EdWARD Lawrence Career and Life coach

From my July 2024 Newsletter Tweak - Verb: improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it. Example: "engineers tweak...

From my May 2024 Newsletter Last month, I wrote how AI could hurt you more than help you: You won’t stand out. It won’t help you with...

From My April 2024 Newsletter Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently all the rage. People are wondering—Will it replace my job? Can it...

This article is from my January 2024 newsletter. I hope the articles and thoughts in this month's newsletter inspire you to renew and...

As a professional resume writer and judge for a national resume-writing certification, I see a lot of resumes. Consider this one I...

A client recently sent me the following observation: In the past 5 or 6 interviews I have had, I noticed something interesting. In each...

Five frogs sitting on a log in a swamp. One decides to jump into the water. How many frogs are now sitting on the log in the swamp? I...

Where do they ask you the following question: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? If you answered...

Last month, I saw an article on LinkedIn (LI) with a title similar to “Ask This Question and Be Hired Every Time.” The question turned...

I'm a judge for one of the national resume-writing certifications. Recently, when I was about to start evaluating one submission, I...

Because I work with the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and also because of we live in a generally ageist society, a significant number...

Some well-meaning people on LinkedIn who consider themselves career "experts" are advising recently laid off people to announce their...

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know how I dislike the elevator speech and instead promote a brief networking introduction....

Recently, I’ve been reading some two communication books: Crucial Confrontations and Crucial Conversations (I highly recommend them)....

Stop Ignoring Your Gut: How to Assess a Job Offer with Your Intuition By Rachelle John In a world where data and logic are held in high...

You may have seen the recent news stories detailing how a recently elected politician was found to have fabricated most of his backstory....

While having lunch with a small businessman recently, I asked him how things were going. What’s the economic outlook? He told me his...

As I write this, it is after 4pm on October 31st, All Hallows Eve--colloquially known as Halloween. It is the day and night for...

By Micah Norris Maybe you have a vague idea of what you’d like to accomplish in your career, but you’ve never mapped out the concrete...

Last June, PARW member, coach and resume writer Donald P. Orlando, wrote a great article titled “Four Reasons Why Your Top Notch Client...