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When you try to find long-term employees you should never ask how long they plan to work with you should they get the job. instead your top 10 interview questions should be unique enough to identify who’s there for the long haul and will help you avoid starting this process all over again in a few months?

Should your next start up hire be an internal hire or should you focus on external recruiting?

As a recruiter, learn how to evaluate a resume with lots of employment gaps so you can hire quality employees and diversify your workforce.

1 year. I sit here inside Joe & the Juice on 62nd and Lexington wondering how the hell I got here. Never in a million years did I think I would ever have the balls to do something like this. I am not your traditional risk taker. I am the person who talks about it, but then never does it. Or am I?

I would like to take a moment and pay homage to an often overlooked piece of the job search puzzle — the informational interview. I bet you didn’t think I was gonna go there. I am.

I get it. Networking can be a daunting task. The thought of putting yourself out there thinking that a person may not respond, or feeling awkward with your glass of Chardonnay in the bar that’s too noisy and everyone seems to know each other.

Real talk, you’re doing it all wrong.

In general, many of the clients that I work with are seeking a pretty dramatic career change. Whether they are wanting to move from Event Planning to Client Development, or even freelancing to a full-time gig; there is a level of big change.

We are all motivated differently. Some people get their motivation from an amazing yoga or meditation session. Others are motivated by an intense writing session. While I am motivated by both of those things, nothing kicks my ass quite like music. If I am feeling happy, sad or angry I always turn to my Spotify playlists and play whatever my mood feels.

Full disclosure, job searching sucks. It is mentally draining and frustrating. Many of my clients express their hatred for job searching, and in many cases say it feels like a job. It is a job.

When I started my business last October, my objective was simple. I wanted to help women like me, who are feeling stuck in their careers get out of that mindset to help them achieve fulfillment in a new career. I built the business around how I felt at that moment going to a job that was unhealthy for me every single day. Seven months in, and a few mission statement revisions later, my mission hasn't changed — it has evolved.

Too often I work with clients who are very nervous about how their resume looks to a hiring manager when they have too many jobs listed. They don't want to portray themselves as noncommittal or irresponsible. I am here to tell you that isn't always the case in how the resume is perceived. We are in a job market now that is much more accepting, depending on what the reasons are for leaving a company. There are definite ways to spin the conversation to ensure you are putting your best self forward, but being authentic and truthful at the same time.

I recently watched an amazing TED talk  given by Emilie Wapnick regarding what she affectionately calls the "multipotentialite." The idea is around having more than one passion or skill set and how culturally, that isn't something we have celebrated when it comes to choosing a career.

I'm sure you've heard my soapbox style rants about cover letters by now. It's true that I've stated many opinions about how I find them archaic and unnecessary. However, I'm here to tell you that I am adjusting my opinion a little bit.

The last month for me has been quite a blur. I am juggling a million different things right now from my business, to freelance gigs, to everything in between. So that's when 2018 decided to call a major audible and decided to drop the bomb of all bombs on me: Breast Cancer.