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Tackling Tricky Career Gaps inspiration interviewing job search skills resumes Apr 11, 2022

In this Masterclass in partnership with The Mom Project, we show you how to position yourself for job-search success after an extended caregiving break, unexpected life circumstances (divorce,...

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The Alexa Problem career confidence inspiration job search skills susan rietano davey May 05, 2021

Alexa doesn’t live at our house. When we installed our Sonos sound system, we purposefully decided we could handle the ‘inconvenience’ of having to select a playlist on...

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Black Lives Matter; Black People Belong. inspiration susan rietano davey Dec 30, 2020

One summer evening in 1973, my parents drove my siblings and me, piled in the way-back of our Bonneville wagon, past a crumbling public housing project downtown. “The only difference between...

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Creating A Rhythm for our COVID-19 Days inspiration susan rietano davey work + life balance Apr 08, 2020

After a year of hearing a continuous loop of “you’ll never look back” and “you’ll love it”, I still have a hard time recognizing the...

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You Are A Special Person confidence inspiration susan rietano davey Jun 05, 2019

At Roaring Brook Elementary School, in my little suburban Connecticut town, a major rite of passage for second graders is Special Persons Day. Each student chooses one special person in their life,...

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Stop Talking Small! career inspiration susan rietano davey May 01, 2019

About 18 years ago, two of the major insurers in our part of Connecticut instituted massive layoffs. Many highly-skilled, accomplished mid-level professionals were soon out on the street looking...

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What It Takes To Succeed As An Entrepreneur career inspiration susan rietano davey Apr 16, 2019

Kelley and I are serial entrepreneurs. Prepare to Launch U is not the first business start-up rodeo for either of us. Creating something and being our own bosses is just what...

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5 Steps to Communicate a Difficult Decision confidence inspiration kelley biskupiak Apr 03, 2019

“Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing for you…are the same”

There is such truth in this quote. Especially when it comes to making decisions that could change an aspect...

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The Importance of “Fluff” inspiration susan rietano davey Mar 27, 2019

Kelley and I met in the summer of 2016 at a women’s conference where we were both keynote speakers. Up first, I shared colorful stories of career-returners meant to entertain and, most...

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Getting Along With A Little Help From New Friends confidence inspiration kimberly howard Mar 20, 2019

For years I bragged that whenever I chose to, I could jump back into the workforce. Who wouldn’t want an experienced marketing communications exec? I knew enough about social media and SEO to...

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The Basics of Essential Self-Care inspiration kelley biskupiak Feb 14, 2019

“Putting myself last is right, honorable or just the way it has to be.”

This mindset myth is killing the talent, the gifts, the creativity, and the power of women on a daily basis. It...

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Living Out Your Option B inspiration job search skills susan rietano davey Feb 06, 2019

Published in 2017 and widely promoted last year, Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant’s book Option BFacing AdversityBuilding Resilience, and Finding...

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