Last week I attended a panel discussion of people (three men, two women) who had recently landed mid-to-higher level professional jobs. Here, in no particular order, are comments and advice from the panelists. Katherine’s story was noteworthy. Katherine wanted to continue her career in financial communications after a layoff. She read an article in the St. Louis Business Journal about a company that was acquiring a northern California firm. Katharine knew that communicating to shareholders…