I am using this opportunity to diversify my career, after spending the first portion of it in industrial coatings.  With a background in chemistry, I would be a valuable asset to any chemical company or healthcare organization, in a Sales capacity.  I am excited about the next step in my journey.

I would recommend to anyone who has been laid off to utilize the outplacement service offered by your old company, if applicable.  Working with my career coach provided me invaluable one-on-one attention to spruce up my resume, improve my cover letters, make the right networking contacts, and she also gave great advice for interviewing and negotiating.  They offer free webinars on dozens of topics, and it was time well spent.  I worked with Right Management, and they are really great.  Every...

It is a little awkward after a long, successful career, to find yourself job-hunting and in need of help. I have established a great list of references and I am so grateful to each one for their willingness to help me score interviews and find a new position! One of the upsides is that you really find out how people feel about you! Recently, a colleague shared the e-mail he sent to a potential employer on my behalf. I am pleased and humbled to read that he described me as, "...an exceptional...

I recently decided to brush up on my French. I love the French language, but have inevitably forgotten quite a bit of it since college. I found a great, free, app for language instruction called Duolingo. So now I have a 20-minute French lesson every day. I'm delighted at how much is coming back to me, and the app is very good at reinforcing what I have learned. It even asks that I record phrases so that I can work on my pronunciation. It's fun! Who knows, maybe someday I'll have an...

I dearly love living in Columbus, Ohio, but I am open to relocation (within the Midwest) for my next position.  I am particularly looking at Milwaukee, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Cleveland as possibilities.

I have lived many different places in my life . . . including Milwaukee; Racine, WI; Aurora, IL; Aberdeen, MS; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Newark, OH; Oxford, OH; Bourbonnais, IL; Grandview and Clintonville (within the Columbus, OH area).  I love to travel and am very comfortable moving...