Lori Bumgarner Béen

Author: Lori Bumgarner Béen

interview questions
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Handle the Most Pointless Interview Questions

In light of coronavirus times, one of my Facebook friends posted this the other day: “So in retrospect, in 2015, not a single person got the answer right to ‘Where do you see yourself five years from now?’” I commented: “This is reason enough to retire such an overused and

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contentment
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: How to Achieve Contentment

Welcome to “Sunday Inspiration,” a bi-weekly devotional for those seeking spiritual encouragement in the pursuit of their passions. Each post comes from an outside resource (as referenced). I hope these posts will inspire and motivate you in your life and career in addition to our weekly original blog posts. Enjoy!

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career change
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Know If It’s Time for a Career Change

It felt so good this past Saturday to eat in a restaurant again after two months of quarantine. To sit down at a table, face-to-face with a friend not contained inside a square on my computer screen. To have someone else cook for me, wait on me, and clean up

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procrastinating
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Stop Procrastinating and Do It!

Welcome to “Sunday Inspiration,” a bi-weekly devotional for those seeking spiritual encouragement in the pursuit of their passions. Each post comes from an outside resource (as referenced). I hope these posts will inspire and motivate you in your life and career in addition to our weekly original blog posts. Enjoy!

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video interviews
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Make Phone and Video Interviews Run More Smoothly

I have a few clients who’ve done video interviews in recent weeks due to COVID-19. While phone and video interviews are nothing new, at least not to first-round interview screenings, they’ve temporarily replaced all in-person job interviews during the quarantine. Companies are likely to continue holding remote interviews throughout the

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online job boards
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

What Are the Best Alternatives to Online Job Boards?

With all of those who’ve lost their jobs from the COVID-19 crisis, online job boards are expected to be flooded with job seekers once quarantine bans begin to lift and jobs start to re-open. Even before the virus, these boards have been filled with a sea of job seekers. This

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step out
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Step Out in Faith

Welcome to “Sunday Inspiration,” a bi-weekly devotional for those seeking spiritual encouragement in the pursuit of their passions. Each post comes from an outside resource (as referenced). I hope these posts will inspire and motivate you in your life and career in addition to our weekly original blog posts. Enjoy!

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panic
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Avoid These 5 Career Mistakes During a Time of Panic

Are you starting to panic a little about the future? If so, be careful how you make any upcoming decisions about your career. Especially if you’ve lost your job due to the current economic situation. You can end up making several career mistakes by letting fear or panic drive your

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recession
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

3 Ways to Gain Control Over Your Career in a Recession

The past few weeks have been difficult for a lot of people. There are people who are sick from the coronavirus and missing their family members. Others have been working from home, or worse, been laid off. And we’re all facing a looming recession. There was so much “white noise”

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God's voice
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Listening for God’s Voice

Welcome to “Sunday Inspiration,” a bi-weekly devotional for those seeking spiritual encouragement in the pursuit of their passions. Each post comes from an outside resource (as referenced). I hope these posts will inspire and motivate you in your life and career in addition to our weekly original blog posts. Enjoy!

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getting laid off
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Getting Laid Off? The #1 Thing to Ask for When You Leave

Part 3 of 3 Getting laid off is difficult and scary. It’s happening to so many people right now due to the economic impact of the coronavirus. It can make you feel like your career and your life is out of control. On some occasions you can convince your boss

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