Category: Career
3 Steps to Follow Your Passion
Despite high unemployment, bad housing numbers, and near nuclear meltdowns, more and more people are leaving their day jobs to pursue their passion. Take my friend Dan, who left a comfy 9 to 5 to pursue his dream of becoming a Bikram Yoga instructor and is currently travelling the countryRead More
The Real Reason a Recruiter Isn’t Calling Back
Have you experienced the frustration of a job search or tried seeking the attention of a recruiter? If you’re looking for a job, you’ve probably encountered a million articles and how-to tips about how to dress at interviews, or the right way to format your resume. The truth is, however,Read More
How to Be a Disciplined Freelance Writer
Do you know what the First Law of Freelancing is? “It’s all right to have a 9-5 job and slack at the workplace. But if you freelance from home, you can’t afford to.” Needless to say, if you’re a freelancer, you must adhere to the First Law. Freelance writers mustRead More
How to Succeed at a Job Interview
When confronted with the scrutiny of selection interviews, many of us feel threatened, embarrassed, uptight, overwhelmed by emotion and totally uncomfortable. It’s not easy to accept a perfect stranger dig intrusively in the world of your experience, aspirations and dreams, even if it’s meant to be just a neuter discussionRead More
Career Search Insights Your College Never Gave You
At this time of year my mailbox is filled with resumes from college seniors looking for their first real job and begin their career. The sad truth is that all of those resumes go directly into the garbage, for two reasons: This is not an efficient way for me toRead More
How to Network Like a Law Student
Law students have their work cut out for them. The economy doesn’t have jobs for them, the public refers to them as “ambulance chasers” (at least the personal injury ones) and law school only teaches them theoretical topics that will be useless to the firms hiring them. You’re pretty muchRead More
Get That Job! 5 Great Tips to Ace the Interview
With all of the challenges the current economy is throwing at us, more and more people find themselves looking for new jobs. Many people perform great in the initial screening process only to find themselves being passed over after the in-person interview. Here are five job interview tips that youRead More
Book Review – ME 2.0 – 4 Steps to Building Your Future – Revised Edition
A few months ago we wrote about Dan Schawbel, the hotshot personal branding expert who exemplifies what the power of the intertubes can do for your personal – or professional – reputation. Since that interview, Schawbel has released the second iteration of his book, Me 2.0 – 4 Steps toRead More