Note: The article You’ve been laid off: What to do in the first 60 minutes first appeared in my career and lifestyle blog, The Hopkinson Report. Losing your job can be a traumatic experience. What you do in the first 60 minutes can have a huge effect on how you handle it. It’s the relationship [...]
Adapt or die! Learn new skills! The only constant in life is change! Is the only way to get ahead in business to amass dozens of the latest skills? Not so fast. I recently wrote an article that talks about the advantage of “doubling down” and focusing only on your core strengths. I cover: How [...]
Note: This article first appeared in a post for The Hired Guns. Check out TheHiredGuns.com to Get Hired, Find Talent, or Rock Your Career. You’ve finally finished off the last of the leftovers from Thanksgiving, and now December is here, another year gone by. Your wallet is feeling the effects of those “doorbuster” specials from [...]
Note: This article first appeared in a post for The Hired Guns. Check out TheHiredGuns.com to Get Hired, Find Talent, or Rock Your Career. There are many hurdles to clear on your path to getting your dream job—at a dream salary. You’ll need to make your resume stand out to merit consideration, perform better than [...]
“In these uncertain economic times…” That phrase entered our lexicon within the past few years, becoming the default lead-in sentence for politicians, newscasters, and CEOs alike before delivering bad news about jobs or the economy. The recession took its toll on the workforce in different ways: - Many fell victim to cutbacks and were laid off, [...]
You’ve had it up to here. Your boss is a jerk. You work way too many hours. You just got passed up for a promotion. You know you should be making more money. It’s time to find a new job. Maybe you got laid off. Or maybe you’re a 19-year-old college sophomore looking for a [...]
The person sitting next to you at work has been acting peculiar. Nothing dramatic… after all, you’ve shared the same workspace for years, worked on several successful projects together, and survived a round of layoffs in 2009, coming out fine on the other side. But it’s the little things… – There’s a new hop in [...]
Note: This article first appeared in a post for The Hired Guns. Check out TheHiredGuns.com to Get Hired, Find Talent, or Rock Your Career. Conducting a job search often leads people through a series of highs and lows. You have a great lead, but it falls through. You haven’t had any interviews in a month, [...]
Building a well-connected network takes time and effort, but if you have fun along the way, it could make your life a lot easier. Hey everyone, pull up a chair. In fact, fill out a nametag, introduce yourself to the person sitting next to you, and tell us what you do. This article is about [...]
In my career I’ve been fortunate enough to mentor several interns. Here are the top 10 big picture things I tried to teach them: 1) Misuse of Reply all, BCC, and mute: Don’t be that person. Let’s start with the practical ones. Thankfully none of my interns had a problem with this, but clearly SOMEONE [...]
