Plotting Your Path

Nobody packs a parachute on the way down. I got some pushback on a LinkedIn post yesterday—someone said I was “kicking people when they’re down” by talking about job market realities. Fair enough. So here’s the practical follow-up: six things you can actually do, whether… Read More »Your Parachute Won’t Pack Itself: 6 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career

I saw a post on LinkedIn the other day that got under my skin a little. Not because the guy was wrong to be frustrated — he wasn’t. He’s out of work, and that’s genuinely hard. But his frustrations revealed something I keep seeing in… Read More »Why Being Overqualified For A Job Is A Problem (Plus Other Old Guy Advice For Job Seekers)