Burning Bridges vs. Closing the Gate: How to Stand by Your Decision to Move On (with Caryn Gillen)
Lesa Edwards Lesa Edwards

Burning Bridges vs. Closing the Gate: How to Stand by Your Decision to Move On (with Caryn Gillen)

This week, I speak with my coach, Caryn Gillen, about the difference between burning bridges and closing the gate when you leave one organization for another.

How to decide that it is time to leave - and to have your own back about that decision. Following through on your commitment to yourself, even when the search gets hard and takes longer than you expected.

A graceful way of exiting - while understanding that some people may be unhappy with you because you are doing the thing they’ve been afraid to do for themselves. And that’s on them.

How to move on without creating a wake of destruction.

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A 40,000-Foot View of the Job Search
Lesa Edwards Lesa Edwards

A 40,000-Foot View of the Job Search

In the 14 years I’ve been doing this work full-time, I have never heard such frustration and lack of motivation about the job search. The combo of massive layoffs, economic uncertainty, and a broken job search system that has largely removed the human touch has left people aggravated and confused.

Here are the 7 mistakes I see people making in their job search - and how to correct them.

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How Long Will it Take You to Land a New Job?
Lesa Edwards Lesa Edwards

How Long Will it Take You to Land a New Job?

I found a graphic recently on LinkedIn where respondents had indicated how long it was taking them to land a new job. In this episode, I share those data with you, and give you five strategies to reduce the length of your job search.

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