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How to Communicate a Layoff to Your Network.
If you’ve been laid off or furloughed and are looking to reach out to your network for support, it’s so important to craft your message strategically. We’ve got tips and a handy template to make your announcement effective.
What Covid Can Tell You About an Organization’s Culture.
COVID-19 presents a unique opportunity to get a rare look at an organization’s culture and team dynamics—and to make sure it’s one you want to be a part of.
Using Curiosity in Your Job Search and Career Pivot During Covid.
It might be a bit challenging or unusual, but genuine curiosity is one of the best tools you have right now to rethink and plan your next career move. We break down a few resources and ideas for how to infuse your career pivot with curiosity.
Using Empathy In Your Job Search & Career Pivot During Covid.
We’ve spent the last few weeks thinking about how job seekers and career changers adapt to this new reality and how they can still make progress navigating their next career move. This post discusses the role of empathy in job search strategies to help you increase your response rate.
25 Questions to Ask When Exploring Your Next Career Move.
Having conversations with others to figure out where you want to go next in your career? Here’s our go-to list of 25 questions that will help you get to know the person, the industry, the role, and get to next steps.
Meet Pivot’s New Coach, Kate Williams
Kate Williams joined the Pivot Journeys coaching team at the end of 2019. We sat down with her to get to know her better and introduce her to the Pivot Journeys community!
Is it Time to Strategically Coast at Work?
If career growth is important to you, it can seem like there might be something wrong with you if you’re not constantly thinking about moving up or setting new goals. It's time we make room for another way of work: strategic coasting. Learn what it is and if it's right for you at this time.
Not Getting Interviews? This is Probably Why.
If you’re applying for jobs and not seeing any responses, here are a few reasons why that might be the case and what you can do about it.
Back to School Season For Your Career.
Fall is in the air and it feels like back to school. Time for some renewed focus on the top questions for your career path.
How to Answer the “Where do You See Yourself in 5 Years?” Question.
Most people don’t have a clear sense of what five years from now looks like professionally, let alone ten. Here's how to answer that age-old question while still acing your job interview.