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Starting Over Smart: How to Change Industries Without Losing Yourself
Changing industries is less like changing clothes and more like stepping into a new skin. You’re not just switching tasks—you’re reshaping how others see you, how you see yourself, and how your skills map to new problems.
Micah Norris
Jul 103 min read


You Must Tell The Truth
But you are not a witness at a trial. One of my recent clients was a techie who wanted advice on improving their resume. Upon reviewing...

Ed Lawrence
Jun 232 min read


From Passion to Profession: Changing Careers to Do What You Love
By Micah Norris Image via Pixels Everyone knows someone who clocks in and out of a job they can’t stand. Maybe that someone is you. If...
Micah Norris
Jun 34 min read


The Best Investment You Can Ever Make
Recently, I started playing online chess. In an effort to improve my play, I started reading chess-related articles. One article, titled...

Ed Lawrence
May 304 min read


Stop Tweaking - Work from the Inside Out, Instead
From my July 2024 Newsletter Tweak - Verb: improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it. Example: "engineers tweak...

Ed Lawrence
Jul 11, 20242 min read


Stop Relying on AI To Do YOUR Work
From my May 2024 Newsletter Last month, I wrote how AI could hurt you more than help you: You won’t stand out. It won’t help you with...

Ed Lawrence
Jul 11, 20242 min read


Stop Using AI
From My April 2024 Newsletter Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently all the rage. People are wondering—Will it replace my job? Can it...

Ed Lawrence
Jul 11, 20242 min read


Stop Doing the Same Things That Kept You Where You Are
This article is from my January 2024 newsletter. I hope the articles and thoughts in this month's newsletter inspire you to renew and...

Ed Lawrence
Jul 11, 20242 min read


Stop Expecting People to Read Your Resume
As a professional resume writer and judge for a national resume-writing certification, I see a lot of resumes. Consider this one I...

Ed Lawrence
May 19, 20242 min read


Don't Call us; We'll Call You
A client recently sent me the following observation: In the past 5 or 6 interviews I have had, I noticed something interesting. In each...

Ed Lawrence
Feb 7, 20242 min read


Stop Hoping & Moping
Five frogs sitting on a log in a swamp. One decides to jump into the water. How many frogs are now sitting on the log in the swamp? I...

Ed Lawrence
Dec 30, 20232 min read


Stop Telling The (Whole) Truth
Where do they ask you the following question: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? If you answered...

Ed Lawrence
Oct 31, 20232 min read


Stop Asking This Negative Question
Last month, I saw an article on LinkedIn (LI) with a title similar to “Ask This Question and Be Hired Every Time.” The question turned...

Ed Lawrence
Sep 23, 20234 min read


Stop Mis-Using AI
I'm a judge for one of the national resume-writing certifications. Recently, when I was about to start evaluating one submission, I...

Ed Lawrence
Sep 22, 20232 min read


Stop Taking Good Health For Granted
Because I work with the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and also because of we live in a generally ageist society, a significant number...

Ed Lawrence
Jul 29, 20232 min read


Stop Begging
Some well-meaning people on LinkedIn who consider themselves career "experts" are advising recently laid off people to announce their...

Ed Lawrence
Jul 29, 20232 min read


Stop Boring People
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know how I dislike the elevator speech and instead promote a brief networking introduction....

Ed Lawrence
Mar 26, 20232 min read


Stop Assuming the Worst
Recently, I’ve been reading some two communication books: Crucial Confrontations and Crucial Conversations (I highly recommend them)....

Ed Lawrence
Feb 24, 20233 min read


Stop Ignoring Your Gut
Stop Ignoring Your Gut: How to Assess a Job Offer with Your Intuition By Rachelle John In a world where data and logic are held in high...
Rachelle John
Jan 28, 20233 min read


Stop Lying on Your Resume
You may have seen the recent news stories detailing how a recently elected politician was found to have fabricated most of his backstory....

Ed Lawrence
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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