How important is a portfolio of your past work?
Artists have one. Web designers have one. Writers have one. Should you? A portfolio, I mean. Concrete examples of your past work that you can show to prospective employers. Read more […]
How creative should I get with my résumé?
There’s a lot of advice out there about how to create a great résumé or CV. There are stories circulating about how people delivered theirs along with a pair of shoes, […]
Are you battling age discrimination?
Carrie Pinsky wrote a great column in the most recent NCBR, talking about age discrimination in the hiring process and what you can do about it: Take age out of […]
Should Facebook Show Your Professional Identity or Your Personal Life?
A lot of people I’ve talked to have puzzled over how to present themselves on Facebook. The problem is that you really should have only one “identity”, yet you don’t […]
Ten Things to Clean Up Your Résumé
There’s lots of people who give you conflicting advice about how to create the perfect résumé or CV. What I tell people is to get lots of ideas and opinions, […]
Five Useful Things LinkedIn Can Do for You
Most job seekers have heard about LinkedIn these days. If you want to maintain a professional presence online to make connection with employers, it’s a must. But LinkedIn can do […]
Ten learning resources you might not have thought of
Most of us have now recognized how important it is to develop your skills after graduation, so that you continue to keep up with advances in your field. This is […]
How often are you actually productive?
Here’s a secret that many don’t want to admit: At work, most of the time is spent not being productive. In the worst case, there are many activities which are […]
Tips to Prepare Yourself Against an Unexpected Job Loss by Creating an Alternative Career Path
The most important exercise I do with the clients I coach on career issues is simply this: Create a career plan B. It’s a straightforward idea, but pays huge dividends […]
How to Disagree with Authority Figures in a Constructive Way
In 1955, the American Friends Service Committee used a phrase, Speaking Truth To Power, which conveys a quite useful concept. The idea is that it’s difficult to talk about harsh […]