Hitchhiker in the Corner Office

Are you searching for a new job and are not sure whether the ones to which you are applying or considering are a match for you? Or, are you currently working for a company, but unsure of whether your decision to take or stay in the position is the right one? If you find yourself [...]

The economy, while not in a recession, is definitely in a slowdown. Job seekers have been impacted by an unusual amount of factors affecting job search success this year, to say the least. We’ve wrestled what seems like a losing battle with gas prices, which have affected not only the cost of transportation to our [...]

If you’re a member of the Baby Boomer generation, then you probably view Gen Yers as disloyal when it comes to the workplace. After all, Yers have become famous (or infamous) for their job hopping propensity. Yers, on the other hand, when asked about Boomers, have a tendency to word associate with “workaholic” and distrust [...]

When it comes to a slowing economy, the truth is there are no guarantees for any of us on how secure our job may or may not be…regardless of age or tenure within an organization. If you are a Baby Boomer still in the job market, suddenly forced out into the pool of candidates searching [...]

When you’re in the job market, it is likely that one of your primary concerns is salary. How will you know what you’re offered is fair? How will it compare to other positions you’ve held? Then there is the worry that comes with already having a job but not knowing whether you are paid what [...]

Your job is such an integral part of your life. It is, after all, the place at which you likely spend the majority of your waking hours. This is why it is so crucial that you take the job search just as serious as you would take the job itself, investing the right amount of [...]

When I talk about job descriptions, it is generally in the context of providing advice or tips to clients about how to structure them to capture the right pool of candidates. Part of what I say to these clients is that they should beware of “glamorizing” the position in an effort to “sell” it to [...]

I have been away for a couple of weeks on vacation. So that is why there has not been very many posts. But I was recently interviewed for a new publication, Strategy Magazine. Strategy Magazine, LLC, a media firm, produces a magazine and online content for business professionals that focuses on international business, real estate, strategy, [...]