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New Chapter for Career Pivot
A message from Joe and Jonathan about the future
Sep 4, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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Raise Your Hand if You're Getting Burned Out from Building Your Business
Why you should join me at the Pivot for Impact Accelerator program hosted by TechChange and the Endless Foundation
Jan 15
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Joe O'Connor
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CP Guest Post
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Building Community in the Heartland now that DC is a Ghost Town
How one young professional is moving his personal mission forward
Jan 12
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Joe O'Connor
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CP Guest Post
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Your 'Why' is the Only Budget You Need
Exploring the Impact of Aligning Financial Decisions with Your Personal Values
Jan 9
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Joe O'Connor
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CP Guest Post
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You Can't Avenge Crushed Dreams with Spicy Memes
Looking back on the early days of 2025
Jan 7
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Joe O'Connor
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How to Pivot
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What to do When "Working the Room" Makes You Want to Puke
Exploring Networking from the Eyes of an Introvert
Nov 12, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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Beyond the Paycheck: How to Vibe-Check Your Next Job for True Well-being
Stop Leaving Career Satisfaction to Chance! Use the Workplace Wellbeing Wheel to develop a clear picture of how roles align with your personal needs and…
Nov 5, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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(Not so) Uncharted Territory: Leveraging Your Public Service Experience into a Career in Responsible Tech
Exploring careers in the tech space? This post is for you!
Oct 22, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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Charley Johnson
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3 Sentences That Will Transform Your Next Networking Opportunity
You have seconds to make a first impression that can lead to employment. Make it memorable
Oct 17, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Pivot Success Stories
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Growing in a New Direction
Using Connections and Curiosity to Rebuild After a Layoff
Oct 20, 2025
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CP Guest Post
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When the Ground Shifts
Finding Purpose Again After the Fall
Oct 15, 2025
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CP Guest Post
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Four Lessons Learned Getting a New Contracts Management Job
My odyssey from losing my Associate Director of Subcontracts job to getting a new Contract Management role
Oct 8, 2025
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CP Guest Post
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From International to Local
Tips for your Pivot
Sep 26, 2025
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CP Guest Post
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Staying Sane & Seeking Balance
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You Can't Avenge Crushed Dreams with Spicy Memes
Looking back on the early days of 2025
Jan 7
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Joe O'Connor
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What I'm Thankful For
Thanksgiving Reflections
Nov 27, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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Manifesting the 7 Types of Rest We All Need
Because comfort food and naps can only take you so far
Nov 14, 2025
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Claire M. Schwartz
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Beyond the Paycheck: How to Vibe-Check Your Next Job for True Well-being
Stop Leaving Career Satisfaction to Chance! Use the Workplace Wellbeing Wheel to develop a clear picture of how roles align with your personal needs and…
Nov 5, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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What If Losing Your Job Is Grief?
Discover why career loss hits so hard—and how to move through it with strength and meaning
Oct 27, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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Laverne McKinnon
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Insider Insights
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The Art of Prepositioning
How Treating Your Career Like the Proposal Process Could be the Secret to Success
Dec 15, 2025
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Scott Webb
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Your Expertise Isn't Free
What to Consider When Establishing Your Consulting Rates
Dec 11, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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CP Guest Post
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I Thought I Knew
What a Recruiter Learned when Faced with a Layoff
Dec 2, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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The Empathetic Recruiter
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Why Recruiters Do Not Interview You (And How to Fix It)
The real reasons why you didn't get the interview, even though you are perfect for the role.
Oct 13, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Linkedin Career Change Tips & Tricks
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Network Like You Mean It
Networking can feel gross, but it doesn't have to.
Oct 1, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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Jonathan Keenan
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Excite Recruiters Now: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile with ChatGPT
Generative AI is the secret tool for better, faster LinkedIn profile updates that excite recruiters and intrigue hiring managers
May 20, 2025
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Wayan Vota
9 Ways to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Recruiters to Find You Now
LinkedIn is your digital business card. Make it beautiful for algorithms and humans to search the database and recruit you for a new job
Apr 30, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Two AI Prompts for Awesome LinkedIn Profile Updates
Use Generative AI to update your LinkedIn profile, excite recruiters that are looking for qualified candidates just like you, and get your new job…
Apr 28, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Career Pivot Profile Clinic - Accelerate Your Job Search Today!
Invest in a Career Pivot Profile Clinic to improve your resume and LinkedIn profile, get interviews, and accelerate your job search
Apr 15, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Evolving Landscape of Development
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Would You Take This USAID Job At The State Department?
What is left of the State Department needs people skilled in USAID regulations. Do you want to help them?
Aug 25, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Navigating Effectiveness vs. Accountability in Humanitarian Organizations
The two recent interviews highlight vast differences in the level of understanding about what makes aid effective.
Aug 18, 2025
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CP Guest Post
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Surgical Precision in USAID Cuts: Death of Humanitarian Diversity in Real Time
We analyzed which organizations have the most surviving USG funding - for now.
Aug 12, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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We Analyzed Every USAID & State Department Contract—Here's What Remains
Which USAID and State Department Grants or Contracts survive? Our best estimates are not pretty.
Aug 5, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Generative AI Career Pivot Tools
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How to Show Real ChatGPT Skills on Your Resume Instead of Fake AI Expertise
The AI revolution isn't about who has the most badges. It's about who can get the most work done.
Nov 17, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Joe O'Connor
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Growing in a New Direction
Using Connections and Curiosity to Rebuild After a Layoff
Oct 20, 2025
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CP Guest Post
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Which AI Solution Writes the Best Cover Letters?
Stop writing cover letters by hand. AI can generate them faster and better today!
Aug 11, 2025
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CP Guest Post
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$25,000 Mistake: 73% of Employers Expect Salary Negotiations. Are You Ready to Ask?
Introducing our new AI-Improved Interview and Salary Negotiation Toolkit
Jun 24, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Get Hired Faster: Download ChatGPT Job Search Networking Toolkit
How to use AI to improve your job search networking in minutes and without effort
May 31, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Humans of Development
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Introducing Bots of Development: James David
Let's replace the entire international development ecosystem with efficient chatbot interfaces.
Aug 14, 2025
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CP Guest Post
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Introducing Humanitarians of Development: Sophia Haughton
What an international recruiter learned from thousands of jobseekers and placements
Aug 7, 2025
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Sulakshana Gupta
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Introducing Humans of Development: Adeniyi Charles Ajayi
A global health journey profoundly shaped by trust with local communities.
Jul 24, 2025
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Sulakshana Gupta
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Introducing Humans of Development: Chandrika (Shani) Jayant
What a shift from the private sector into international development can teach us about our work
Jul 17, 2025
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Wayan Vota
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Recent posts
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A Different Kind of Service
Finding purpose in travel after a career in public health
Dec 18, 2025
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CP Guest Post
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The Art of Prepositioning
How Treating Your Career Like the Proposal Process Could be the Secret to Success
Dec 15, 2025
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Scott Webb
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Your Expertise Isn't Free
What to Consider When Establishing Your Consulting Rates
Dec 11, 2025
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Joe O'Connor
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CP Guest Post
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You Don't Need Permission to Start Building Your Future
Three Entrepreneurial Habits to Navigate the Long Haul
Dec 8, 2025
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Laurie Pickard
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CP Guest Post
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