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The economic winds are shifting – and they’re bringing changes to the job market. Rising interest rates, high inflation, a sluggish housing market, and a manufacturing slowdown are all curbing growth. Instead of “quiet quitting” and the “Great Resignation,” recent headlines are now about hiring freezes,...

(…and What the Heck is Social Capital?) Anxiety about networking is surprisingly common. But there is a right and a wrong approach to networking. By Julie Norwell For five years, Lisa managed the operations and facilities of the Kansas City legal office of an international law firm as well as...

“HELP WANTED BADLY,” read the sign taped to the entrance of the specialty food shop. “BARISTAS, SANDWICH MAKERS, CHEESEMONGERS, ANYONE WITH A PULSE. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.” It was just one of many job advertisements spotted recently in the downtown doorways of a midsized city in Massachusetts. But...

Cameron Carnegie’s career was derailed when the pandemic devastated the global airline industry. A specialist in aircraft conceptual design, he had been recently hired as senior technical advisor by a French aerospace multinational. It was an executive position, which was new for Cameron. But...

This year, the philanthropic arm of BBVA, one of the largest financial institutions in the world, honored Mark Granovetter with a coveted, international Frontiers of Knowledge Award. If you don’t know who Mark Granovetter is, you should. Especially if you’re a job seeker.  An American sociologist...

Before a job is advertised, someone must conceive the job as the solution to an outstanding problem. If you can get in early, before the job is defined, you can help identify the problem and how it should be resolved.  By Julie Norwell When Peter Witke found himself unexpectedly cast into the job...

By Julie Norwell After six years working at a non-profit educational research organization in Washington D.C., Elfreda had risen as high as she could. She felt that there was still more that she wanted to do with her career, but she didn’t know how to fully explore her options. So, she hired a coach. “I...

By Julie Norwell When Katherine landed the job of chief population health officer at a large hospital health system, she was elated. The chief population health officer (CPHO) is the fastest growing C-suite position in the healthcare industry, as health care organizations nationwide strive to put...

By Julie Norwell Do you know what the number one priority is for CEOs in the United States this year? It’s a bit of an eye-opener. Despite the persistence of Covid-19 disruptions, rising inflation, the threat of war with Russia, and a looming climate crisis, the biggest concern of CEOs this year is…attracting...

By Julie Norwell In 2020, family-owned company, SolidRoots, released a new boardgame that rocketed to the tops of display shelves across North America. Within months, “Mind the Gap” became one of Toys R’ Us Canada’s Top Toys. In 2021, Barnes & Noble featured it as its first annual “Game of the...