SixFigureStart Teleclass Series:How to Launch a Successful Job Search

Join Connie Thanasoulis for a four week teleclass that will offer you a complete overview of how to launch a job search, make yourself more marketable and ultimately be successful. Be Sure to mention The Glass Hammer when you sign up.

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Passions: Dog Mushing

Contributed by Saadiah Freeman

Picture_096.jpgI can’t recall exactly what triggered this disturbing addiction. Was it the frenzy of excited barks, howls and yelps that greeted me as I walked into the snowy dog yard, every dog seemingly begging to be harnessed up for a joyous romp through the freshly-fallen powder? The hushed exhilaration of gliding through the winter stillness in the sled basket, the silence broken only by the swish of the sled runners and the dogs’ soft footfalls on the hard-packed trail? Or, perhaps, the elation of driving the sled for the first time as the trained leaders swung expertly to the left in response to my call of “Haw! Haw!”? These ancient and unfamiliar commands, used by dog drivers (or “mushers”) all over the world, seemed to flow up from a place deep in my belly and emerge from my mouth fully formed, as though they had been sleeping there all along, waiting for this moment to leap into life. I knew I had to find a way to make this last. I had to do it again, and soon. No doubt about it – I was hooked.

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Science Sheds Light on Why Women Leave Work

Contributed by Bailey McCann

421949167_a2b2301595_m.jpg“If you are seriously interested in a career you don’t have time for children and if you are seriously interested in bringing up more than one child, you don’t have the time, effort, and imagination for getting to the top of a career.”

That quote by British sociologist Catherine Hakim, and her subsequent publications have brought the ire of the feminist community, who would argue that women are not their own barriers to advancement. However, recent scientific understanding of women’s brains seems to support Ms. Hakim’s idea. An excerpt from Susan Pinker’s book “The Sexual Paradox” was featured in the Times of London. Her research examines how having children can cause high-achieving women to turn down prestigious positions in favor of their family’s needs.

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Ask A Recruiter: Transitioning from For-Profit to Not-For-Profit

Contributed by Gretchen Anderson and Michelle Kedem

woman_with_laptop.jpgI’ve recently run into a few women I used to know in banking, and they’re now working in the not-for-profit sector. Inspired by their stories, I’m contemplating making this kind of transition myself, but I’d like to get a realistic sense of what this would mean before I put myself out there. How can I demonstrate that I’d be a good choice for a mission-driven organization, even if my whole previous career has been in the for-profit sector?

As you already know, you’re not alone in wanting to make this switch. In today’s job market, there are record numbers of mid-career private sector professionals who are shifting over to the not-for-profit sector. And, while finding a way to give back is often a primary driver for this shift, these people often find a host of other reasons to love their new jobs: a chance to engage with big-picture issues, an improved lifestyle, and a chance to work with colleagues with a different range of experiences, to name just a few.

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Legal Week Independent Law Firms Forum

Featuring speakers from many of the world’s leading independent firms across fifteen jurisdictions, this one-day conference is aimed at the sector’s most senior lawyers, providing them with an opportunity to share ideas, debate the major issues and network.

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Voice of Experience : Janet Lewis of SunGard

Janet Lewis, President of Global Accounts Management and Consulting Services at Sungard, answered the question before I had a chance to ask it.

“I’ve punched through the glass ceiling but I do believe there is more for me,” she said. “There is still more opportunity out there.”

She explained that she wanted to coach other women working up the ranks and mentor them. She didn’t have anyone like that in her career and hoped by sharing her experiences; she would be helping others along the way.

“Women’s progress has stalled and we need to get it back on track,” she said. “We need to be more supportive of each other and make sure that there is no gender discrimination in the workforce. We should strive for equal opportunity.”

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Equal Pay Day Draws Attention to Wage Inequality

578252290_1fc5414408_m.jpgToday, April 22, 2008, is Equal Pay Day, which is a national movement to draw attention to wage discrimination against women and people of color, in hopes of eradicating the practice. In communities throughout the United States, local Equal Pay Day activists are organizing rallies, speaking out, lobbying their congressmen and women, meeting with employers and policy-makers, and designing other demonstrations and activities to help make people more aware of the wage disparity.

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In Her Shoes: Female Attorneys on Golf and Stilettos

Advice to a new lawyer about golf, shoes and corporate culture. Inspired by the ferocious debate about Hillary Clinton, post-feminism, sexism, and stilettos.

Contributed by Jacqueline Church

224432608_1b5c78576c_m.jpg“Golf. That’s all they talk about at my firm – Golf!”

She wrinkled her nose as if you’d just put something smelly under it.

An accomplished, smart, young associate at a large law firm, my friend is determined to make her billable hours, do good work, learn everything she can, and make herself more valuable to the firm. She’s not really sure why that should include learning how to golf.

As a non-practicing attorney who was in her shoes not so long ago, I offered her the following advice:

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Chicago Climate Exchange Targets Female Investors

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This week, 100 Women in Hedge Funds and Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC coordinated an event with the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) to present investment options while improving the environment. Exchange Chairman and CEO Richard Sandler addressed about 40 women on the future of his company, the environmental benefits, and how to get involved in saving the planet.

 

The event took place at the Chicago Yacht Club on Wednesday evening, April 16, 2008, in a room above Lake Michigan. With windows as walls, the room emphasized Sandler’s speech about the importance of the environment. As he talked about carbon trading and saving the environment, the audience looked out at the sand and water just beyond him.

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Department of Labor Delivers Some Good News on Securities Industry Jobs

When Goldman Sachs says we are headed for a recession, most people on the Street believe it. When the Financial Times reports that big banking players like Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers eliminate 34,000 jobs with another 20,000 on the chopping block, people who work in finance get worried. But then the U.S. Labor Department comes along and releases their monthly numbers and you realize that…not all is lost. From this week’s report, it seems that the securities industry is not shedding jobs as quickly as some of the more dismal reports from investment banks may indicate.

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