In a Wall Street Journal Online  column, Carol Hymowitz suggests that, despite the fact that this is a tight job market during which companies will be laying off workers; many businesses will seek talent that they have not developed from within their ranks. She notes: Companies haven’t been grooming and training enough employees for promotions […]
Interviewing Positively
Would you want to hire someone who trashed her former employer? As the next and future employer, you might be concerned about your own reputation should bad blood come between you and the new hire. No matter how much you hated your old boss or loathe your current supervisor, it is a BAD idea to […]
Best Companies and Work Happiness
Fortune announced its Best Companies to Work for in 2008. Based on employee surveys, Google ranked #1, probably as a result of their unique company culture, benefits and work environment. What makes a great company? Great pay and perks, training, job growth and flexibility are among the characteristics that employees appreciate in their work place. […]
Networking – Informational Interviewing/Getting Started
If you haven’t read my previous posts about Networking, click on NETWORKING in the Categories section to your right. This is Part II of my post on Informational Interviewing. Read Part I to learn about this networking strategy. How to get started with your Informational Interviews… It is usually easiest to start with close contacts. […]
Recession Proof Your Career
Clearly, the U.S. economy has seen better days. Justin Lahart wrote in The Wall Street Journal Online that a combination of debt, high food and energy prices and a weakening job market points to a troubled economy. I have written about these concerns…Numbers show that unemployment is at a 2-year high. In December, the economy […]