About Suzanne Grossman

Suzanne Grossman is a job search coach and women’s leadership specialist. She is a founder of Love Your Job (LYJ) Search, a series of classes that support women in achieving fulfilling work at the compensation they deserve. She also advises graduate students, teaching them practical skills and sharing information on how to make the leap to satisfying careers. Suzanne has a BA in Psychology from Tufts University and a Master’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from Rutgers University. See testimonials on Suzanne’s success working with women jobseekers. Follow Suzanne on Twitter @LYJnow and @Suzanne_LYJnow. Contact lyjnow (at) gmail.com.

Wednesday TeleClass – The 6 Secrets to Completing Your DREAM Project

I am a big fan of Joanna Lindenbaum, owner of Soulful Coaching for Busy Women, who is leading this free teleclass on Wednesday. Details below:

Your Soulful Coaching Call to Action!

If you are ready to take your projects and your life to the next level, join me for my complimentary teleclass, The 6 Secrets to Completing

By |September 7th, 2009|Enhancing career skills, Events|Comments Off on Wednesday TeleClass – The 6 Secrets to Completing Your DREAM Project

Re-Post: 7 Ways to Stay Positive During a Long Job Search

This is a blog post I wished I had written so I am re-posting. It speaks to what I see as one of the biggest challenges of jobseeking right now: staying positive. This is a guest post  from Lindsey Pollak’s Career Blog which I subscribe to and highly recommend.

This guest post is by Sandra Naiman, author of The

By |August 20th, 2009|Job search, Success|1 Comment

Vocation Vacations

A friend of mine just pointed out the website for Vocation Vacations. This is a company that lets you experience the job you’ve always dreamed about doing. For two days you get to meet and shadow the person who has your dream job. Possibilities include:

Be an animal trainer

Be an ecology tour boat captain

Be a fashion

By |August 11th, 2009|Discovering Passions and Interests|Comments Off on Vocation Vacations

Asking For Feedback

I was heartened to receive a follow-up email from Nancy Doan, a talented recent college grad from UCLA I met with earlier this summer. Nancy had just had a phone interview for a job she would have wanted and had the sense it didn’t go well. I encouraged her to ask for feedback, per an

By |August 11th, 2009|Job search|Comments Off on Asking For Feedback

Lists of 100

One of my favorite new tools is making Lists of 100. I first wrote one while working with a personal coach who could tell I had lost my way a bit and needed a boost in confidence. She had me make a list of Suzanne’s 100 Gifts. The only rule, she said, was that if

Cycles of Change – Part I

I’ve been reading about different models of change and wanted to share the first of two posts on this topic, especially with so many people in transition. I believe knowing where you are situated in a change cycle can bring comfort and allow you to fully embrace each chapter, both the positive and more challenging

By |July 1st, 2009|Discovering Passions and Interests, Purpose|Comments Off on Cycles of Change – Part I

WIGs: Wildly Improbable Goals

WIGs or Wildly Improbable Goals* is the name of a concept by Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star. As the name implies, they are goals we set that seem so outlandish and improbable, yet somehow come true. Beck writes, “Whether our WIGs are the cause or the effect of our actions, they

By |June 3rd, 2009|Goals|2 Comments

Urban Interns

Thanks so much to Urban Interns for twittering about LYJ Search!

If you are not familiar with this company, check them out. They have been described by Business Week as one of America’s Most Promising Startups.

A note from their site: Urban Interns connects small businesses and busy professionals with qualified, part-time assistants looking for flexible opportunities

By |May 29th, 2009|Job search|2 Comments

Event: How to Recession-Proof Your Career

How to Recession-Proof Your Career             May 13

Sponsored by Baruch College
Panelists/Group Leaders:

  – Judy Bosco, Manager Staffing, MTV Networks

  – Dionisia “Dion” Cespedes, Business Consultant and Strategist

  – Linda Descano, President and Chief Operating Officer, Women
    & Co

  – Karen S. Goins, Executive Coach

  – Juan Nunez, Diversity Leader, Unilever

  – Aaron W. Smith, Author/Financial Advisor

 

By |May 8th, 2009|Events, Job search, Networking|Comments Off on Event: How to Recession-Proof Your Career

Quote Du Jour

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

Wayne Dyer

By |May 1st, 2009|Inspirational Quotes|Comments Off on Quote Du Jour