Job Seekers Series,Part 1: The Ever-Changing, Inconsistent World of Job Titles
Maybe you’ve been unemployed for 12+ months and you’re looking for new resources to help broaden your search, or maybe you’re just dipping your toe into an early exploratory search. No matter your circumstance, spend 5 minutes on any job board and you’ll be inundated with titles that are inconsistent, ill-defined, and confusing.
This Job Search Strategy Might Give You The Ick.
You are not just a Person in your job search you are also a Product. (This is true in consulting as well and maybe even more so)
Crafting your narrative and building your career story is crucial for authentic connection and alignment. This has to be truly you for real success.
Thought Leaders Actually Need to be Thinking.
The self-proclaimed "thought leader", a true LinkedIn classic. It’s bold, it’s confident, and it can be true or it can be completely hollow.
How To Get Closure After You’ve Been Laid Off.
Layoffs involve real, actual, deep grief when you do that though, it can feel like a betrayal. Makes you want to scream in the rain up at the sky dramatically and ask “was it alll for nothing? All this work???” (That part might be the theater kid in me…)
What It’s Really Like to be a Fractional People Ops Leader.
Everyday is not this wild! But when business speeds up, sometimes you play catch-up. Fractional, solopreneur life means constant commitment. Is it sustainable? Probably not every day. But I’m energized by the work and wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Confessions of a Former Recruiter: I Probably Ghosted You.
Sometimes unintentionally, sometimes I was too busy, sometimes because it’s easy to miss messages in LinkedIn if you get a lot, sometimes people sent me messages that were so presumptuous I couldn’t even imagine how to craft a response that didn’t sound highly irritated. Don’t even get me started on the “hey girl, want to chat” messages that plagued 15 years ago LinkedIn inboxes when people (men) forgot this wasn’t a dating app.
Why AI in Resumes Can Feel Like CGI in Movies.
We all know those movies where the CGI is so obvious it makes you groan (hear that Justice League & Green Lantern?). The same goes for poorly edited Al-generated Resumes and LinkedIn profiles. It's pretty easy to spot when an algorithm has taken over and the result is as subtle as a T-Rex smashing through Pride and Prejudice with a Michael Bay style 360 spin shot. (Phone rings as someone wants to option this movie immediately)
3 Ways to Actually Land a Job: Because Sending 300 Applications is NOT the Answer
Struggling with your job search? It’s time to ditch the endless applications and try something different. In this blog, I share three powerful strategies that will help you stand out: crafting a LinkedIn profile that tells your story, making meaningful connections through weekly outreach, and joining the right networking groups. Ready to take control of your career? Let’s get started.