In Five Signals that You May Be a Workaholic, an article by Dana Mattioli for Career Journal.com,, she outlines several criteria to help determine if you are, indeed, a workaholic, or if you are just doing your job. The criteria: You are preoccupied with work. You are always dwelling on your job and can’t “turn […]
To thine own self be true…
Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone who worked had the luxury of spending their work hours doing something that they enjoyed and was true to their values and skills? If you are considering a new career, have you done any thinking about how that career intersects with who you are (or want to be)?
Best Careers and Unemployment
It’s not great news for the US economy…Numbers show that unemployment is at a 2-year high. In December, the economy only added 18,000 jobs instead of the 70,000 predicted. These are the worst numbers reported since August 2003. If you are in the construction, manufacturing and retail sectors, these are not good times for your […]
What are you offering?
It may be tough to think about yourself as a commodity – something to sell, like you might sell a car or a television. Let’s face it, though, it is a tough job market, and if you can create a pitch for yourself, you will have a leg up on the competition. A simple task […]