Takeaway Tips:
- Keep your resume fresh. When opportunities arise, tweaking your CV (after the kids are in bed) will be a snap if you’ve done the heavy lifting ahead of time.
- Use your lunch hour. Working without a break can add to job burnout. Work out, run errands, or get outside to refresh yourself for the afternoon.
- Time your request. The moment to ask for new job responsibilities or a department transfer is after a large project has gone well, not in the face of a crucial deadline. Be sure your boss has time to listen.
Our expert: Jan Cannon, PhD, career counselor/coach and author of Now What Do I Do? The Woman’s Guide to a New Career
Interview by Victoria Scanlan Stefanakos
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