How to tell your exit story honestly while honoring your former organization (and yourself)

How to tell your exit story honestly while honoring your former organization (and yourself)

No matter whether someone leaves his or her company under positive or negative circumstances, everyone struggles with their “exit story.”  I’ve had the privilege of helping healthcare leaders in career transition for over three decades, and I can’t tell you how many...
6 factors that will make or break your career transition journey

6 factors that will make or break your career transition journey

Career transition can be one of the most challenging times in a person’s life. For some, the journey is difficult and demoralizing; for others, it is a time of great learning and refining values. The difference between these two types of experiences lies in your...
Being open to others’ expertise will make you better at sharing your own

Being open to others’ expertise will make you better at sharing your own

Over the past year, countless organizations have created COVID-related content to let the public know how they’re responding in “these unprecedented times.” While some articles and ads have been inspiring or moving, some organizations have overpromoted to the point of...
Don’t waste your December

Don’t waste your December

This time of the year, many people on the job hunt close up shop for the year, certain that no forward progress can be made between Thanksgiving and the New Year.  This is simply not true. We all may be eager to put 2020 behind us, but there is still good work to be...
Taking time away from the acute care market—and how to come back

Taking time away from the acute care market—and how to come back

Here’s a scenario I get asked about often: You’re in the acute care market. With COVID-19 challenges and hospitals only just now starting to hire again, you look outside the acute care market for job opportunities. But you know from watching colleagues take time away...
Companies are always hiring top performers—even in a pandemic

Companies are always hiring top performers—even in a pandemic

Great news for those in a career transition: After many uncertain months, recruiters and executives in my network are reporting that hiring is starting to pick back up. It’s not back to normal, but it’s heading in the right direction. I was talking to a friend who is...