As I read Financial Samurai’s article today discussing his five years of unemployment, it got me thinking about my own periods of unemployment and how I successfully found new employment opportunities in the past. It’s been about 18 months since my last full-time employment role ended. During that time, I have applied for more than […]
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Millennials Will Soon Be In Charge – Are You Ready?
You may have seen this video as it’s been shared nearly 900,000 times on Facebook. But it’s an entertaining monologue on the workplace struggles between upper company management and Millennials. Simon outlines four primary causes for this disconnect: Parenting Technology Impatience Environment I’ve seen firsthand how Millennials have struggled to find their place in many companies while at […]
Experience or Ability – Which is More Important?
My first “real” full-time job after graduating from business school was working for one of the Big 6 public accounting firms. This was one of my first opportunities to appreciate the difference between experience or ability. FYI, before I started working, the group of public accounting firms was referred to as the Big 8. But […]
Internships are Big Benefit to Students and Employers
Everywhere I have worked, I have supported internship programs. Interns are usually the lowest paid employees in the company, yet they are well-educated and highly motivated. They’re not interested in getting promoted and they’re not around long enough to get caught up in office politics and drama. And often interns bring technology knowledge and other skills […]
Stay Relevant and Don’t Get Passed By
Organizations evolve over time. Companies are no exception. And if the company you work for is changing, you need to adapt. If you don’t or can’t stay relevant, you may find that the organization has moved beyond your skills. Over and over I see the same situation play out. An organization goes in a new […]
Career Costs vs Rewards – Are You Sacrificing Too Much?
Have you evaluated whether your career costs outweigh the rewards? Yesterday, as I was watching the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins for only their second victory in 17 attempts without starter Tony Romo, my viewing experience kept getting interrupted. My phone delivers updates from NFL Mobile and over the course of the afternoon, I […]