In April, I became a contributor to a knowledge base that I respect and consult daily. I'm so proud and excited to share this article on a topic that's at the heart of Penney Leadership: how to build an intentional career path that is unique, enjoyable, and adaptive to change.

Here’s a link to the article and the behind the scenes story of the process (read: dreams and doubts) that can go into a career achievement like this…

Seven years ago, I made the leap from traditional employment to running my own business. From the outside, you might be tempted to make up a story about how brave and confident I was to make this leap. But it definitely didn't feel that way at the time.

The process of working with recruiters in a job search has always been mystifying to me. Since I came up through the nonprofit sector, the only recruiters we interacted with were looking for executive director level positions. They seemed to have nothing to do with the rest of us, except when they asked a few performative questions about what we (the lowly staff) were looking for in a leader.

But as I've worked with clients at all different levels and in all different sectors, I've learned a thing or two about how you can leverage recruiters as a helpful tool to identify and land an aligned position.

Here’s what I want you to know about the role recruiters can play in your job search…

Today we’re hearing from Alice Cable, a participant in last fall’s cohort of the Career Collaborative Accelerator. Alice was kind enough to give us a behind-the-scenes look into her decision to invest in herself through group coaching, what the coaching process looked like for her, and what’s changed in her life as a result.

This week, we're hearing from Penney Leadership Strategic Career Coach Jessica Crowley. When Jessica joined our team, I was fascinated by the winding road that has brought her career to where it is today—and how her diverse experience is one of her greatest strengths, not a weakness. Here, she tells the story of what that journey has felt like for her. - Carole Ann

So many of us think about finding a job as one thing: the all-in-one, full-time position where you use your skills and get your full pay.

Here's the truth: There are many different types of jobs for many different types of situations—and they are all legitimate choices.

I started sketching out job types, and created a taxonomy here…