Note: This article first appeared in a post for The Salary Reporter Blog on Payscale.com, where Jim is a contributing writer. Adapt or die! Learn new skills! The only constant in life is change! The way these phrases are thrown about, it would seem the only way to advance your career is to assemble a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]