By Ginny Kravitz, Now What?® Facilitator Tell Me About Yourself So what do you do for work? Tell me about yourself. You will encounter some version of this familiar icebreaker on job interviews, airplanes, at networking events and cocktail parties. A variety of factors will affect your answer including how you feel that day and…
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Learn as You Go
By Ginny Kravitz, Now What?® Facilitator But You Don’t Know Anything About It We were seated next to each other at a dinner party for mutual friends who were about to move cross-country. Val, an executive for a large non-profit organization, asked me a question I’m often asked: How did you make the change? She was familiar…
Don’t Get Used To This
by Ginny Kravitz, Deputy Editor Barely Getting By Remember your first job, first apartment, and living paycheck to paycheck? In the beginning, just being able to make rent and survive in the real world feels like enough — and it is, until you learn that there is something more beyond merely surviving. Even as a career…
Kind of or Absolutely?
by Ginny Kravitz, Deputy Editor Watch Your Language The other day I was helping my client Debbie update her resume. The financial services company she works for is going through layoffs, and Debbie is in job search mode. Her long-term goal is to get into healthcare technology, and she is enrolled in a certification program. As…
Now What Q&A: Making The Right Decision
Today’s question comes from one of our readers and is answered by Ginny Kravitz, Deputy Editor Question: When thinking about new career directions, how do I know if I’ll make the right decision? Answer: This is certainly a natural question to ask and yet it’s one that can also keep you in place. Since there are…
What’s Bugging You?
by Ginny Kravitz, Deputy Editor It’s In Your Face In coach lingo, they’re called tolerations, drains, or what you’re putting up with. In plain language, they’re the things that bug you. Though counting your blessings is a wonderful practice, it’s also helpful to periodically inventory the stuff that bugs you. Why on earth would you want to…