# Barbara Best Career Coach · Remote Work Evangelist - USA Hi, I’m Barbara. With over 12 years of experience helping people pivot careers, I specialize in remote job strategies and personal branding. After spending a decade in corporate HR, I shifted focus to coaching mid-career professionals. I believe that work should fit into your life — not the other way around. #### Employee [CV Help & Tips](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/cv.md) [Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [Money & Legal](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/money-legal.md) #### Recruiting [Recruitment](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/recruitment.md) [Staff Retention](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/staff-retention.md) [Hiring Process](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/hiring-process.md) ## All articles by Barbara Best [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2026/04/121b83ec-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/142595-how-to-reset-your-mind-after-a-layoff.md) Barbara Best Share [How to Reset Your Mind After a Layoff](https://jobicy.com/blog/142595-how-to-reset-your-mind-after-a-layoff.md) Step into the sudden silence of a layoff. Do not rush to fill the void; sit in the ash, re-tune your senses, and allow your untethered mind to lie fallow. [Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2026/04/b9d99f29-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/142220-how-to-build-wealth-even-if-your-job-doesnt-pay-much.md) Barbara Best Share [How to Build Wealth Even If Your Job Doesn’t Pay Much](https://jobicy.com/blog/142220-how-to-build-wealth-even-if-your-job-doesnt-pay-much.md) Discover how to build wealth on a low income through the slow alchemy of micro-savings, intentional budgeting, and the quiet magic of compound interest. [Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [Pay and Benefits](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/money-legal.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2026/02/43e2e62d-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/139763-pay-transparency-laws-by-state-where-companies-must-share-salaries.md) Barbara Best Share [Pay Transparency Laws by State: Where Companies Must Share Salaries](https://jobicy.com/blog/139763-pay-transparency-laws-by-state-where-companies-must-share-salaries.md) The velvet drapes of salary secrecy are falling. Discover how state pay transparency laws force companies to finally illuminate the true value of your time. [Pay and Benefits](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/money-legal.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/11/54afc273-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/136836-remote-apprenticeships-the-next-big-thing.md) Barbara Best Share [Remote Apprenticeships: The Next Big Thing?](https://jobicy.com/blog/136836-remote-apprenticeships-the-next-big-thing.md) Remote apprenticeships: human mentorship transcends geography through digital threads. Intimate learning journeys where souls meet across screens. [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [Tips and Tricks](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/tips-und-tricks.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/cd4a65f8-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/132790-how-to-cope-with-layoffs-without-losing-confidence.md) Barbara Best Share [How to Cope With Layoffs Without Losing Confidence](https://jobicy.com/blog/132790-how-to-cope-with-layoffs-without-losing-confidence.md) Explore the deep, emotional impact of a layoff beyond the practical steps. A personal, metaphorical journey to rebuilding confidence and redefining self-worth. [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [Tips and Tricks](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/tips-und-tricks.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/bf5ab139-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/131904-what-every-worker-should-know-about-osha-protections.md) Barbara Best Share [What Every Worker Should Know About OSHA Protections](https://jobicy.com/blog/131904-what-every-worker-should-know-about-osha-protections.md) Discover OSHA protections through evocative images, personal stories, and 2025 safety updates—making workplace regulations an unforgettable sensory experience. [Pay and Benefits](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/money-legal.md) [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/61ac8ff5-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/131765-the-dumbest-job-rejection-emails-ever-sent.md) Barbara Best Share [The Dumbest Job Rejection Emails Ever Sent](https://jobicy.com/blog/131765-the-dumbest-job-rejection-emails-ever-sent.md) What is left, after the dumbest rejection emails have been sent, read, felt, survived? Not a cold, logical conclusion — but a resonance. [Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/d4504b4c-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/131395-recruiter-horror-stories-when-interviews-go-off-the-rails.md) Barbara Best Share [Recruiter Horror Stories: When Interviews Go Off the Rails](https://jobicy.com/blog/131395-recruiter-horror-stories-when-interviews-go-off-the-rails.md) Beyond the resume lies the theater of the human soul. A recruiter reveals the silent tells, cracked masks, and heartbreaking moments in the interview room. [Hiring Process](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/hiring-process.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/aa2a5fa7-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130995-what-its-like-to-work-for-a-micromanager-boss.md) Barbara Best Share [What It’s Like to Work for a Micromanager Boss](https://jobicy.com/blog/130995-what-its-like-to-work-for-a-micromanager-boss.md) What is it like to work for a micromanager? Your own professional world, once a sprawling continent of possibilities, begins to shrink. [Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/c644b948-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/130990-what-i-learned-talking-to-hundreds-of-remote-job-seekers.md) Barbara Best Share [What I Learned Talking to Hundreds of Remote Job Seekers](https://jobicy.com/blog/130990-what-i-learned-talking-to-hundreds-of-remote-job-seekers.md) The search for a remote job is not a search for a different way of working. It is a search for a different way of being. [Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/08/ebc8c507-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/129743-apply-even-if-youre-not-100-qualified.md) Barbara Best Share [Apply Even if You’re Not 100% Qualified](https://jobicy.com/blog/129743-apply-even-if-youre-not-100-qualified.md) To apply for something when you are not “100% qualified” is an act of profound courage. It is an act of faith in the unseen parts of yourself. [Career Development](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/career-development.md) [Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/07/5931766f-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/127146-single-mom-zero-tech-experience-and-now-a-remote-va-for-a-us-startup.md) Barbara Best Share [Single Mom, Zero Tech Experience — and Now a Remote VA for a US Startup](https://jobicy.com/blog/127146-single-mom-zero-tech-experience-and-now-a-remote-va-for-a-us-startup.md) This isn’t some fairy tale. It’s not a story about “making it” in the traditional sense. It’s a story about adaptation. [Job Seeking](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/job-seeking.md) [Success Stories](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/success-stories.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/07/5864d754-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/127075-working-without-a-net-the-risks-and-rights-of-employment-without-a-contract.md) Barbara Best Share [Working Without a Net: The Risks and Rights of Employment Without a Contract](https://jobicy.com/blog/127075-working-without-a-net-the-risks-and-rights-of-employment-without-a-contract.md) Working without a net forces you to be more vigilant, more organized, and more assertive than you might be comfortable with. It’s exhausting, frankly. [Jobs](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/jobs.md) [Productivity](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/productivity.md) [![Image](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/07/0fd652da-221.webp)](https://jobicy.com/blog/127071-how-blockchain-will-disrupt-the-future-of-hiring-and-payroll.md) Barbara Best Share [How Blockchain Will Disrupt the Future of Hiring and Payroll](https://jobicy.com/blog/127071-how-blockchain-will-disrupt-the-future-of-hiring-and-payroll.md) The future of hiring and payroll won’t be a sudden, dramatic overthrow of the old system. It will be a gradual integration. [Pay and Benefits](https://jobicy.com/blog/category/money-legal.md)