Skills Make Labor More Valuable As you know by now, if you have been a long time subscriber to our weekly E-zine, I'm a very big proponent of activity, labor and discipline. In fact I devoted one of the five major pieces to the life puzzle (in my book under the same name) to the subject of activity and labor. But now let me add another key word to the labor equation - skillful. Yes, skillful labor.
The Recruiting Truth...Time Is Not On Your Side In today's marketplace things are constantly changing and so are the needs of just about each and every organization. Whether your company is growing organically or inorganically, whether your company is growing domestically or internationally or for one reason or another you just have pain, your organization must be in a position to attract top talent and attract it quickly! But attracting it is only the first part of the equation. The bigger problem is what you do once you attract talent to your organization.
When All Is Not Well With Work When all is not well with work, what do you do? Do you quickly get frustrated and feel discontent? Do you look at each situation as a tiresome challenge or as an opportunity to learn something new? Theresa Castro, Executive Career Coach and author of The Secrets to Discovering Your Dream Job gives insight on how to handle difficult situations at work.
Career Change: From Suits & Sales to Boots & Rails Many of us take time at the beginning of a new year to consider making changes to things like our habits, our health, or our jobs. Here's how one man changed careers—and changed his life.
Settling Successfully Into Your New Job The euphoria of getting a new job can sometimes be overcome by apprehension about what comes next. After all, you're "the new kid on the block," and there's much to learn--about your new job duties and much more. But here are some things you can do to make the process go smoother.
Dealing With How Would You...? Questions Anticipating likely questions is one of the best ways to prepare for a job interview. But the "How would you handle...?" types of questions are difficult to foresee. Here's what to do when they are asked.
5 Ways to Combat Job Burnout Learn 5 ways to stop the cycle of stress and anxiety during job burnout. Reorient your life around what inspires you.
Freelance Work: The Changing Face of Employment No more working for the same company for fifty years. Freelance work is becoming more and more prominent. On-line you can find work or someone to do a job.
Little Mistakes That Keep You Unemployed Do you make the following mistakes in your job search? If so, stop now. And start getting more calls for job interviews.
How to Get Hired by Being Obvious If you want a drink of water, do you hire a focus group or pick up the Yellow Pages? No. You go to the kitchen, fill a glass and drink. You take the shortest route to fill your need.
How NOT to Write a Resume I review about 200-300 a month, and most have at least 2-3 mistakes. Yet, all those hundreds of mistakes can be grouped into just a handful of categories, which you would do well to avoid.
Job Layoff: Confronting Why Me? The emotional trauma of being the victim of job layoff is identified along with strategies for preserving a sense of self-worth and personal value.
