CareerAlley

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby
I often get asked “what’s the best job search board” or “who are the best recruiters”. There are so many resources for job search, literally, tens of thousands. And, as with everything in life, what is considered [...]

For those of you who have followed by blog from “the early days”, you will know that I work for a Wall Street firm. Two years ago, the answer to my blog title would have been “no one”. But today, there are more jobs on Wall Street than they can fill (“not true” you say?). [...]

“Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.” — Unknown
I remember the first time I went to Las Vegas with some of my friends. We were in our early twenty’s, no experience in gambling but eager to win (a bad combination). Every gambling game has some level of chance to it. Now take Poker [...]

“Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll have to ram them down people’s throats.” – Howard Aiken
If you are like most people, the minute you see a great idea you think “now why didn’t I think of that?”. I know that happens with me all of the time. [...]

“Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.” –Yogi Berra
I don’t know about you, but when I hear the word “industry”, the first thing I think of is smokestacks (hence the picture). I’m sure that has something to do with my age . Job search is much the same as today’s quote [...]

“I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.” – George Burns
Somewhere out there your job is waiting, trust me. You just haven’t found it yet (but you will). It doesn’t matter if you’ve just started the job hunt or if you’ve been looking for a long [...]

“This is your life and it’s ending one minute at a time.” – Fight Club – 1999 – Chuck Palahniuk
Okay, did I get your attention? Your first job marks the beginning of your 10,000 day career (do the math) and, while you are probably just hoping you get a job, you should prepare for the [...]

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison
I remember looking for my first “real” job (as opposed to those that I held during college). First of all, there were no personal computers, there were typewriters. This meant you were [...]

“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” – Calvin Coolidge
Time flies, can it really be Christmas again? By now you’ve opened your presents and, with any luck, there is no coal [...]

“Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.” – Yogi Berra
This is the time of year when your local radio station starts the countdown of the top 500 hits of the decade ending with the number one hit on New Year’s Day. Lots of parties, lots of food, a clean slate and lots of hope for [...]