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Do you have a Plan B that rocks? How to protect your career in the Covid19 era.
It's so tough out there right now! One day, we are not supposed to wear masks; the next, we should have been wearing them all along. One week, we are sure about a remedy based on the trials. The next week, it didn't work. A few weeks ago, younger people were safe. That theory was based upon data from Europe. It turns out that in the U.S., younger people are just as vulnerable as...
How I Spent My Covid Staycation
For those of us with stay-at-home orders, which is just about the entire world, there are little challenges that are coming up while we bravely wait out the end of the Covid-19 virus. I know these may sound petty in the scheme of things but having your world turned upside down with no end in sight can be pretty intimidating. It does, however, give you a new appreciation for what we take for...
Are You Willing to Die for Your Firm?
Is your firm asking you to periodically go to the office? Among the many and varied serious situations brought about by the Covid-19 world crisis, are the growing number of employees asked by their firm’s partners to periodically and physically go to the office. I have heard from numerous legal professionals that they are expected to show up at the firm on a regular basis in order to gather the...
Are You in the Next Round of Lay-offs? Coping in the Time of Covid-19
By Chere B. Estrin It's happening all over the U.S., the world and yes, even in the legal field. Lay-offs. That ugly, depressing, stress-ridden word.
I am usually a very upbeat, positive person. Yet, along with the rest of us, witnessing this world crisis is something that is impossibly hard to get your arms around. It's like living in a Kafka scene. I am not facing fear, rather, dread. I...
Can the Coronavirus hurt your job?
Sometimes, things happen in life that were totally unforeseen. Your job seems to be going well and it looks like there is lots of security. Then, before you know it, you’re thrown off course and your world is turned upside down. Suddenly, everything is in jeopardy - how you go about daily life has changed dramatically. We have been experiencing a candidate tight market in the past...
It Must Be Time to Quit My Job When…..
Quitting a job is tough. Sometimes, it's harder to quit a job than it is to seek a new one. You hesitate to make the move because you are asking yourself: How will the firm get along with out me? Will I have enough time to train my replacement? They just gave me a raise. Someone is going to get mad at me. I know what I have and don't know what I'll get into." And other career blocking...
Has Ghosting Hit Your Career?
Ghosting: The act of not showing up. It happens all the time in the dating world but a new phenomenon has hit the job market.
The new Beige Book from the Federal Reserve Bank now contains this millennial slang to describe a rising trend in the workplace.
The mention in the Fed publication, formally known as the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions, gives us a...
5 Networking Tips for Folks Who Hate to Network
Change your attitude!Don't give up! It's worth the extra effort. Really.
It's who you know.Networking. No matter how you tweet ‘em up, link ‘em out or face ‘em down, if you are not professionally networking on a regular basis, you are clearly committing career suicide. And, let’s not leave out the importance of the old-fashioned, rarely done, one-on-one, face-to-face,...