I’m pleased to offer my next 5-week class for women jobseekers in NYC this spring. I’m always inspired by the participants and look forward to working with a new group of talented women.
The exact dates are:
Monday, April 5
Monday, April 12
Monday, April 19
Monday, April 26
Monday, May 3
Please see http://lyjnow.wordpress.com/lyj-search for more details or feel free to
A mentor recently said to me, “Ask for the order.”
“What do you mean?” I asked. “What do you want? Go order it up,” she explained. “Where do you want to be in the next 30 days? Speak in absolutes. Tell people, ‘I need to do this. How do I do this? Can you help me?'”
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I’m excited to offer my second class for women job seekers in DC beginning March 2 for five consecutive Tuesdays. See all of the details here. I look forward to working with talented women in DC on their job searches. Please email me at alyssa@alyssabest.com for more info and to secure a spot.
Here are a couple of testimonials from participants in
I’m excited to offer my fourth class for women jobseekers beginning February 1 for five consecutive Mondays. See all of the details here. I know that 2010 holds much opportunity in store for jobseekers and I’m glad to be able to work with talented women in NYC on their searches. Please email me at lyjnow
From Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want, by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever.
Week two and we’re starting to stretch. The goal for this week is setting a high target. Choose small things that aren’t that important to you. Determine the most you think you
Even week one started out hard.
Like I mentioned before, I see myself as self-reliant and independent, so it was difficult to think of things to even ask for. But once I practiced a couple of times, it did get a little easier and I started identifying more opportunities. I think the self-reliant self-concept (like the
Hi, my name is Pam and I was a student in Suzanne’s Love Your Job Search course in the early fall. I had just gotten back from teaching in Japan through the JET Programme and was looking for a job for almost four months. Last week, I finally found my dream job, working in university
From Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want, by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever.
This first week, we’re asking for things we think we can get and just warming up.
Ask for at least one thing every day of the week.
Ask for something you’d like to get
Now that the NYC marathon is over (once again a source of inspiration) it’s time to warm up other muscles: our negotiation muscles.
Several of the bloggers here at LYJ recently read Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want, by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever. (While
Whenever I’m overwhelmed by a big task or project, my career coach often calms me down by stating: “It’s a marathon—not a sprint.” Although I’m not a runner—and I have a personal yogic philosophy opposed to pushing oneself to the limits—this metaphor works wonders for me. I have a good friend who trained for a
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