Here are four things that experts recommend to reclaim your time and sense of control as you search for a job.
Author Archives: Karen Hawkins
Karen Hawkins is a lifelong journalist and serial entrepreneur. In 2025, she launched Your So-Called Life Coaching for individuals, groups and newsrooms. She most recently served as story editor at The 19th* and has been co-publisher and editor-in-chief of the Chicago Reader. She’s the founder of Rebellious Magazine for Women and co-host of Of Course I’m Not OK: The Podcast. She is an award-winning reporter and editor whose journalism background includes positions at The Associated Press, the Windy City Times and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She is also a former mentor and national board member for NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists. She is a frequent and enthusiastic speaker about newsroom diversity, LGBTQ+ issues and feminism. Karen lives outside of Chicago with more cats than she’s willing to disclose.
