Looking for Jobs — in All the Wrong Places by Jan Canon Looking for Jobs — in All the Wrong Places Most job seekers, in my experience, have limited ideas about what kinds of jobs they’re qualified for and where they can seek new opportunities. The first restriction comes about for two reasons: 1) none
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When boomers and Xers meet, expect clashes They are the generation of women who grew up with John Kennedy, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and Watergate. They are well-educated social crusaders, determined to gain equality in the workplace. They are the baby boomer women who taught their daughters to believe they could be
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Career change: How to make it happen These days, everyone is a career changer. No one is going to keep the same career for 40 years. How boring. People change, so careers should change. But why do people have to be so incompetent about it? There are a lot of ways to orchestrate a career
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White-Collar Blues In 1867, E.L. Godkin published an essay in North American Review trying to explain why the United States lacked the “intense class feeling” of European nations. Godkin, editor of the then-fledgling Nation magazine, might have been surprised by the past year in American journalism, which saw The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles
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So, you want to be the boss? In some work environments, boss is a four-letter word. “Demands on bosses are radically different than they were 10 years ago,” said Michael Merenda, professor of strategic management and chair of the management department at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics. “The demand on today’s leaders is
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CEO search: How to land the big one As anyone who has ever gone fishing knows, reeling in the big ones isn’t easy. You’ve got to figure out where prize catches are likely to be found and when they are hungry enough to bite. And it takes just the right bait as well as patience
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Overweight job hunters ‘lose out’ Overweight people were said to lack self-discipline Overweight workers find it harder to get jobs than their slim counterparts, an online survey suggests. The magazine survey of 2,000 personnel officers found most preferred to offer jobs to workers of a “normal weight”. Half of those polled by Personnel Today thought
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Boomer retirements looming The workers who run the Lower Colorado River Authority’s hydroelectric dams refined their skills with decades of on-the-job training. And when they leave, they’ll take all that experience with them. That day isn’t far off. The looming loss of older workers’ skills brought Andi Handy, the authority’s executive manager of human relations,
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A good resume versus a great resume In today’s tough market, it is hard enough to land a job — let alone imagine and launch the career of your dreams. The problem is that while people are scrambling for success, they don’t take the time to figure out what job is the right fit or
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Blogs can boost, wreck careers About 10 million Americans write blogs, ranging from the confessional and edgy to the technical and mundane, says Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Thirty-five million read them. For businesses, blogs and other forms of personal Internet communication constitute a new frontier fraught with promise
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When the Resume Lie is Uncovered Resumes have their own language. A “summer internship” often means studious coffee-making. “Basic German” means you can say your name with a German accent. “Good computer skills” — you like sending e-cards. But how often are resumes checked? And what happens if the “facts” are uncovered? “We don’t check
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Is It Time To Update Your Resume The motto “Be prepared,” isn’t just great advice for Boy Scouts; it’s also great career advice. You never know when the perfect career opportunity will present itself. If a recruiter called you today with your dream job, would you be prepared to send out an up-to-date resume right
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The Counterintuitive Job Search When you catch a cold, your first instinct is to hop in bed until you feel better. That’s understandable and healthy. How about when you find yourself out of a job? Your first reaction to a job loss may be the same — lie in bed until it blows over. Yet,
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In Executive Career Placement, the Best Networking is a Strategic Plan Generally, senior executives are very accomplished at their day-to-day activities within their respective industries. However, most are not skilled in what is often the hardest job they ve ever had finding a job. Many of these men and women have not had to look
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Always Show Excitement When Job Interviewing Remember when you are interviewing for a job, you are actually making a first impression that will last throughout your relationship with the interviewer. When interviewing, try to put yourself in the shoes of the interviewer and decide if you would be impressed. Also remember that these people are
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