By Julie Norwell Ashley Turner spent nearly her entire career working in hotels. She never wanted to do anything else. Her father had a hotel management and development company in Indiana. And after Ashley got a degree in hospitality and tourism management, she joined the family business. Over the...

Getting rejected is difficult and involves a lot of complicated feelings. But the basics of overcoming rejection is simpler than you might think. Consider the example of Leif. At the age of six, Leif was the youngest kid in his family. One summer Leif, was determined to keep up with the activities...

By Julie Norwell Spring is here, vaccinations are up, Covid-19 cases are dropping, and the economy, which has a $1.9 trillion government-funded, pandemic relief package filling its sails, is recovering. That’s good news for people looking for new work. The post-pandemic employment landscape is shifting....

How will re-engaging in professional life look when the pandemic ends? By Julie Norwell You might have heard Americans breathe a collective sigh of relief when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published its monthly employment report in April. Over 900,000 jobs were added to the economy in March,...

In 1987 a college senior learned an early and important lesson about converting a job search setback and career challenge to his advantage. While interviewing with what were then the Big Eight accounting firms, Russ Charlton was frustrated that his interview performance did not yield a single job...

The future is still very uncertain, but even in the best of times great careers don’t happen by accident – to advance your career, a successful career is a journey that requires work and consistent management. By Julie Norwell Workers can take heart from the economic outlook for 2021, which keeps...

You’ve revamped your LinkedIn profile. Added new skills and credentials to your value proposition and practiced interviewing. You’ve re-written your resume for every job opportunity. Crafted your cover letters with the care of someone wooing a new love interest. You sent follow-up messages to every...