Career and Job Survival, Circa 2009

Alexandra Levit

Alexandra is a former nationally syndicated columnist with Tribune Media Services and a current blogger HuffingtonPost.com and Getthejob.com, Alexandra has authored several books, including They Don't Teach Corporate in College (second edition due in spring 2009 from Career Press), How'd You Score That Gig? (Random House/Ballantine) and Success for Hire (ASTD Press). Alexandra’s book on inspirational career change, Change Your Job, Change Your Life, is due out from Random House/Ballantine in early 2010.

Questions Peter Clayton asked Alexandra Levit

• I don't know very many people who aren't worried about their jobs. What do you tell your friends -- how do you stay focused and productive when you're scared to death most of the time?
• The title of a recent post on Huffington Post "The Corporate Freshman: A New Chapter Begins" I'd like you to share with our audience some of your advice.
• Back to the intro. You're a former nationally syndicated columnist with Tribune Media Services and a current blogger HuffingtonPost.com and Getthejob.com. I'm interested to learn about your transition from writing for the print world to the online world.
• Tell us about your book, How'd You Score That Gig? published last year. Is it still relevant in this economy?
• The book starts out with a self assessment tool. How was that developed? Is is similar to the Myers Briggs personality test?
• Give us a sneak preview of your new book Change Your Job, Change Your Life
• What advice are you giving your friends who've been laid off?

Alexandra Levit bio

Alexandra is a frequent national media spokersperson and has been featured in more than 800 media outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, National Public Radio, ABC News, Fox News, CNBC, the Associated Press, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Fortune, and her articles regularly appear on the home pages of CNN, MSN, and Yahoo!.

Known as one of the premiere spokespeople of her generation, Alexandra regularly speaks at conferences, universities, and corporations including Campbell's Soup, CIGNA, the Federal Reserve Bank, McDonalds, Microsoft, and Whirlpool — on issues facing modern employees. Alexandra is also a global spokesperson for Microsoft and has recently been called upon to speak to corporate C-suite audiences and Baby Boomer and Generation X managers about leveraging the talent of the Millennial generation.

Alexandra has ten years of experience providing integrated marketing communications solutions for Fortune 500 companies and is also skilled at providing guidance regarding twenty-first century motherhood, human resources and general business issues, and entrepreneurship. She graduated from Northwestern University and resides in Chicago, IL with her husband Stewart and son Jonah.

Alexandra's career advice is featured monthly in the Huffington Post, and has been showcased in more than 800 media outlets including ABC News, the Associated Press, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, National Public Radio, Fortune, Yahoo!, and MSN. Known as one of the premiere career spokespeople of her generation, she regularly speaks at universities and corporations on workplace issues facing young employees.

Resources:
Alexandra Levit's web site Alexandra on Huffington Post

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