shannon@audacitycareers.comApr 3, 20213 minYou're looking for jobs all wrong - Do this insteadHow to place yourself at the center of your career experience and actually land a job Why are you still waking up most mornings jumping...
shannon@audacitycareers.comSep 8, 20202 minJob searching in the age of COVID-19 SUCKSI’m not here to pretend this sh*t isn’t HARD. What am here to do is encourage you to remember this: YOU ONLY HAVE TO GET ONE JOB.
shannon@audacitycareers.comJul 20, 20203 minWhat the $%&# am I doing with my life?!How female professionals can center themselves in their career experience.
shannon@audacitycareers.comJun 29, 20202 minJob search got you feeling burned out and fed up? Try this instead.We don’t want just “any job” right? So, why are we throwing caution (and strategy!) to the wind and applying for anything and everything?
shannon@audacitycareers.comMay 15, 20203 minThere's no such thing as job security. Here's what to do about it: Part 3Yes, I'm going to say it: we gotta pivot. We've got to think about our skills and experience in terms of this new normal.
shannon@audacitycareers.comApr 11, 20204 minThere's no such thing as job security. Here's what to do about it: Part 2Welcome to Part 2: Understanding the specifics of your defined job market. AKA: Do not throw everything at the wall and see what sticks.
shannon@audacitycareers.comMar 31, 20204 minThere is no such thing as job security – Here's what to do about it: Part 1Part 1: Knowing and communicating your professional value. AKA: Define your brand and write your resume accordingly!
shannon@audacitycareers.comMar 13, 20203 minJob interviews suck. Here's how to make them a little better for yourself Interviews are really nothing more than two (or more) professionals having a business conversation.
shannon@audacitycareers.comMar 2, 20203 minAdvocating for yourself at work: Avoid it at your own perilWe absolutely have power over our attitude and efforts toward our work, our companies, our leadership, and our coworkers.
shannon@audacitycareers.comFeb 19, 20203 minLooking for a job? Please (pretty please!) stop applying online Become more informed and proactive in your professional life by knowing your worth and being able to communicate your value effectively
shannon@audacitycareers.comFeb 6, 20204 minFeeling pigeonholed in your career? Tell yourself a different storyOnce you identify, internalize, and fully believe in your abilities and value, it will be much easier for others to see that too.
shannon@audacitycareers.comJan 15, 20202 minNEWS FLASH: An updated resume isn't going to get you a new job. Do this insteadYes, I'm saying it: Updating your resume isn't going to get you a new job. I’m serious about this one. Do you need an impactful resume...
shannon@audacitycareers.comDec 6, 20193 minTime for a career gut check: Can you find gratitude in your work?WORK doesn't have to be 4-letter word. Finding gratitude in your career can happen! Here's how!
shannon@audacitycareers.comNov 18, 20193 min"Fake it till you make it" = BAD career advice. Here's what to do insteadThe goal is to realize with our very proven (aka NOT FAKE) abilities, talents, experience, and accomplishments we have already made it.
shannon@audacitycareers.comOct 26, 20193 minBehavioral interview questions: Friend or Foe?I know it sounds way outside of the box, but perhaps we need to stop treating the interview like a test and “gotcha” game and start treating
shannon@audacitycareers.comSep 25, 20193 minFootball and Job Searching: More in common than you thinkJobs don’t just fall into our laps any more than a W does for your favorite team (minus bogus penalty calls). They require focus, attention,
shannon@audacitycareers.comAug 29, 20192 minDon't believe the hype: Managing-up doesn't work. Do this insteadWe’ve all heard some variation of the following statements throughout our careers. I actually heard the first during my short tenure at a...
shannon@audacitycareers.comAug 14, 20193 minFired again: How one Career Designer came to fully embrace her work values......and need for organizational fit. Well, I did it again, I went and got myself fired. Ok, I’ve never actually been “fired" - I’ve been...
shannon@audacitycareers.comAug 1, 20193 minGenX: How the Lost Generation gotta fight... for their right...to (party!) achieve career successEarlier this week I hit a professional milestone: I went (my version of) viral on LinkedIn with a response to Stephanie Neal’s HBR...