It seems that the approach to job search from the perspective of job boards and from the vast majority of the employment industry at large is the same as we find in other areas of our consumption-based economy – Bigger. Faster. Stronger. Everything is about using the biggest job board or the largest resume database. […]

We’ve all heard the ongoing debates about prayer in the schools. But there is a podcast from Businessweek that I found while over at Inside Work that deals specifically with religion in the workplace. The interview is with Marko Mrkonich from Littler Mendelson in Minneapolis. It is about 17 minutes long and provides some excellent […]

I think the common answer to this question is Business and I understand the logic behind it. If you’re starting a business, what better major to pursue than Business, right? I’m not so sure. There is certainly validity to that approach and many Business majors have gone on to become successful entrepreneurs. But I think […]

Jason Alba at JibberJobber has a great summary of a teleseminar entitled “Never Look for a Job Again”, which included offerings from various industry leaders and contributors. Jason provides a fairly comprehensive list of notes from the seminar, but I have picked out just a few:

People at work pay attention to the strategy of their […]

I was listening to one of my favorite talk radio show hosts yesterday on XM radio - Larry Elder. Since anyone who is heavily bent to either side of the political dial will probably know who that is, I may have just lost 50percent of my audience, that’s OK. The […]

A savvy business consultant once explained to me that, in business, it is rarely the person with the best plan that finds success. There are countless great ideas that never become a reality. But rather, it is the person who executes their plan the best that will succeed. At the time, I didn’t think much […]

This is good advice for all of us and is applicable to every employment and life situation that I can think of. Over the past few weeks, I have had an opportunity to witness first-hand what can happen when individuals fail to see what appears to be obvious to the people around them. The consequences […]

This question was posed (sort of) in The Blog at SEOmoz.org, specifically addressing the costs associated with attending the recent Search Engine Strategies conference in New York. SEOmoz.org is one of the best SEO sites around and the people behind the site are some of the most respected names in the world of SEO. They […]

I’m sure you’ve seen the standard advice and warnings for people considering starting their own business. Some of the more popular ones include:

Be prepared to work harder than you’ve ever worked before
Be prepared to persevere when times are difficult
Learn how to network effectively
Set and adhere to budgetary constraints
Seek advice for establishing the legal and accounting […]

Most employees feel that they might be just a little smarter than the people above them at work. And in many cases, employees have great ideas for improving the overall performance of their company. Unfortunately, the ideas of employees rarely get beyond their initial introduction to management because their presentations are incomplete - they do […]