In case you’ve been living in a cave or just arrived from another planet, the global job market here on earth has undergone a transformation unlike any we’ve ever seen. There are very few jobs for life anymore. There are no guaranteed company-paid health benefits, sick days, or vacation days. Job security is a real challenge these days – causing more and …
How to Get the Attention of Hiring Managers: Are You Properly Dangling Your Carrot?
You have only 15-20 seconds, at most, to get the attention of hiring managers. In a high unemployment job market, you just must dangle a “value carrot” and communicate what significant results you can deliver and produce better than other qualified candidates. Common sense would dictate that assembly line, look-alike resumes (like chronological resumes) won’t stand out when over 20 …
Every Day is a “Birth Day”
What Birth Really Is The definition of birth is mostly associated with the birth of a child, and to commemorate our birth, we celebrate birthdays every year. But the origin of the word BIRTH derives from Middle English; from Old Norse byrth – meaning the beginning or coming into existence of something like the birth of democracy (Oxford Dictionary). It’s …
Can You Afford to Waste a Year of Your Life?
Somehow, the start of a new year always reminds people to do what they have not done. The average “New Year’s Resolution” lasts about 2 days and quickly turns into a New Year’s Reso-Delusion. Have you ever promised yourself: I’ll be kinder to people; I’ll exercise more; I’ll read more books; I’ll save more and spend less; I’ll stop smoking; …
Why 50% of College Grads End Up Back Home
According to a poll conducted by the consulting firm Twentysomething Inc., 85% of graduates will soon remember “what Mom’s cooking tastes like.” In other words, college grads are moving home (Time Newsfeed). Sociologist Katherine Newman, based on her research concluded that “well over half of college graduates move back home.” It is safe to say that somewhere between 50% and …
Long Term Unemployment – A National Emergency
When two Washington policy economists come together – where one is the Co-director of the Liberal Center for Economic and Policy Research and the other is the Director of Economic Policy Studies at the Conservative American Enterprise Institute… and both agree – we should pay attention! There are over 5 million Americans who have been unemployed for more than half …
Today’s Workplace Offers Unlimited Opportunities
Oh, the things we constantly hear: unemployment is up, unemployment is down but long term employment problems prevail, if congress doesn’t act to pass economic tax reform, the economy will be heading towards a fiscal cliff, the president is not acting swiftly enough to encourage GDP to rise anytime soon; which translates to no job growth, businesses continue to outsource …
8 Ways to Be Happy in Difficult Times
“People are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”– Abraham Lincoln What is Character? Character is defined in the midst of adversity and setbacks. It takes no special skill or discipline to enjoy life when things are going well. When you consciously make an effort to pay attention on what makes you happy and use the power …
Are You a Protean Employee, Ready to Thrive in the NEW Job Market?
The Industrial Age workplace is over The Industrial Age workplace is over and has been replaced by the Protean workplace. There are no jobs or careers for life and no job security. Businesses and organizations can no longer rest on their laurels, if they don’t improve and keep up with constant change; they’ll be overtaken by competitors that will. The …
8 Protean Management Concepts for High Achievement
Today, the world needs a new kind of manager – one who understands the new world. Companies must be lean, mean, innovative, future-sighted, resourceful, quick to adapt, competitive, and bold. Today’s managers must realize that business success, even survival, depends on managers creating that dream team. 8 Key Protean Management Concepts for High Achievement 1) Bring more value to the …