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How to Write an Effective Self-Assessment
Writing a self-assessment can feel like an afterthought, but it’s a critical part of your overall performance review. Managers with many...
Marlo Lyons
Dec 11, 2023


You Regret Switching Jobs. Should You Try to Go Back to Your Old One?
If your new job isn’t turning out like you’d hoped and you’re considering “boomeranging” back to your former employer, take the time to...
Marlo Lyons
Oct 24, 2023


Why Is It So Hard to Leave a Bad Job?
If you’ve ever been in an unhealthy work situation, you probably know how hard it can be to leave. Leaving a bad job is never easy, and...
Marlo Lyons
Sep 20, 2023


What to Do When You're Laid Off
Layoffs are just not stopping. More than 230,000 layoffs in 2023 followed the 15.4 million in 2022. When it happens, all kinds of...
Marlo Lyons
Sep 20, 2023


How to Make a Pivot in the Latter Half of Your Career
Changing careers as an older worker can be daunting, especially amid today’s relentless uncertainty. But you already have what you need...
Marlo Lyons
Aug 2, 2023


How to Disclose a Disability to Your Manager and Co-Workers
Last year, 21.3 percent of persons with a disability were employed, up from 19.1 percent in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Marlo Lyons
Aug 1, 2023


Should You Disclose a Disability to a New or Potential Employer?
When filling out a job application, you may see some questions about whether you have a disability or have ever had one. Should you...
Marlo Lyons
Jul 16, 2023


Set These 5 Boundaries Before You Go on Vacation
Disconnecting from work while on vacation sounds a lot easier than it actually is. Some companies’ cultures may expect you to stay...
Marlo Lyons
May 18, 2023


5 Essential Soft Skills to Develop in Any Job
If you’ve been laid off, you might find yourself working in a job outside your industry — for example, in transportation, health care,...
Marlo Lyons
Feb 28, 2023


5 Signs That a Layoff Is Coming
The unfortunate truth is that layoffs may not be slowing down given the uncertain economy. If you’re new to the workforce, the thought of...
Marlo Lyons
Feb 23, 2023


How to Quit — and Leave the Door Open to Coming Back
Whether you’re parting with a company to pursue a new opportunity, being let go in a mass layoff, or leaving a toxic team, you never know...
Marlo Lyons
Jan 30, 2023


5 Reasons to Leave Your Job — Even in a Downturn
In a tight labor market, especially when news of large and small-scale layoffs continues to proliferate, it might seem inadvisable to...
Marlo Lyons
Jan 3, 2023


5 Ways to Acquire New Skills Without Going Back to School
Whether you want to change jobs or prepare for the next-level role, the most important thing to know about upskilling is that every...
Marlo Lyons
Dec 4, 2022


What to do After Being Laid Off
If you’re laid off, the last thing you want to do is send your resume to dozens of companies and pray a recruiter will call you. That’s...
Marlo Lyons
Nov 8, 2022


How to Get the Best Possible Recommendation from a Job Reference
Choosing the right people to list as references when you’re interviewing for a new job is an important part of the process, but just as...
Marlo Lyons
Aug 14, 2022


Starting a New Job as a Mid-Career Professional
If it’s been a while since you started a new job, you might experience a range of emotions once you start your new position. But those...
Marlo Lyons
Apr 14, 2022


Do You Need a Career Coach
Maybe you don’t know which career will bring you fulfillment, you’re struggling to move on from a terrible past job, or you’re not getting v
Marlo Lyons
Feb 8, 2022


Want to Move to a New State But Keep Your Job?
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there’s been an influx of people wanting to leave more expensive cities to move closer to family or to
Marlo Lyons
Oct 20, 2021
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