Career Advice & Insights

How do you pick the directors, coworkers and direct reports to be your job references? A job reference must be more than just someone willing to shower you with praise. Recruiters and hiring managers are looking for someone who can speak to your performance and impact on the team; someone who was in a position … Read More

Families are prepared for a fire or hurricane. Take the same measures to ensure you’re also prepared for an emergency job loss. Many families have an earthquake, hurricane or disaster plan, but how many have a layoff plan? A job loss is a time when the Earth unexpectedly moves from beneath your feet, so it … Read More

In a tight economy, your boss may be out the door. What if a peer takes his place instead of you? Who’s making more money than you? Probably the person you report to. That’s why they’re often let go ahead of the folks below them — folks like you. To capitalize on this situation, I … Read More

My high school reunion was the other week, and one thing surprised me. I realized how the social cliques of our past often translate to how we interact with our professional networks. Here are the lessons I wish I’d known all along. I recently attended my high-school reunion. It was great to see old friends, … Read More

Two job seekers tell all. Find out which tool each used to catapult their job searches, and which could help with yours. A layoff is never easy. Nevertheless, if your previous job was focused on studying the maze of social-networking sites and figuring out how to use them best, you’d be way ahead of the … Read More

When you attend a networking event, your work has just begun. It’s the follow up after the event that can really pay dividends for you. Read More

Research says those who capitalize on their inherent strengths are more profitable and more productive. Find out which are yours and how to put them to use. Each of us has particular strengths: talents in thinking, habitual ways we approach problems that give us energy to solve them. Research of more than two million people … Read More

Big changes are happening for you. But it’s (literally) easier to resist change than go with it. Your brain needs to create new pathways to perform a new behavior. Follow these tips on changing without draining your brain. “I’m going to get better at networking.” “I’m going to increase my personal productivity.” “I’m going to … Read More

Show what you know. Summarize your findings on green trends and technologies into a section on your resume or in a one-page addendum. In a recent column, I tackled the question: ” What Exactly Is a Green-Collar Job? ” Now, let’s take a look at what it takes to land a job focused on environmentally … Read More