If you’ve ever sat across the desk from someone who can’t ask the right interview questions, you know how uncomfortable the situation can be when it is handled poorly. For many job seekers, their perception of a company’s image can change dramatically as a result of a job interview.
Some of the common turn-offs cited by [...]
Some of the women I know were abuzz recently over a report that was just published by Pew Research Center which noted that wives have become the primary breadwinners in one out of five marriages. As part of the baby boomer workforce, many of whom graduated college in the ’70s, my friends and I applauded [...]
Today’s technology can make or break a career. One teacher aide in Bangor, Penn. has found out the hard way that even private photos on your cell phone might cost you your job.
A friend tweeted me the recent story of an unidentified teacher’s aide in the Slate Belt area of Pennsylvania who left her personal [...]
As the countdown to Super Bowl Sunday draws near, here is a cautionary tale for fans devoted to their sport and its place in the world of work.
In the last quarter of 2009, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) reported that four employees of Fidelity Investments had been fired for their involvement in a fantasy football [...]
I’m always surprised that people are eager to ask each other where they got a good deal on dining, or a haircut, or even the name of a building contractor, but these same people are somewhat reluctant to talk to each other about job networking. This is called the art of “career schmoozing.” The American [...]
The famed Irish poet/playwright Oscar Wilde is credited with this statement, “The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” Wilde said this more than 100 years ago, but it is likely something that anyone who spent any part of the last year unemployed can appreciate.
A recent release from the Bureau [...]
