Tag: career

Consistency, Continued: 2025 in Review

by Claire Stroh, posted in Personal Development, Professional Development

Happy New Year friends! I feel like I just wrote this post... This will be my 6th year in review on the blog. I love keeping up with it because 1) seeing all of your hard work summarized in one place is really humbling. Putting it together makes me reflect on all I'm proud of … Continue reading Consistency, Continued: 2025 in Review

Highlights From the Floor of UNLEASH America

by Claire Stroh, posted in Conferences

May 6th - 8th 2025 I had the incredible opportunity to attend UNLEASH in Las Vegas as a delegate, thanks to my friend Ben Eubanks and Lighthouse Research and Advisory. Tuesday evening started off with a networking roundtable with an incredible group of HR and Talent Acquisition Pros, all friends of Ben's. I felt honored … Continue reading Highlights From the Floor of UNLEASH America

What top 3 skills helped you advance as a young professional?

by Claire Stroh, posted in Networking, Professional Development

I love being a mentor in the SHRM Foundation's mentoring program. (Learn more here!) The program is 3 months and the SHRM Foundation matches a mentor and a mentee to focus on career aspirations, skill development and networking. This cohort started in February and I was matched with my mentee, an HR Emerging Professional obtaining … Continue reading What top 3 skills helped you advance as a young professional?

Help Others and Help Yourself

by Claire Stroh, posted in job search, Networking, Professional Development

Job searching in this market is tough. Unfortunately there have been a lot of layoffs over the past couple of years, and as a recruiter I'm seeing jobs get hundreds and hundreds of applicants. As a career coach, I'm working with clients who are discouraged and overwhelmed. I've seen some buzz in my LinkedIn and … Continue reading Help Others and Help Yourself

Why you should network ASAP!

by Claire Stroh, posted in Professional Development

The summer in between graduating high school and starting college, my Dad "made me" take a summer job with a friend of his at a local non-profit in Buffalo. I would be helping out while someone was on leave by filing, stuffing envelopes, mailing new hire packets, answering incoming calls, taking meeting minutes, you name … Continue reading Why you should network ASAP!