EdWARD Lawrence Career and Life coach

This article is from my January 2024 newsletter. I hope the articles and thoughts in this month's newsletter inspire you to renew and...

As a professional resume writer and judge for a national resume-writing certification, I see a lot of resumes. Consider this one I...

A client recently sent me the following observation: In the past 5 or 6 interviews I have had, I noticed something interesting. In each...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...