The article in the Washington Post talks about the job growth in Fairfax County, VA and some of the underlying reasons behind it. Without going into too much detail about the article, the underlying reason behind the sustained growth of jobs and the economy of Northern Virginia is its proximity to federal dollars and a […]

Whether it will actually take effect or not is unknown, but the U.S. Senate has just voted, 94-0, to add to a minimum wage bill a federal contracting ban for businesses in violation of federal immigration laws. The initial bill is intended to raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per […]

An article in the NY Times talks about job boards targeting older candidates. I found the first blog reference to these new boards at Secrets of the Job Hunt. The Times talks about the emerging trend of targeting job candidates who are looking for late-career opportunities or who have retired and are interested in easing […]

At various points in our lives and during various individual activities, we look for things to measure how much (or how little) we’ve accomplished toward a specific goal. Seth Godin has a great blog post entitled High Resolution Mistakes that really sheds some light on the all-too-common human practice of measuring the wrong things.
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I have written on previous occasions about my hypocritical dislike of the American culture of consumption and about various definitions of wealth, what makes people truly happy and other related righteous ponderings. But today I want to talk about real financial wealth - the truly BIG money – and the world of the people who […]

The AFC and NFC Championship games are being played today in Indianapolis and Chicago, respectively. The Colts are hosting the New England Patriots in what seems like a January tradition and the feel-good New Orleans Saints travel to Chicago to take on the Bears. The hype and anticipation surrounding both games is enormous, perhaps even […]

Lime.com has a great post today about Recycling Office Furniture. It’s a short video piece, but it’s very interesting. A UK company, Green-Works, accepts discarded office furniture from large employers and recycles, re-furbishes, and re-purposes it for re-sale to smaller employers at a fraction of the original cost. Every phase of the process is financially […]

I came across Mark Cuban’s blog post from the other day entitled “Why I Don’t Wear a Suit and Can’t Figure Out Why Anyone Does” and, while I definitely agree with his stance, not everyone has the luxury to swear off suits. Personally, I haven’t had the “need” to wear one for business, possibly ever. […]

If you are an active job seeker or someone who is interested in exploring opportunities to advance your existing career – and we all usually fall into one of those two groups – Jibber Jobber can help you take control of your career path. Jibber Jobber is a job seeking and career management tool that […]

As just about everyone who’s looked for a job recently knows, there is a proliferation of specialty, niche job boards out there, as well a number of job sites that focus on specific geographic regions. What is happening in the process has been a “squeeze” of the “Big 3″ job boards - Monster.com, CareerBuilder and […]