Managing your work search well—discovering the right work, landing a new job, making a career change or re-entering the workplace—tests your mettle. It challenges your creativity and perseverance. The path to achieving your goals is uneven at best. Its ups and downs can take a real toll on your self-confidence. How can you successfully manage through it?

With spring’s welcome arrival, gardeners eagerly take to their gardens—planning, cultivating soil and sowing the seeds that will yield a bountiful crop. As you explore a new career or search for a new job, you may have noticed its similarity to planting flowers, vegetables, fruits and herbs. Both are all about context. The secret to great gardening is

Are you thinking about changing careers? Are you looking for a new job in a career field you enjoy? Do you plan on re-entering the workplace after a long absence? You’ve undoubtedly discovered that it’s tough to maintain momentum and focus constantly. The good news—when the

Constant worry takes a real toll. Anxiety is a part of the job search, career change and re-entering the workplace. But if allowed to flourish, worry will rob you of the energy, focus and resolve you need to achieve your goals. It simply will not serve you. While fully overcoming anxiety is unlikely, you can

Why should you have an action plan? Because you can achieve your goals through sound planning and consistent implementation. What are your goals? You may be seeking a full-time job, contract work or temporary work. You may want to explore a new career or win new clients. An action plan gives you