Pay for Play? Feedback a New Money Maker!
Seriously, would you pay for “feedback” from an interview that didn’t result in an offer? This was the question Tim Sackett posted and answered in a recent piece on his blog, Fistful of Talent. I kind of think he’s joking [...]
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What Place does Work Occupy in Our Lives?
What place does work occupy in our lives? Do we work to buy time for our true interests? Or because we love it? This is a thought provoking article – Don’t Fool Yourself: There is No Work/Life Balance via Fast Company [...]
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The Best Defense is Offense!
The first thing that came to mind after reading this article (via Mashable) is that this person is spending a lot of time trying to figure out why they didn’t hear from a potential employer after an interview – instead of [...]
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RE: Four Trends Crushing America’s Veterans
Last week William Treseder posted a very interesting article (Four Trends Crushing America’s Veterans) about how he feels the press is misrepresenting America’s veterans – to the detriment of their employment prospects. He supports his premise by citing four “trends” that the [...]
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Huff Post: “Marooned in Middle Management…”
Sara Canaday’s recent article, “Marooned in Middle Management? Something is Missing” provides a lot of good tips for evaluating the impact of your job – especially if you’ve been there a while and feel stuck. She describes passed over “Perpetual [...]
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Ingratitude, Arrogance and Bad Karma
This is not a new story, most of it appeared to happen last summer (2013) but the fact that I found it suggests that it still resonates. As explained by Janet Cho from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kelly Blazek, the [...]
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Alex Malley: “You’re hired! The six characteristics…”
Alex Malley’s LinkedIn “Influencer” article “You’re hired! The six characteristics I look for in a job applicant” has some great insights about how he likes to get beyond the standard interview interrogation. In the book I write a lot [...]
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NYT: “Just Graduated, and Fumbling…”
Alina Tugend’s “Just Graduated, and Fumbling Through a First Job” is a well written article and has some helpful insights about first jobs. Better though, I am smiling because reading it made me think about my real first job out of [...]
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Lifehacker: “How Can I Build a Resume…”
Lifehacker’s “Dear Lifehacker” resume and reference advice from Alan Henry is not bad but falls short in a few key areas. Alan is right on target when he suggests making lists of your greatest professional, educational and personal accomplishments and, [...]
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Fast Company: “How Do I Get Noticed…”
Lolly Daskal’s Fast Company response to a job seeker who is struggling to get noticed contains some really good advice. While I’m not excited about everything in her first tip about which is designed to slip past automated software screenings, the [...]
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