Hi! I'm Heather, and I'm so glad you're here.
While my official bio includes working at Goldman Sachs and Boston Consulting Group and a Stanford MBA, there's so much more to the story.
Originally from a small town, I wrote Art of the Job Search because I previously had no idea that there was ‘an art’ to finding a job, especially one you love.
Several years ago, I decided I wanted to live more intentionally--and find a job I loved. I quickly learned that the job search is not what it seems. Dropping resumes online led to radio silence. Following the conventional interview approach didn't work. And I wasn't quite sure how to network. What questions do you ask? How do you find people in your network? To find a job, especially one I loved, I realized that I needed to figure out how the job search really worked.
So, I interviewed 50+ people who found jobs they loved. Classmates from Stanford Business School. People at Fortune 100 companies, like Google and Facebook. People at small companies - from non-profits to hedge funds. Entrepreneurs founding their own companies.
Using what I learned from these incredible people, I ended up with 5x more offers, a 20% higher salary – and most importantly, a job I loved. I learned something very valuable: there is an art to the job search, especially when you are trying to find work you love.
This experience inspired me to help others find jobs they love -- and to write the Art of the Job Search, which includes specifics on how to:
Figure out what you want to do next
Build the confidence to search
Create an amazing resume
Network authentically (even if you’re an introvert)
Interview effectively
Negotiate and make $500k in your lifetime
Set yourself up for success in your new job
I continue to look for ways to live more intentionally, which has included traveling the world with my husband for a year (favorite places: Joshua Tree, Namibia, and Taos), creating abstract art, and spending time with the people that I love.
I live in San Francisco with my husband, Robin, and Golden Retriever, Ollie. And we just added a new companion to the mix – our son, Ever.