Career Advice & Insights

Lessons on finding your passion from charity, the classroom and the board room can put your job search on a different track. Raison d’etre. I just love that phrase. It means, “reason for existence.” If you want to maintain your enthusiasm and make the effective decisions necessary to accelerate your career, it is critical to … Read More

Which of the following three ways to tell your kids you lost your job works best for your family? Some people tell me they find it very difficult even to find the words to tell their children that they’ve lost their job. Does a 10-year-old child even know what the word “fired” or “reduction in … Read More

How giving speeches can propel your job search. “What?! Stand up in front of an audience and give a speech! Are you kidding? I’d rather die!” Author: Just about everyone. In fact, most people are terrified to give speeches — but once you overcome your fear, speaking to audiences large or small can be a … Read More

Get a jump on other job seekers — and HR — by knowing the type of people who hear of positions before they’re ever advertised. I always draw a clear distinction between the front and back doors of career transition. Consider this: Every single person reading this article has either gotten a job through someone … Read More

Suggestions on how take 10 years off your image and be perceived as more youthful in the office. How old an impression do you make when you’re interviewing? Of course, we all know that an interviewer can just count backwards from the year of graduation printed on your resume. However, here is the truth: Perception … Read More

Tactics for executive job seekers on how to rise above the nation’s growing talent pool. Business sucks. Layoffs abound. Job stability is wavering. Will you panic or prosper? If you want to accomplish the latter, remember this three-word philosophy: Anonymity is bankruptcy. That’s why we’re going to explore three tactics for elevating your visibility: Exert … Read More

How to request a salary increase during bad economic times In the early 1980s the country was in the midst of a recession to rival the one we are currently facing. Unemployment was in the double digits, and so was inflation. Yet I was able to negotiate a 50 percent salary increase when I took … Read More

Expand your networking circle with these tips on making friends. Today more than ever, the net rules! Not the Internet. Not by a long shot. I mean your own network. When giving seminars and talks, I like to surprise people with statistics that reveal why sitting behind your monitor actually impedes an effective job search. … Read More

One man’s story of how he landed an automotive job in Indiana by touting his specialized skills. Read More