Category : Career Change, Career Management, careers, employment, job hunt, job-search, jobs, outplacement, transitions, Workspaces
Just yesterday I thought about breathing And matters of air and such. In unprecedented times of change and challenge And the economy pained so much. Don’t you hear the silent screams That fall short of ever a sound? Can you...
Over the week-end, my son and his fiancé came into town. As we headed to one of many pre-wedding take-care-of-business stops, all of which required decisions, I asked the bride and groom-to-be if they were familiar with different styles, makes...
January is over, we’ve arrived at mid-February, and where are the jobs? It may help you to know a few of the numbers, percentages, and statistics to figure out how to beat the odds. Here are some facts. In an...
Category : Career Management, job-search, Online Career Marketing, personal-branding, Web/Tech
Many things may happen before a recruiter or hiring authority ever sees your resume. These are some: s/he Googles your name, searches for you on LinkedIn, checks Facebook to see what kind of person you are, checks Twitter for evidence...
Category : bisexual, career, career centers, college, employers, employment, gay, job-search, jobs, lesbian, LGBT, transgender
When it comes to helping gay students prepare for life after college, few of the nation's institutions of higher education earn top honors in providing them with relevant resources to aid in a successful job search upon graduation, a new survey finds.
Of the 109 colleges surveyed, just 6 percent of career centers at those schools earned a top rating by OUT for Work, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender college students. The purpose of its survey is to gauge the career tools, programs and resources applicable to LGBT students through campus career centers, the group says.
Category : careers, employment, Interviewing, job hunt, job interviews, job-search, personal-branding, Sports, Workspaces
Based on a true story... Let’s suppose that you are a Hiring Manager – a hiring manager that happens to love baseball. Along comes the fifth candidate out of the five you and your team have chosen to interview in...
Peter A. Professional’s Career, 2000 - 2012 Here lies Peter Professional’s career. A victim of the current recession, Peter’s career has been on life support since a layoff from a healthcare consulting firm. Prior to its final demise, Peter took...
Wouldn’t it be nice if there existed one universal hand-dryer system? I was in a beautiful new office building yesterday and for the life of me, could not get the towel dispenser to work. No matter what I tried, nothing...
Category : Career Hub, job-search
During their careers executives have had to stretch their knowledge, skills, and talents, and frequently work outside their comfort zone. One of the biggest advantages an executive has is the ability to take risks no one else would dare to...
Let's pretend that television producers have approached you with an offer too good to refuse: "We understand that you are looking for a new j-o-b and here's what we're going to do to help you this Super Bowl Sunday 2012....
