Go Interview for a New Job – Even if You Don’t Want It. Here’s Why
You might be very content in your current career situation. Perhaps you view your job security as relatively high, your pay is fair and you like your work environment. That’s great! You’re in a...
View ArticleYes, A College Degree is Worth It – If Your Major Isn’t Useless
There’s been a lot of griping in recent years that students are graduating with boatloads of debt and they can’t land a job, so they’re questioning the value of their degree. Between jobless friends,...
View ArticleStudy Tips from a Guy Who’s Been Outta College for a Decade
Since I finished my undergrad over a decade ago, I haven’t put my study skills to work recently. I did an MBA a few years back, but much of that program was based on projects, papers, presentations...
View ArticleCompanies are Hiring Overseas – So What Are You Gonna Do About It?
With the typical opening line one can expect from Huffington Post, the author questions why American companies aren’t hiring: “Corporate profits are up. Stock prices are up. So why isn’t anyone hiring?...
View ArticleJobless Rate Drops to 9.4% – But What’s the REAL Deal?
I don’t mean to be a perpetual party-pooper here, but the headline number for unemployment looks good today – better, at 9.4%. So, why didn’t stocks rally on the news? Why aren’t people exuberantly...
View ArticleBest Places to Work 2011
The Best Places to Work is out from Fortune for the year 2011 (source). Given the time of year when many college seniors are thinking about future employers and looking to land their first job, while...
View Article2011 Average Raise – Will Raises Stink Like Last Year?
With equities markets amazingly breaching prior highs already and unemployment slowing dropping to 9% with projections of 8% by year-end, the data is indicating we are firmly in a recovery now. But it...
View ArticleShould Teacher Salaries Be Published for All to See?
The other day, a friend sat down at my wife’s table at a kids’ school function and seemed a bit sad and said, “Well, now that you all know what my husband makes…that’s how my day’s going”. My wife and...
View ArticleMore Tips and Tricks for Project Managers
A few years back, I wrote an Article for Project Managers which got some pretty good feedback so I thought I’d go back and draw from a few more years of experience in the role and share some more...
View ArticleHow Ireland is Just Like California (minus the weather)
I was in Ireland earlier this month for a business trip and you learn a lot more from talking to drivers and locals in the pub than you learn from the mainstream media. Walking around Dublin, I was...
View ArticleManufacturing: What It’s Like to Work in a Factory, Why Jobs Are Leaving the...
Now that the election’s over, we can stop debating tax rates, repealing Obamacare and whether Mitt’s dog rode on the roof of his car. Aside from gun laws now – which DO require serious...
View ArticleYahoo’s Work From Home Controversy – Thoughts and Your Opinions
This past week, Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer announced a ban on employees working from home. This, in a culture where many, many employees were used to doing this for years. Here are a few thoughts on...
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