The Truth About Exit Interviews: Why You Should Never Look Back

by Lauren McDonald | Jul 2, 2026 | FEATURED, MARKETING TRENDS

Stop Falling For This Corporate Trap Exit interviews are NOT about you. They’re about protecting the company and not improving it for your colleagues and friends who don’t leave “Jerry Maguire style” with you. I’m teasing, of course, but for the...
Job Search After 50: Why Job Boards Are a Trap

Job Search After 50: Why Job Boards Are a Trap

by Lauren McDonald | Jul 2, 2026 | FEATURED, MARKETING TRENDS

Age Discrimination Is Built Into the System “Age discrimination is so pervasive that people don’t even recognize it’s illegal.” — AARP The job search has changed dramatically for brilliant folks over 50. You feel it, don’t you? You’ve spent decades building a career,...
Interviewing Myths: Why Networking Won’t Get You Hired in 2025

Interviewing Myths: Why Networking Won’t Get You Hired in 2025

by Lauren McDonald | Jul 2, 2026 | FEATURED

Interviewing Myths: Why Networking Won’t Get You Hired in 2025 Whenever I speak with a job seeker about their interviewing the first thing they share with me is that they’re networking with colleagues and emailing everyone they can on LinkedIn. I feel like Jack...

Job Boards Deliver Burnout Not Interviews

by Lauren McDonald | Jul 2, 2026 | FEATURED

Thinking About Working With Lauren McDonald? Read This First

Thinking About Working With Lauren McDonald? Read This First

by Lauren McDonald | May 21, 2025 | FEATURED

If you’re here because someone told you to Google Lauren McDonald great and welcome! You just saved yourself months of wasted effort. While you’re here, download your copy of Why HR Hates You the book they never wanted you to read. Let’s Make This Fast Time is money...
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