through newspaper ads, personal referrals, or third-party recruiters. The job market was a shadow of what it is today because once employed,...

Think your executive skills make you marketable? An eye-opening study found that, since 2000, companies have significantly redefined the role of C-suite executives – along with the skills necessary to fill those roles. Two professors from Harvard Business School and an economics professor from University...

Many are tired of work but not ready to slow down. They just want to do what they love.