Whether you're looking to land that next job, build resilience against today's layoff culture, or create the perfect launch pad for a business of your own, it's time to take back control of your professional identity.
Last week, I learned of a former colleague who stumbled through explaining a 4-month gap to a hiring manager, apologizing for something that wasn't her fault. The shame in her voice hit me: we've been conditioned to see employment gaps as professional failures instead of what they actually are... proof that the system is broken, not us.
How did we get so professionally fragile that a few months without a corporate badge makes us feel like damaged goods?
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You find the perfect job posting. You update your resume. You polish your cover letter. You click "apply."
Then you join 347 other applicants in what I call the ATS black hole.
Crickets.
If you've ever felt the gut-punch of silence after submitting what you thought was a perfect application, you're not alone. But here's the question that changed every...
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Several times in my career I've walked into an interview so focused on proving I was "the one" that I completely forgot to ask whether this company deserved me. Weeks later, right on cue, I would find myself staring at my screen wondering how I'd missed every warning sign. The truth? I hadn't missed them. I'd just never been taught to look.
How did we...
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A few years ago, I watched a talented colleague get laid off. She was brilliant at her job, but when she started looking, almost nobody in her industry knew her name. Meanwhile, another colleague who'd been casually commenting on LinkedIn posts for months? He had three conversations with hiring managers within a week... Same talent. Wildly different o...
Reclaim Your Professional Identity
Whether you're looking to land that next job, build resilience against today's layoff culture, or create the perfect launch pad for a business of your own, it's time to take back control of your professional identity.
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