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Career Change Myths
Career Myth #1: You can't make a living doing something you really, truly loveThis is the grand-daddy of career myths, the belief that you can't have a "practical" career doing something that you were passionate about. It has to be one or the other. ...
The Seven Deadly Sins of the Job Search - Greed, Are Your Salary Expectations Reasonable?
Everyone knows the story of their sister’s best friend’s cousin’s roommate from college who took a new position and raised their salary from $45,000 per year to $110,000 per year with a personal driver and a company jet. The AWFUL TRUTH is, tha...
Who's Hiring from the Fastest Growing Companies - Vol IX
This series has become one of my most popular and has been picked up by a number of publications across the web. Of course, you can beat the crowds and read it here first! Continuing where we left off when last we looked at the fastest growing compan...
Wrong Job? Wrong Career?
Have you considered changing career?I love sushi. But this picture makes me reconsider. Oh, yeah, this one is entirely irrelevant with the post. Anyway, have a pleasant weekend folks.^^My Other Blogs: Practical Tips for Young Professionals The HRMan...
Who's Hiring at the Fastest Growing Companies - Vol V
The fastest growing companies, why do you care? Well for one, not too many companies are growing these days in this economy and the fastest growing companies are, by definition, growing faster than average. Secondly, the fastest growing are the most ...
The Power of Networking ... and Two Questions
You've been told that networking is the best way to find a job.But, unless you've been hired that way, it may be hard to appreciate how effective it can be.So, recent research on the subject may open your eyes to the power of networking ...In a Febru...
Resume Makeover Series - Start with a Power Statement
Taking into account requests from our readers, we started a series of articles titled ‘Resume Makeover Series.’ The objective is to take you through the complete process of writing a resume, with best practices for each stage.In this article, we...
3 Sides of “I Have Already Submitted My Resume”
You are interviewing a candidate about a position for your client, and then you get to the part about interviewing. You ask,” Who have you submitted your resume too?” I have submitted it to A, B, and C companies.There are 3 major problems with ...
3 Job Search Q & A's: Michigan Edition
This past week, I gave two speeches to nearly 1,000 people in my home state of Michigan and fielded dozens of questions from job seekers of all ages.Since time and space are short here, I've boiled them down to three job-search questions with broad a...
How to Work With a Recruiter | Top Five Tips to a Successful Business Relationship
With the unemployment rates soaring and the number of companies hiring through the traditional job boards and classified advertising down, what's a job seeker to do when you're considering making a change? The truth is in spite of the current econom...
Visual Resumes | Do You Have Yours?
The job hunting world is continually changing, driven primarily by advancements in technology and leveraging the Internet. We've seen the world of snail mail and "pounding the pavement" replaced by emails, job boards and hundreds of job posting sites...
Resume Objectives: What Do You Want?
Resume objectives are a big topic online. Apparently, it’s a problem for people…but it shouldn’t be. The concept of it isn’t that hard. At it’s most basic level, a resume objective says what it is that you want, and the rest of the resum...
626K Jobless in the U.S.
In as much as I abhor bad news, it seems to be (almost) the order each day since the financial meltdown begun at Wall Street. There are currently 626,000 Americans who are jobless according to the statistics released by the Department of Labor. An i...
Only Blue Collar Jobs?
Who said that only those who have temporary jobs are the only victims of mass layoffs? In fact,“No matter the color of your work shirt, this recession is sparing few.From blue collar construction workers to white collar financial sector employees, ...
You are not indispensable!
Only you can make this world seem rightOnly you can make the darkness bright.Only you and you alonecan thrill me like you doand fill my heart with love for only you...Humming that beautiful classic song by the Platters reminds me something about my r...
Prove, Persist, Get Hired!
You've heard of the three Rs of education: reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic. But have you heard of the two Ps of job hunting? They are proof and persistence.To get hired for your ideal job -- or better yet, to have that job created just for you -- y...
MBA Lessons in a nutshell
The most valuable hard lessons I learned in my career corporate life were not actually gleaned from completing my MBA, from my bosses, colleagues or elsewhere. Mostly, these were learned from bitter mistakes. And I have set my mind not to repeat them...
Inspirational phrases you will never hear at WORK
A friend of mine emailed this to me today.1. There is no "I" in "teamwork." But there is in "management kiss-up."2. If you do a good job and work hard, you may get a job with a better company someday.3. The light at the end of the tunnel has been t...
Certification Training: A Productivity Tool
While education, work experience, and maturity account for success in any career like IT (Information Technology), there is no substitute for a certification training and badge of approval from a refutable organization. This is what I have always pr...
How Important is Continuing Education for a Young Professional?
Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about it. (Jimmy Connors)I agree in part with Connors there. In the corporate context, work or professionals experience is indeed...
30 Signs You're About To Lose Your Job
The flip side to looking for a job is wondering if you're about to lose the one you have. Worried? Watch for these signs:1. Your workload is reduced.2. You start receiving memos about the company's "new direction."3. Your company introduces tech...
A Yuppie Advise: How to play the Interviewer’s game and get hired
Why do the smartest and the most confident candidates do not get the job offer? Let me proffer a simplistic answer, coming from a HR professional’s perspective: Because job interviewing is a very subjective exercise. There. Therefore, do not take...
4 Practical Ways to Manage your Boss (Part 2 of 3)
If you work for someone, then work for him.Speak well of him and stand by the institution he represents.Remember, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.If you must growl, condemn, and eternally find fault, resign your position and when y...
4 Practical Ways to Manage your Boss (Part 1 of 3)
Oh! C’mon? Yeah, I hear you. Nevertheless, do know that there is such a thing as managing your bosses, superiors, leaders, supervisors, managers or however you want to call them. These are the people who have been given the authority to manage ...
