Renee Conklin

Last week I asked whether your HR career still works for life in your 40’s. The response told me that question resonated for a lot of you.This week I want to help you answer it. I've put together the five questions I use with coaching clients who are at exactly this point -- senior, experienced, and ready to move from "something needs to change" to actually knowing what that something is.

The first half of a career has a roadmap. The second half doesn't. And for a lot of senior HR women in their 40s, that's when a question starts to surface that feels almost embarrassing to admit: "Does my career still work for my life?" If that question sounds familiar, this week's article is for you.

You can't ace your first 90 days if you can't get to day 1.Last week I wrote about thriving in a new role. This week, I'm answering the question I heard most in response: how do you land it in the first place? I’m sharing the updated job search framework I use with senior HR leaders -- including the fourth channel most people overlook until it's too late.