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Job Rejection Doesn't Have to Sting
The second you receive the rejection phone call or email from your dream company, you immediately try to figure out why. But the answer...
Marlo Lyons
Oct 23, 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


So You Haven’t Heard Back After a Job Interview…
You applied for a job and actually heard back from the recruiter. Not only that, you’ve made it to the first step of the interview...
Marlo Lyons
Jun 30, 2022


How to Ask for Feedback From an Interviewer
Whether you’re just getting started interviewing for new roles or you’ve been interviewing but haven’t landed a new job, consider asking...
Marlo Lyons
May 8, 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


Mastering the Top Three Interview Questions
Interviewing is nerve wracking! The only way to calm those nerves is to prepare, especially for the obvious questions. The hardest...
Marlo Lyons
Apr 10, 2022


How to Manage a Job Offer When You’re Still Interviewing Elsewhere
When interviewing for jobs, it’s hard to know what to do when you have an offer in hand but are hoping a different company will also make yo
Marlo Lyons
Mar 22, 2022


Should you quit your job before you have a new job lined up?
Should you quit your job before you have another job lined up? Today, there is no overall disadvantage to quitting your job before you...
Marlo Lyons
Feb 18, 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


Don’t Hire a Former Employee Before Asking These Questions
If you have an open position, rehiring a former employee, known as a boomerang, may seem like the easy answer because they already know the
Marlo Lyons
Jan 25, 2022


How to move from termination to triumph in your career
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was a TV news reporter in Dayton, Ohio and I was asked to come to the TV station 30 min before my...
Marlo Lyons
Jan 20, 2022


Flipping the script of how you look at your career
I hear most often, “I want to grow” and “I want to be promoted.” If an employee wants to stay at their current company, I ask, “What are...
Marlo Lyons
Jan 14, 2022


New Year, New Career. How to set yourself up for success in your 2022 job search.
This is it! 2022 is days away! This is the year you are going to find your dream job or change careers. Guess what? Many other people...
Marlo Lyons
Dec 27, 2021


Why you should use your holiday vacation to apply for jobs!
“Oh, I’ll just wait until January 1st to apply for a new job.” This is one of the most common mistakes job hunters make, assuming no one...
Marlo Lyons
Dec 22, 2021


Translating your skills through the lens of the new job
Trying to transition careers and not getting any traction? That means you aren’t highlighting your skills and capabilities through the...
Marlo Lyons
Dec 22, 2021


Using Values to Define Your Career
Identifying and defining your values will help you find a fulfilling career. While I always recommend a coach to help you draw out all...
Marlo Lyons
Dec 22, 2021


Your values hold the key to a fulfilling career
When you no longer want to work in your current career but you don’t know what you want to do, you may ask your friends for advice, or...
Marlo Lyons
Dec 22, 2021


So You Botched a Job Interview. What’s Next?
There’s nothing worse than preparing for an interview and blowing it. How can you move forward after flubbing a question — or an entire...
Marlo Lyons
Dec 13, 2021


How to Reach Out to a Recruiter
Given the current and predicted future growth of job opportunities in the U.S., recruiters can’t hire people fast enough. While we...
Marlo Lyons
Dec 2, 2021


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


How to Job Hunt When You're Already Exhausted
When you’re already worn out from working full time, caring for family, and managing this new way of “Covid being,” it’s hard to muster...
Marlo Lyons
Oct 6, 2021
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