Looking through job postings is like trying to drink water out of a firehose. Here’s a different approach to a job search—one that goes far deeper than the job title and industry to bring a more purposeful lens to your search…

My client “Noel” just received an exciting job offer. He texted me in all caps: I OFFICIALLY HAVE THE OFFER! And it’s exactly the salary that he requested in his interview, plus a bonus package and flex time.

And now he’s faced with a choice: Does he negotiate further? Or accept the offer as is?

As a leadership coach who works with individuals and organizations, I could make big bucks by becoming certified to administer personality tests. But I don’t administer them on matters of principle. Here’s why.

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…

This week, a client who is interviewing for a new position asked me how to assess whether the company culture is the right fit.

"Culture" is a big concept that can mean a lot of different things. To some, it means a company's "vibe" or "personality." To others, it means the values and practices shared by employees. I've even heard it described as "a company's soul."

A few weeks ago, I submitted an audition video for a TEDx event.

Speaking at TEDx has been calling to me for a few years now. The idea of getting the opportunity (and the public speaking coaching) to share a powerful, resonant idea with a room full of people sounds scary to me in a good way—the kind of scary that calls me into a greater version of myself.

In the end, I didn't get it…and here’s what that made me realize.

For today's Resource Friday: a roundup of job boards focused on careers that contribute to social impact.

They range from for profit to social enterprise to nonprofit, from design work to environmental sustainability and everything in between.