By: Mick, April 21st, 2008
When faced with a time crunch at work or at home, whether it’s a major project deadline or just getting some things done quickly, prioritizing your objectives is the first thing that must be accomplished. Without the proper order of your tasks, it is likely that you will get bogged down in areas that are […]
Tags: prioritizing objectives, setting and achieving goals, time management, work life balance
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Workplace, Management |
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: Mick, September 21st, 2007
We’ve talked about it many times, trying to weigh the value of your time versus how much money you’re making. Are you wealthier making 40K per year working 30 hours per week or making 80K working 60 hours per week? It’s an ongoing struggle for most of us, desperately trying to find a balance that […]
Tags: saving time at work, time saving tips, work from home, work life balance
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Perspectives, Workplace, Management, Entrepreneurship |
By: Mick, September 20th, 2007
I am an entrepreneur and have been so for the last 10 years. With my trusted partner, we’ve been through several business models, traveled many paths and experienced various levels of success and failure. Both of us worked in the “real world” for a very short time - roughly two years - and our business […]
Tags: entrepreneurship, Generation Y, how to be an entrepreneur, how to start a company, ideas for companies, work life balance
Posted in Insourced, Job Search, New College Grads |
By: Mick, August 1st, 2007
We have to address this question every time we look around our house or apartment and realize that there’s a problem that we might be able to fix on our own. Maybe you need to paint a room, remove some wallpaper, or fix a leaking toilet. Maybe you want to hang ceiling fans. Whatever the […]
Tags: fair compensation, outsourcing, work life balance
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Perspectives, Job Search, Salary Issues |
By: Mick, May 16th, 2007
That title is not a metaphor or anything fancy like that. It’s a simple question from a simple man. Having lived in Maryland my entire life, I have grown accustomed to distinct weather changes between each season of the year. The last few days have been pretty nice around here, with highs in the mid-70s […]
Tags: job search, job search trends, seasonal employment, work life balance
Posted in Perspectives, Job Search |