Archive for the 'Career Advancement' Category
By: Matt, December 12th, 2007
It’s been a while since I’ve written - ironically, it’s probably because my own work-life balance is out of whack. Not that I’m slacking, mind you - just been working very hard on other projects! I don’t think anyone would say that this concept, i.e. - the “work-life balance” is particularly new, but it’s certainly […]
Tags: hotjobs, job boards, retirement, work life balance
Posted in Workplace, Job Boards, Career Advancement |
By: Matt, October 23rd, 2007
I’ve read a bit lately about “Generation Y” and the differences between the youngest adult generation and those preceding it. Sure, there are differences, but one age-old question always remains for every generation, i.e. - “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Technically, we’re “grown up” by the time we graduate from […]
Tags: career choice, college graduates, Generation Y, real estate careers
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Job Search, Career Advancement |
By: Matt, October 18th, 2007
I read today on Secrets of the Job Hunt, referencing a Bureau of Labor Statistics study, that the average college graduate can expect to hold between 10 and 14 jobs by the time they turn 38. C.M. Russell, author of the blog, suggests that job hopping and free agency are the way to get ahead […]
Tags: career advancement, employer loyalty, entrepreneurship, job hopping, jobette
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Career Advancement |
By: Matt, October 8th, 2007
In researching the “industry” of employment and job search, I come across dozens of new websites each week. It’s a fairly tight-knit little world we employment bloggers live in, and it seems that everyone “knows” everyone else, at least to the extent that we’ve heard of each other or happened upon the blogs of most […]
Tags: careersource magazine, contract job hunter, employment magazines, employment publications, equal opportunity publications, human resource executive, job search magazines
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Job Search, Career Advancement |
By: Mick, September 6th, 2007
I don’t know a damn thing about opera and only slightly more about classical music as a whole, but I know who Pavarotti is. I would be that even people in their teens have heard his name, even if they weren’t quite sure exactly why he was famous. He had achieved the pinnacle of his […]
Tags: career planning, dream jobs, professional education, professional perseverance
Posted in Job Search, Sweet Jobs, Career Advancement |
By: Mick, September 1st, 2007
There is a great editorial in the Baltimore Sun today entitled When Bosses Go Bad. The piece talks in-depth about the idea of proposed legislation in at least four states that would allow employees to sue their bosses for creating “abusive work environments.” The piece talks about the dangers of allowing that type of legislation […]
Tags: abusive bosses, sue your boss, workplace harassment, workplace lawsuits
Posted in Workplace, Legal Issues, Career Advancement |
By: Mick, August 30th, 2007
Whether you’re an NFL quarterback, a Miss USA contestant, or simply a hard-working Jane out there trying to make ends meet, we’re all prone to make the big mistake at a crucial time. It’s just a part of life. Some of us have to endure a little bit more than others when the sh-t hits […]
Tags: image make overs, image management, personal brand management, personal branding, public relations
Posted in Workplace, Networking, Career Advancement |
By: Mick, August 29th, 2007
We’ve all heard the mantra about “working smarter, not harder,” but what does it really mean and how are we supposed to apply that to our daily lives? We all have established routines. We get up, do what we have to do to get ready for the day and then start working at whatever it […]
Tags: daily work routines, increasing work efficiency, time management
Posted in Workplace, Career Advancement |
By: Mick, August 23rd, 2007
Jason Alba was kind enough to send me an advanced copy his new book - I’m on LinkedIn - Now What? - and I am genuinely looking forward to reading it. I have never taken the time to learn how to truly leverage LinkedIn as a professional networking tool and I am sure that Jason […]
Tags: Im on LinkedIn Now What?, Jason Alba, linkedin, networking, networking strategies
Posted in Networking, Career Advancement |
By: Mick, August 21st, 2007
Every time we leave a job - for any reason - there has been some fracture of the previous working relationship. Even if terms of the departure were amicable, there was obviously some reason for the split and one or both of the parties involved probably have some feelings or opinions about the parting of […]
Tags: business networking, business relationships, career advancement, post employment relationships
Posted in Job Search, Networking, Career Advancement |