For a variety of reasons, a group of five of us find ourselves job hunting. We are all women, ranging in age from 42 to 53. We are all masters in our field with up-to-date skills and excellent communication skills. In other words, we should be eminently employable. So far, not so much. We’ve formed [...]
Retraining at Mid-Career
This week the New York Times published a special section focusing on community colleges and more specifically, Certificate Programs offered at this level. It was eye-opening and incitefull. Here are some statistics from the article: Women with Certificates in IT earned more money than 73% of women with associates degrees and 64% of women with [...]
On Grumbling and the Pay Gap
My local paper, the Kansas City Star, ran an article on Sunday titled “Often-Used Number Understates Women’s Progress.” Author Thomas McClanahan opens with: “Next month, brace yourself for another round of grumbling about gender discrimination in the workplace. April 9 is Equal pay Day, supposedly the magic point at which women finally make what men [...]
Lean In
I’m at odds with myself. I’ve been in a period of change and self-reflection and I’ve been navel-gazing and finding nothing engaging. My passion and my zest need feeding, but knowing and doing are two different things. It’s a gray sky even for those of us who continually put one foot in front of the [...]
Redefining glamour?
Recently, I needed to cut off all of my fingernails. All the way down to the “pink part” no white at all. They were ripping off at an alarming rate from abusing them as underwater tools for a project I had been working on and needed a fresh start. Out came the clippers and the [...]
Should You Start Your Own Non-Profit?
This month we’ve been talking about making a career-change from for-profit to non-profit and the strategies to make that happen. One thing we haven’t touched on however, is starting your own organization. I get a lot of emails from passionate, mission-driven women who have identified a cause and have the power and wherewithal to start [...]
Non-Profit Job Hunting Strategies
If you have made the decision to look to the non-profit sector for work, your first task is to find available jobs! Sounds ridiculous I know, but in my community at least, NPO’s don’t advertise in the local paper. All the organizations instead use a local site (in our case called Non-Profit Connect). If you [...]
Is Non-Profit Your Next Career? Should It Be?
Having spent the past 20 years as a non-profit executive, I can vouch for how great these jobs are….for some people! I’ve noticed that in the last 5 years the number of people looking to move from the private sector has increased exponentially. With 45% of working adults between the ages of 44 and 70 [...]
#26 Acts
I’m sure you are all aware of the #26 Acts of Kindness movement spreading through the world. Inspired by the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School and spreading through the twitter hashtag #26Acts, millions of people have shared their acts of kindness. My son and I spent the week leading up to Christmas performing [...]
Mr. Roger’s Helpers
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of “disaster,” I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are [...]
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Tales from Job Hunting Hell
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Retraining at Mid-Career
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On Grumbling and the Pay Gap
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Lean In
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Redefining glamour?
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12 Steps Fighting Christmas Addiction
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Working the Midlife Shift Preparing for Career Change
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On Grumbling and the Pay Gap
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Non-Profit Job Hunting Strategies
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Dead Dishwashers and Men
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