Career Advice

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starting your own business
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Make the Risk of Starting Your Own Business Doable

I used to have a full-time job with benefits with a very prestigious university. I later quit to pursue my own freelance business. However, it wasn’t so cut and dry. There were (and still are) a lot of layers to pursuing a dream of working for myself. The process I

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ghosted
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Did You Get Ghosted After Your Interview? What to Do Now

Have you ever been ghosted? You know what I’m talking about, when someone unexpectedly ceases all communication with you with no explanation. It’s almost like they dropped off the face of the earth. This phenomenon typically happens in personal relationships such as romantic liaisons or fledgling friendships. But it now

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sucky job
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Make Your Sucky Job More Bearable (Until You Can Leave)

Most of the places I’ve worked at in my career have been wonderful places of employment. However, there was one college I worked for that had low staff morale campus-wide. I provided career services for the students, but oftentimes faculty and staff would come to my office seeking job search

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LinkedIn
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Gain a Little Protection From Ageism (Part 2)

In last week’s Part 1 post, I talked about the unfortunate reality of ageism that still occurs in the hiring process. I also talked about several things you can avoid on your resume to reduce your risk of age discrimination and increase your chances of landing an interview. This week

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ageism
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Gain a Little Protection From Ageism (Part 1)

While ageism is illegal in hiring processes, it unfortunately still happens to those over 40. Also unfortunately, there’s not a lot a job seeker can do to fight it. My clients who’ve previously experienced age discrimination often say, “If I could just get in the door for an interview I

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career disruption
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

What Happens When Your Passion Disrupts Your Career?

It was 2011 and I was waiting for my new client in his publicist’s conference room. He was a recording artist coming in to begin his media coaching with me to prep him for his radio interviews. In our first session he told me his life story, how he got

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pick your brain
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Why “Can I Pick Your Brain?” Is the Wrong Approach

I was sitting at my desk in my office when the email showed up in my inbox. It was another request for an informational interview. (If you don’t know what an informational interview is, click here.) But this request was different from all the others. It wasn’t the usual lame

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confidence
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Do You Want to Be More Confident in Your Career?

Whenever I meet with a potential career coaching client, one of the first questions I ask is,  “What do you wish you had more of: time, money, or confidence?” The majority of people respond with confidence as their top choice. Confidence seems to elude so many people.  Why is this?

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