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How to Get Management Experience
Tweet Share on Facebook August 16, 2010 Comment (2)When I'm hiring for a management position, I'm generally looking for a track record of effective management. For job candidates who want to move into management, this can feel like an impossible bind: How can they get management experience if no one will take a chance on someone without it?
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Lost Quotations in the History of Careers
Tweet Share on Facebook August 13, 2010 Comment (2)“I’m sorry, Mr. Churchill, but you are 65 years old and overweight. You smoke several cigars a day and are a maverick. Those facts, coupled with your involvement in that Gallipoli disaster, really scared the selection committee.”
[See how ambitious people get tripped up.]
“None of us is as smart as all of us, Mr. Edison. I think you should set aside your ego and listen to the other committee members’ objections to your rather unorthodox ideas.”
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Why Job Quitters Shouldn't Aim For Fame
Tweet Share on Facebook August 12, 2010 Comment (7)Unless you've been living under a bridge, you've probably heard the two big "quitting" stories this week. The first involved quitting via white board and E-mail. This was, of course, absolutely hilarious, with cute pictures to go along. It's almost too bad that it turned out to be a hoax, because it made such a great story, what with FarmVille and sexual harassment accusations in one resignation. What more could you ask for?
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6 Ways to Jumpstart a Successful Day
Tweet Share on Facebook August 12, 2010 Comment (4)Have you ever noticed that the way you feel first thing in the morning often sets the stage for how you feel the rest of the day? You wake up on the wrong side of the bed, and that side of the bed follows you to work. Or, something great happens first thing in the a.m. and that feeling echoes through the rest of your day. If something like how our days start off can have such a powerful effect on how we feel, not to mention how we perform—how often are you really at your peak when you feel cranky or gloomy?—then why is it that most of us pay so little attention to it?
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How the Jobless Can Find Support in a Job Club
Tweet Share on Facebook August 11, 2010 Comment (2)You’re out of work and looking for a job. Is it a good idea to spend time hanging out with other people in the same boat?
If by "hanging out" you mean joining an active and effective job club, the answer may well be “yes.”
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5 Ways Employers Could Improve the Hiring Process
Tweet Share on Facebook August 9, 2010 Comment (6)Ask any job seeker and they'll tell you—most employers do a terrible job of considering what a candidate experiences going through their hiring process.
[See 21 things hiring managers wish you knew.]
Job seekers have story after story about employers who communicate poorly or not at all, who advertise jobs that don't match up with the reality of what they need, and who send such negative messages about the company culture that it appears only the desperate would want to work there.
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6 Things to Avoid When Succeeding a Poor Performer
Tweet Share on Facebook August 6, 2010 Comment (2)When succeeding a person who was widely regarded as having performed poorly in a position, you may be tempted to adopt some questionable practices. Here are several to avoid:
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How Unpaid Interns Can Ask For Work That Pays
Tweet Share on Facebook August 5, 2010 Comment (2)A reader writes: Dear Evil HR Lady, I am currently finishing my Master's degree at a prestigious university in London. I entered the Master's programme directly out of my undergrad. I'm a top student, and graduated cum laude with highest honours. I have some internship experience, and job experience working with children and teaching English, but because I am young, my experience is quite limited. I am looking for a full-time job when I graduate in September, and I am worried my boss is taking advantage of me as an intern rather than thinking about me as a potential hire.
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The No. 1 Quality For Career Success
Tweet Share on Facebook August 5, 2010 Comment (2)Do you want to pursue your passion? Do you want a career that makes you feel alive? Here is a quote that, in one sentence, sums up the secret recipe to making it happen. It’s a quote that gets to the essence of what it takes to create a passion-filled career (and a passion-filled life, for that matter).
There is no way to success in art but to take off your coat, grind paint, and work like a digger on the railroad, all day and every day. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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How to Climb the Career Ladder by Listening
Tweet Share on Facebook August 4, 2010 Comment (2)You have the right education, you keep your skills and qualifications current, you work reliably and diligently, and you are willing to pay your dues. That should be enough to succeed at any job, right?
Well, it’s a start.
