9 Lives for Women Blog

I’ve heard too many sad stories of recent college graduates who are pining away the hours in their childhood bedrooms, dreaming of a new life they just can’t seem to grab. Their parents say things like “bad economy”, “no jobs out there”, “been searching for over a year”, “sends out resumes with no response”, “never…

If I had the resources of Warren Buffet, Bill Gates or another major philanthropist, I’d find a way to “send a memo” to every job seeker in America. My message would be this: get off job boards, stop calling recruiters and forget newspaper ads. Despite many media reports to the contrary, most job seekers–even at…

Nearing or in “retirement” after a longtime career but not ready to stop working? Wondering who would want to hire someone “of your age”? Well, lots of employers would like to hire you, actually. And the jobs don’t all involve bagging groceries or giving museum tours. What’s the proof? One promising sign is that how…

Reinvention is one of those words that brings to mind people of great strength and force. The fact is, though, that many women who are masters in reinvention experience healthy fear and trepidation as they reach toward a new work or life stage. With an email moniker that includes “on the go”, and an impressive…

If you have one foot on the off ramp, it’s likely that someone in your life (mother? sister? friend?) has you worried that your hours at work are damaging your child. Certainly there have been enough articles that point to that conclusion–making you feel that you have to hightail it home. The debate between working…

Tired of hearing about networking? Wish you could just push a button and get a job? That would be nice, but the reality is that you can never get enough networking tips. It’s the way you actually will find a job. Linkedin is your online networking vehicle–and any job seeker who does not have a…