9 Lives for Women Blog

Though I helped many women successfully return to the workforce in my recruiting days, there were quite a few who said they were ready for the transition—but they really were not.  That caused a lot of frustrating starts and stops and 11th hour change of hearts.  It’s just a reality that some women have to…

As I grow my 9 Lives for Women venture, I’m building partnerships with lots of interesting organizations. One particularly intriguing person I’ve met along the way is Peggy Northrop–a woman with a long list of stellar editorial credentials, including Editor-in-Chief of one of my favorites, More magazine. Peggy’s current reinvention is heading up Work Reimagined, a joint project of AARP and Linkedin. Anyone thinking…

Women who can’t decide whether to return to the workforce on even a very part-time basis might find some wisdom in this story. One day I was at my daughter’s swim meet where both boys and girls were competing.  It was an informal practice meet, so the children were just getting the hang of procedures. …

Your resume has to sell in 6 seconds. That’s the amount of time Ladders, the online job placement service, reports that recruiters spend with your resume.  I don’t know how they reached that conclusion, but it sounds about right for the “average” recruiter.    If it’s six seconds, sixty seconds or six minutes, you don’t…

There’s lots of talk about starting a business, but that’s just the beginning.  True entrepreneurs have an idea a minute, and they could put one of those ideas in motion by tomorrow morning.  The trick is not launching—but growing—the business, and knowing when to exit if your business dream probably won’t come true. Entrepreneurs are inherently…

I’ve seen a wide variety of articles on the top careers for women—and Financial Advisor always tops the list.  In my recruiting years I was often asked to search for FA candidates, and I always came away thinking there were great opportunities, but for a somewhat limited group of women.    The sticking points, in…