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Career Advancement: A Conversation with Paula Gorman of Lift Up Career

On the heels of her recent guest post on writing a value driven resume, I caught up with Paula Gorman to have a conversation around career advancement—the intersection of much of the work we do at Gild Collective and Lift Up Career.

A Roundup of Expert Career Advice for Navigating COVID-19

No matter where you live – or if your local COVID-19 cases are rising or falling – it clear that as a country we are going to be navigating this pandemic for months to come (if not longer). For many of us, that means that our employers are choosing to continue remote work, or some hybrid form of it, for the foreseeable future. For some, this is great news – we have thrived working in a remote environment. For others, this reality feels professionally paralyzing.

3 Things You Can Do in 2020 To Be a Better Champion for Gender Parity in your Workplace

On an individual scale, committing oneself to be a person dedicated to mitigating bias and creating cultural change is much simpler. It begins with a choice, or setting a goal. As it happens to be the time of year where we are creating and refining out goals, we encourage you to consider this one: (re)commit yourself to be a champion for intersectional gender parity. While it may seem lofty, there are small changes that you can make on a daily basis to ensure you are living this pledge. 

Case Study: Terumo Medical Corporation Mapping Career Strategy

In our second of two workshop sessions with Terumo Medical Corporation, we focused on Mapping Career Strategy with the newly-formed women’s initiative at the organization.

It is wonderful to return to clients to see how they build tools and actions over time and serve as accountability partners and networks for one another!

Case Study: MillerCoors Women in Beer

We had so much fun with the Great Lakes Region chapter of Women in Beer at MillerCoors during their two-day annual meeting! After surveying the group on their interest in various topics, we landed the topic of Mapping Career Strategy.

After the session, one participant shared, “I thought it was a great way to sit down and map out what our individual priorities are including work and personal life.”

We know this group is serving as accountability partners for one another as they head into a busy time of year and look forward to hearing how everyone has achieved their objectives!