Tag: career change

The catalyzing effect of Covid on a job search. I occasionally like to check in with journalist and colleague, Julie Norwell, who interviews our successfully landed clients about their experiences and shares them in the Success Studies page of our website. Through this work, Julie has a broad perspective...

Crude oil has recovered somewhat from the Covid-19 shock to consumption.  This reminds me of Jonathan Swift’s famous quip: “Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.”  But is the recovery in oil prices reason to cheer?  In the short term, perhaps, unless you focus on climate change, but let us...

Recently I have interviewed a number of retailers.  All of them have interesting stories to tell about how Covid-19 transformed their businesses.  None of them are willing to state their names.  So we’ll handle these stories anonymously. Let’s begin with a major branded retailer—a household name—selling...

We are all essentially blind-sided by the limits of being human.  We can only know what we feel, observe, and think.  Everything else is actually an assumption.  So of course we experience everything through the lens of our experience and personality. Why so philosophical today, you might ask? Because...

Looking for a new job can be a very lonely experience. You may often feel like you are alone in your quest.. It can be demotivating–submitting so many resumes to on-line job boards and receiving either a rejection or no response at all. Or reaching out to recruiters who may be open to talking (or...