Escape Your Pigeonhole If you’re good at what you do, you may get pigeonholed. Here’s how to avoid that fowl fate. You have to marvel at the sheer breadth of film-animation jobs that Colum Slevin has been able to talk his way into to avoid being pegged in one slot. Perhaps he picked up the
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Enhance your career, one small step at a time Resolutions. They’re easy to make, even easier to break. While some people fail to reach their goals because they were unrealistic to begin with, more often it seems those dreams just get pushed aside. The trick to staying on track is to break those big ideas
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25 great careers in the USA Finding your dream job can be a real nightmare. Career counselors suggest following your passion, and that’s sage advice. Yet outstanding opportunities — jobs that offer high growth potential, good salaries, and intellectual stimulation — aren’t always easy to come by. That’s why, for the second year in a
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How to work with a retained search firm. . . part one of two from the recruiter’s side of the desk. With a new year recently begun, it is time for all of us to reassess the past year with an eye to having 2006 be better. Some of you will determine that it may
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Job descriptions too often fail seeker and hirer A really important tool for job seekers in today’s tight market is a job description that clearly and fully explains exactly what the employer wants. Especially in a classified ad. But, unfortunately, an accurate and thorough job description isn’t always made available by potential employers. And that
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Counteroffers: Accept Them? Ignore Them? The Answer Is Simple! You were just offered a dream job by the developer across town, you finally got up the nerve to tell your boss that you’re outta there, and, lo and behold, he blew your mind by making you a counteroffer. What a nice compliment! Now you need
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This is really important: Don’t fudge that résumé With all the ruckus about James Frey’s memoir, “A Million Little Pieces,” and how much of it is fact or fiction, it got me wondering if anyone was nervous about being caught red-handed with a résumé they had embellished and turned out to be part fact, part
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Casting A Wider Net High-powered executives know the bait: “Come work for us. We’ll treat you right.” “We really, really like what you have to offer.” “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Every day, cooing headhunters entice the best of the best to new jobs with words like these. But job recruiters are finding it’s not so
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Preventing identity theft: Everyone is at risk for identity theft, but there are many precautions a person can take to greatly reduce the chances of personal information getting into the wrong hands. “Identity theft can strike anybody from birth to death and beyond,” said Dick Dewar, volunteer for the Identity Theft Resource Center and president
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Fallen off your career ladder? Help’s at hand Most Canadians still turn to family, friends and co-workers for career advice, but more and more are also seeking outside help, as working life becomes more complex. “The world of work is not a straightforward career ladder as it was years ago. It’s more like a jungle
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Job Hunting Tips From Recruiters – Forbes.com A successful job search is built on three basic components: focus, definition and persistence. To succeed, you must narrow the search to a specific type of job, define skills and accomplishments that set you apart from the pack and keep at it until landing the job you want.
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Don’t be afraid to decline a job offer When you begin looking for a job, take the time to set some parameters as to what type of job offer, minimum benefits and salary you will accept. There will come a time in your job search or just life in general where you will consider declining
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Getting through the job interview James Milton waited through a silent pause as mock interviewers prepared an interview session at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. Minton, a father of four, took an adult course to learn skills on how to apply for a better paying job. He scored well in the interview. If
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Sun setting later on some careers The American boss of the future might look a lot like Dana Cable Sr., who works 10 hours daily, worries over bills, meets customers and tinkers with inventions that won’t hit the market for years. “It’s still too much fun to work,” says Dana Cable, so he continues to
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Hold off on salary questions until after the job interview Q. I am wondering if it is bad form to ask a prospective employer the salary range of the position before agreeing to sit down for an interview. P.W. A. In general, it’s better not to pose this question before agreeing to an interview. It
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