Change is scary. It can be nerve-racking on a normal day, and even more so during a pandemic. Many people naturally avoid it as much as possible. Pharma is a constantly-changing industry. Many people have, by no fault of their own, become very used to change and frequent job changes. Others, however, have made very few job changes and it becomes a daunting task to make a move. Making a job change forces us out of our comfort zone, which makes us anxious. The anxiety can cloud our judgment and it's human nature for us to start overthinking things and…

IT’S TIME FOR YOUR ANNUAL PHYSICAL! (for your resume, that is…) In a conversation last week with one of my favorite industry friends, we discussed the importance of keeping your resume up-to-date. He basically said, “Well I’m not actively looking, but I should probably have my resume up-to-date, right?” It opened up a great conversation.  As the Metaphor Queen, I said, “Well, yeah. You should update your resume just like it’s a required annual physical.”  The more we talked about it, and yes, it went into a weird direction for a hot minute, we both realized that YES, you should. …