Guest Post From Connie Ragen Green. You may be familiar with the story of how Cortez ordered his men to burn the ships when they landed in Mexico. The purpose of this was to make his men see that they had to win this battle, because returning to Spain would not be an option. It […]
Career Advice and Opinions
For a successful job search develop a great web presence.
With the advent of electronic resumes and the ability to search the Internet, companies and recruiters are becoming more proactive in searching out top candidates, rather than waiting for good candidates to contact them. Ford R. Myers, Career Coach, Speaker and Author of “Get The Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring,” (John Wiley […]
Have corporate values really changed?
Today’s Wall Street Journal included a story about the firing of Jack Griffin as CEO of Time, Inc., after just 6 month on the job. You can read the story here. Among the reasons: Griffin wanted his name on the masthead, so he demanded a separate page – costing the company $5 million a year. […]
Interested in a radio show for mid-life careers?
Are you interested in a live talk show about careers? You can listen to BlogTalkRadio via computer. The calls are archived and you can download mp3 files easily. I was suggesting a Saturday because many people work. Just reply to this post saying “yes,” and share a topic you are interested in. If enough people […]
Job security? Forget it. Instead …
Here’s an article with the title of Five Rules for Job Security from the CBS Moneywatch site. But in fact they are not about giving you job security. Nobody can do that. Instead, these rules are about mitigating the effects of job loss and protecting your financial security in the event of job loss. The […]
Recognizing a hidden agenda
One of the biggest challenges in a career decision involves identifying your company’s real agenda, which may be out in the open, deliberately hidden or just not articulated clearly. For example: Recently “Bernard” was offered a truly amazing opportunity in a new company. His boss encouraged him to turn it down, setting up some compensation […]