I recently heard a therapist speak to a men’s group I’m a part of, she specializes in counseling men as they go through life trying to be good husbands and fathers. She noted that men are four times more likely to commit suicide than females, primarily because we’re taught at a young age to compartmentalize…
If you live in Austin, chances are that you’ve met a recruiter at every happy hour or networking event that you’ve attended. Maybe it’s the millennial in me but being able to classify going to happy hours as “work” sounded like a dream. Not to mention, recruiters make their living by meeting new people and…
“How are you going to get a job with all of those tattoos?” “We think you’re great, but we just need you to tone it down.” “Could you change your hair?” “Can you put cover up on those tattoos?” “Your hair is pretty, but could you just keep it pulled back for work?” These are…
Finding a balance between work and family life is one of the biggest challenges for working moms. It’s not easy to achieve a balance in our high-productivity society of today, but it’s possible and here’s how I found a way to do it: I made a conscious decision to find balance. Achieving work-life balance can…
Cover letters, a necessary, useful but maddening evil.
You can find tons of articles on why cover letters are dead and why some people still rely on them more than ever. We are going to look at both sides of the equation to draw insights and propose some solutions.