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When Career Plans Change…again…

Published May 30th, 2009

Last summer, many of you responded to my post When Career Plans Change.  Well, in a nutshell, I had a very difficult decision to make, whether to put my long-term career and personal life plans on hold to take a great one-year maternity leave opportunity in industry, or to wait for my dream job in […]

Update on When Career Plans Change

Published July 16th, 2008

Well, I have an update–and some great news! For those of you who are just joining me, I wrote a post last week about When Career Plans Change.  The response to this post has been great; many emails, some sincere and supportive comments, and both blog carnivals I submitted to this week even chose that […]

When Career Plans Change

Published July 13th, 2008

I’m writing about something that’s been on my mind constantly for the last week–my career.  I decided to write this post because I’m sure there are many women (and men) who are probably in a similar position right now, and have a lot to think about.
I graduated 5 years ago at the age of 25, and I felt like […]

How to Survive Losing a Job

Published February 8th, 2008

A sudden change from two incomes to one, or one to none, can be a huge adjustment that brings up feelings of dread, panic, and many sleepless nights–but it doesn’t have to be that way.  The good news is that it can only be temporary, and it’s all a matter of perspective for how we look at […]

You Are Not a Quitter

Published January 26th, 2008

Within the last 10 years, I have heard that people change careers an average of 3 times during their working life.  Gone are the days of working for one company for 25+ years.  I’m not surprised.  I also wouldn’t be surprised to find out that people switch careers or at least jobs more often than that.
Times have changed.  […]

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