EdWARD Lawrence Career and Life coach

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

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

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

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

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...

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

While having lunch with a small businessman recently, I asked him how things were going. What’s the economic outlook? He told me his...

As I write this, it is after 4pm on October 31st, All Hallows Eve--colloquially known as Halloween. It is the day and night for...

By Micah Norris Maybe you have a vague idea of what you’d like to accomplish in your career, but you’ve never mapped out the concrete...

Last June, PARW member, coach and resume writer Donald P. Orlando, wrote a great article titled “Four Reasons Why Your Top Notch Client...

A number of my Getstart-ed clients and almost all of my White Hawk (outplacement) clients have landed jobs this year. Most of them found...

Life as a freelancer offers you a great degree of flexibility, allowing you to work on what you want, when you want. As your freelance...

The Stop Sign is a job-search column offering serious career advice with a touch of humor to help you stand out among the crowd that...

Judging by the millions of online shops that exist on the web today, there’s little doubt that eCommerce stores are thriving. However,...

by Micah Norris Many people think that if you want to work in criminal justice, you have to be a police officer or a district attorney....

by Regi Publico Mothers and fathers will tell you that parenting is one of their greatest joys in life. But parenting, with its twists...

Starting a new job comes with a certain amount of stress. However, if your new career requires moving to a different location, you face...

Recently, I asked some job seekers for topics they would like to see in The Stop Sign. Just about everyone I asked mentioned, “Tell...

by Regi Publico Everybody will have to deal with other people when working. It could be customers, bosses, or the topic of this article,...

By Ed Lawrence Five frogs were perched on a log in the middle of a swamp. One decided to jump into the water. How many frogs were left...