Working free of charge?! Well it certainly sounds silly, but sometimes it is a good idea. Consider for whom you are working? Is it your Mom, a non-profit, a friend, an employer, or an online mystery organization? Weigh the pros and cons. How much karma will you receive? Is there actually a benefit for you? […]
Who doesn’t want to earn more money? No matter what your industry, you could be missing out on a larger paycheck. Sometimes, making more money is easier than you think, so don’t get stuck at your current salary. Here are a few things you can do to boost your earnings: Move to a more lucrative […]
Of the many things that separate humans from animals, one of the most puzzling is our habit of staying in bad situations when we have the power to leave them. Most animals will run away after being hit, or leave a place where there is no food. The exception to this rule may be in […]
I was talking to a job seeker not long ago who had been fired from his job as a sales representative. Bummer. Like zillions of sales reps before him, the firing meant that he had to turn in his company-owned smart phone and all of the data stored there. Double bummer. He had also been […]
When companies have to make budget cuts, the management has a lot of tough decisions to make. No one in any position should assume he/she is safe, even if you’ve been with the company for 20 years or do a job that you think is absolutely necessary. Lay offs usually come in rounds – they […]
If your elderly parents are ailing, then you know there is almost nothing as logistically challenging as managing their household while also running your own. Unless, that is, you add distance to the equation – and a job search for yourself. Job seekers with eldercare responsibilities face a number of difficult challenges. For most, it’s […]
It’s that time of year again – graduation. Now is the time for families and seniors to pile into auditoriums to hear speeches about finding passion and pursuing vocational nirvana. Which means it’s time for me to stand up like the curmudgeon I’ve become and declare: Passion Smassion! Forget the passion and just get on […]
I know winter’s been gone for weeks in other parts of the country, but in my home state of Minnesota we still have pockets of snow on the ground. In fact, not far from my house, we have a three-story mountain of the stuff taking over the Sears parking lot, which desperate public works employees […]
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