Work experience
All work experience – be it part-time bar work, or a full-time, career-oriented placement – is beneficial to your future employment prospects
Now is the Time to Step-Up Training
HR expert Michael Haberman discusses how important it is for companies to continue to provide training for their employees during tough economic times:
How Reading Trade Publications Gives You a Competitive Edge
Believe it or not, your grade school teachers knew what they were talking about when they told you that reading is the roadmap to success; and, what you read can help you find a shortcut to your career destination.
Where the Jobs Will Be Next Year
Where will you be next year? With an economy on the mend and renewed optimism towards job creation, many are considering upgrading their education and job status. With the right education, you could be among the successful job seekers next year.
Jobs That Are Red Hot Right Now
Amid the worst recession in decades, there are a variety of hot prospects — well paying, satisfying professional jobs — going begging for qualified applicants.
How to Work in Health Care, Without Ever Seeing Blood or Needles
Even in a tough economy, a health job can offer a good paycheck and great job security. But if you can’t stand the sight of blood or needles, you might not have considered what health jobs are out there.
Turn Your Bad Habits Into a Job
Managers often terminate employees with phrases like “not a good fit,” “just not working out,” and “maybe there’s something better for you out there.” While these words can be painful, they may also be the catalyst you need to take your talents, and quirks, elsewhere.
4 Bullying Bosses to Avoid
Does your boss sneer, scream, or intimidate? If so, you could be working for a career-damaging bully. “When the bullying comes from the boss, the aggression has its strongest negative effects,” says Sandy Hershcovis, a researcher at the University of Manitoba who reviewed 110 studies on workplace aggression.
How to Make Your Case for a Promotion
Do you want your boss to advocate for you when it’s time for management to decide on promotions (and raises)? Do you want your employer to reward your contributions? Take these four steps to prepare for your next performance review–and make a case for your promotion.
Handling a Mid-Career Crisis
Are you in the midst of a career crisis? Take this brief true-or-false quiz to find out:
How to Work Your Way Up to Management
You’re sharp, you work hard, and you feel ready to assume more responsibility–to be the boss. But how do you get yourself into a management position? What really moves people from cube farms into corner offices?
5 New Year’s Career Resolutions
There’s just something about opening a calendar for a new year that inspires us to improve our lives. So it’s no surprise that New Year’s career resolutions often focus on big goals–such as a promotion or a new job.
Should You Stay or Should You Go?
The job market has not fully recovered, but there are a few encouraging signs. According to the latest Robert Half Professional Employment Report, a net 6 percent of employers plan to increase hiring activity in the fourth quarter. Further, 86 percent of executives said they are at least somewhat confident in their organizations’ ability to
How to Succeed on the Job
Congratulations, you have landed the job of your dreams! After all the hand-wringing, worrying, and pacing by the phone, you got the job. That’s great! However, you suddenly realize that you will really need to impress the boss on the job.
Making a Good Match
It’s time to accent the positive. Some experts advise employers to match employee strengths to job requirements.
Don’t Be a Casualty Of These Career-Killers
Have you ever fallen victim to a career-killing move? You know the feeling — realizing that what you’ve just said to a client may have been inappropriate, or the outfit you’re wearing might look better on the beach than in the boardroom? Or, perhaps you hit the “reply to all” button on your e-mail, instead
Jack Welch on His ‘Dilemma,’ And How He’s Resolving It
I want to share a helluva problem that I’ve been dealing with recently. Papers filed by my wife in our divorce proceeding became public and grossly misrepresented many aspects of my employment contract with General Electric. I’m not going to get into a public fight refuting every allegation in that filing. But some charges have
A Job Hunter Survives Layoffs on Both Coasts
Job-hunting requires investigating every opportunity, giving Oscar-winning performances and not taking rejection personally. I was laid off twice in 11 months and looking for work, first in Los Angeles and then in New York, was harder than my toughest job. For the record, that was working on the canning line in a salmon cannery for
If You Want an Easy Job, Consider This Advice
What is the world’s easiest job? The answer will depend on the individual, career counselors say. What seems “easy” to one person may be excruciating for another.