“No vacation goes unpunished.” – Karl Hakkarainen
I remember my first job as an analyst on Wall Street. I shared an office with another analyst on one of the Trading floors and there was always lots of yelling, selling and cursing during trading hours. Anyway, I remember when my boss was going on vacation. He made this [...]
“There are only two industries that refer to their customers as ‘users’.” – Edward Tufte
I’ve worked in partnership with a number of the larger technology companies. We all have our “external view” of a company’s profile and corporate image. You really don’t get a good feel for what a company is actually like until you’ve worked [...]
“The superior man is modest in his speech, but excels in his actions.” – Confucius
You know the old saying – “the only thing that is constant is change” and that is exactly what the Internet is all about. Job search is no different, and the Internet helps fuel this change. It is almost the two year [...]
“You’re never beaten until you admit it.” – George S. Patton
You are on the ledge, inching forward one tiny step at a time. It took a lot of courage to get up here, now you just need to step off. You know that once you step off there is no turning back, but you hesitate yet [...]
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupér
I had dinner with some friends the other night and we got to talking about their daughter looking for a job. Fresh out of college, she thinks that one of the interviews may [...]
“Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.“ – Author Unknown
Author Byline: Frank B. Leibold, PhD.
Author Website: www.CareerSuccessSkills.com
Increasingly newspaper headlines across America are asking this question.
In addition to cutting jobs due to the recession and to increase profitability, companies are looking overseas to save money in labor costs. According to [...]
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do” – Eleanor Roosevelt
The job market in New York is heating up, with the big financial institutions leading from the front (okay, not all of them). Not sure if NY typically recovers from a recession earlier or later, but my recruiter friends tell me they have more [...]
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin
Author Byline: Matthew Warzel
Author Website: http://www.mjwcareers.com
Know your resume inside and out, line item by line item. Know your cover letter too. Be prepared to explain each item.
Call ahead the day before the interview to confirm your appointment.
Know the exact address of where [...]
“In a time of drastic change it is the learner who will inherit the future.” – Eric Hoffer
Author Byline: Frank B. Leibold, PhD.
Today new job entrants will have over 10-12 jobs and five-seven distinct careers. This new “boundaryless” career with a “protean” orientation places the primary responsibility for career management on the employee not the [...]
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” – Robert McCloskey
It doesn’t always have to be about me, sometimes it can be about you too. I get lots of emails suggesting links that many of you think [...]