Leveling Up

Job No. 1 at your new workplace: Identify the ”go-to” people in your new company, and listen to their guidance. After the very big job of finding a new job is complete, it’s time to relax, right? Wrong. Your first 90 days in a new position are critical, especially when it comes to relationship building. … Read More

Try this exercise: on a blank sheet of paper, keep all your skills and experiences, but write down a new direction for your career and your business. What will you do differently? The shake-up following the Great Recession has been proffered as an opportunity to reassess our financial regulatory system and our national economic priorities. … Read More

Go to the front of the line by finding the next industry or specialty about to grow and make it look like you were made to have that job. In the wake of the economic recession, pinpricks of prosperity are beginning to shine through. No single industry is necessarily bouncing back to pre-recession vigor, but … Read More

Bill Gates never graduated from college. Neither did Michael Dell nor Steve Jobs. Outside of the tech world, Richard Branson has done pretty well for himself without a college degree, as has Barry Diller. But Sharon Willis is a more common example of the challenges to American workers who never graduated from college. Since February, … Read More

Is the job offer right for you? Or will it merely distract you from searching for the perfect fit? Considering the stresses of the job search, it’s not surprising that job seekers are often tempted to jump at the first offer they receive. But before you decide to commit yourself to a job that will … Read More

When you can’t change your circumstances, consider changing yourself. However humbled you’ve been by a layoff, whatever savings you’ve lost in your portfolio and regardless of the size of your home’s equity value – you’re still the one with all the power. When, as now, headlines hammer home what you cannot control, remind yourself of … Read More

Do people with five- and 10-year plans find more career success? Are they happier? I recently spoke to Nancy, a mid-level executive in an energy company. She complained that she never had a big goal toward which she was working, no five- or 10-year plan. She decided to accept or decline each opportunity as it … Read More

Your story is better than your resume. Use these five points to make your point faster and tell your story better. Looking for a job is nothing but making a point… A point about your value. A point about your accomplishments. A point about your contribution to an organization. Whether you’re networking, interviewing or chatting … Read More

There are only a limited number of corner offices; how can you demonstrate you’re the person to occupy one? In corporate America, what does it take to move from the senior ranks to the top of the org chart? There are many bright, ambitious people in the workforce, but simple mathematics dictates that only a … Read More