Career Advice

ALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) approved a new Home Energy Fair Practices Act (HEFPA) regulation on December 15. Th...

SODUS — Reliant Credit Union has announced the promotion of Alisa Erbland to Marketing Manager. Reliant strives to offer interesting and rewarding wor...

CANANDAIGUA — UR Medicine Thompson Health recently welcomed Dr. Kate Skipton to Canandaigua Family Practice, an affiliate of F.F. Thompson Hospital. A...

I started to write this column five years ago. I decided to write it because I enjoyed getting my ideas down on paper. I’ve received quite a few compl...

My dad had a short list of rules and at the top of it was this statement: Respect your elders. He explained that many of life’s experiences can’t be l...

The most widely-accepted perception of career advancement is entering the management ranks. At first it sounds appealing because it means a pay raise,...

Imagine what it’s like to find your job. I’m not talking about a good job; I’m talking about your dream job. Imagine getting up in the morning and bei...

First impressions can be misleading, but it’s something that happens in every job interview. If you approach someone with an open mind and invest the ...

Let’s face it. Most 50-year-olds aren’t too excited about learning new skills and changing jobs before they retire. Please, just let me hold on for an...

Believe it or not, I worked for a manager who preferred to hire people who had been fired at least once. It wasn’t a requirement to getting hired, but...

Since I’m in the business of helping people find better jobs, you would think I’m going to support the idea that developing better interviewing skills...

I’ll let you in on a little secret: My job interview is going so well, but we haven’t discussed the salary yet. I’m nervous because this could be a de...

Friends have asked me if keep a library of columns I’ve written and mail them in on Monday to meet publishing deadlines. The answer is no. I write my ...

The economy is booming, unemployment hasn’t been lower in decades but I’m here to tell you not to get too comfortable. As a responsible parent, I’ve w...

I grew up with the idea that people retire at the age of 65 with a reasonable pension, medical benefits for life, and a gold watch. This idealistic im...

As a general rule I’m going to suggest you avoid extremes. There’s nothing wrong with striving for success, but if your only goal is to chase the mone...

I think a majority of us attend class reunions to see what happened to all of our friends. It’s entertaining to see who has succeeded beyond our expec...

If I was asked to describe the most important principle in the hiring process here it is: Just because someone has done something for a long time (fiv...