One of my favorite parts of traveling is checking out local restaurants. Specifically, I love locally-owned coffee shops and wine tasting establishments. I enjoy these culinary outings even more when the location has been recommended by a friend. And I KNOW I’m into something good when someone recommends a place AND tells me, “And let
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Using Your Connections
When it comes to your job search, you might be surprised to find out who is most likely to help you find out about a new job you can apply for. It isn’t always your colleagues and close friends. It’s your second degree connections, the people you’d refer to as your acquaintances who are just
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Life is a Highway
If my career is a journey, then I’ve filled my first passport with stamps and I’m working through book number two (or possibly three). I refer to myself as a Renaissance Woman because of my widely varied interests and the expertise I’ve gained from working in many industries and disciplines (not to mention all over
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Changing Course
I sent out a scary email this morning, but I knew it was time for a change. I’ve been writing a newsletter called, “Going Remote for TV News Professionals” for the last month and a half. A few months ago I created and shared a list of remote job databases in a Facebook group for
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You’re Enough
Do you remember the SNL skit with Al Franken and Michael Jordan? (Yes, I’m THAT old and if you have no idea what I’m talking about, check it out below). Al has Michael look into a mirror and recite the mantra, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” In my
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The Stalled-Out Search
One of the worst sounds you can hear during a job hunt is crickets. 🦗🦗🦗 You start the job search excited and perhaps nervous about where your next step will take you. You edit your resume and create a cover letter (possibly for the first time if you’re coming directly out of TV News) and
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You Got Skillz!
Can you guess where this word cloud came from? (No scrolling down and cheating 😉) If you guessed these are the skills required to work in journalism (that’s what I would have thought as a former TV News person), guess again… I used my old pal Google and pulled text from more than a dozen
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TV News Trauma
There’s a toxic we talk about…and the toxic that goes unspoken but still traumatizes. In the TV News business, there’s plenty to complain about. The work hours are often horrible, most are poorly paid, social media followers can be vicious, there are toxic bosses, etc etc. But there’s another layer on top of all that
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Embracing a New Identity
More than any position I’ve had (including stints at science museums, higher education, non-profits and owning my own business), people are most intrigued to learn about my TV News life. “What was it REALLY like?” “Do you miss it?” If you are on-air, they’re drawn to the perceived fame and fortune (insert sarcastic laughter here).
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Your TV News background is the KEY to a remote job…
…you just have to explain why. There’s no way around it, competition for remote work is fierce! Remote positions receive hundreds, even thousands of applicants. Looking at those numbers may give you a sense of hopelessness, especially if you’re trying to make two simultaneous transitions: from one industry (like TV news) into another AND from
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Time for spring cleaning/organization, Renaissance person-style
136 viewsThe warmer weather has ignited a burning desire in me to do three things: exercise outside, get started planting seeds for my garden/supplementing the soil, and spring cleaning/getting organized. So I invite you to join me for a free Spring Cleaning event on Friday. But this is Spring Cleaning, Renaissance Person-Style. Brain Dump It’s called
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