Informational interviews are meetings between job seekers and representatives from companies that aren’t hiring at the time. If a job opening exists, pursue it. But if the company doesn’t have any openings, meeting with one of the executives is a great way to build your network of industry contacts. The meeting could lead to a…
I don’t usually trail run alone, but I decided to one year ago today. Armed with pepper spray and a shoe Road ID that displayed pertinent contact information should someone find my body on the side of the trail, I started my run along the Potomac River. It was one of the coldest days of…
One of my readers wrote that she wanted to hear about unconventional ways to grow a career. She probably realized that the career track her parents followed isn’t relevant today. Today, there is no conventional way to grow your career. Past generations picked role models or mentors and followed their every move in lock-step. Today,…
