Career Advice

For decades we’ve been telling adolescents why they need to stay in school but let’s be honest ... this approach hasn’t worked so well. I believe we n...

If you own a small company or manage a small department you may only hire one or two people a year. If hiring is something you do infrequently, you’ll...

Ask a professional athlete how they prepare for a big game, and they’ll tell you they begin several days before the event. Athletes start to get ready...

I’ve never been a big fan of hypothetical questions in a job interview. Essentially, we’re asking someone to describe how he or she might respond, but...

I’ve never been a big fan of labels. We have the Millennials, Generation X, Generation Y, and of course, Baby Boomers. I searched the Internet and cou...

Let’s think outside the box for minute. I’m constantly writing about how the job market has changed. Manufacturing jobs have been replaced by automati...

My wife doesn’t really enjoy boxing, but she watched many of the Muhammad Ali documentaries. Like millions of people around the world, she appreciates...

Nothing reflects the spirit of competition more than the Olympic trials. It’s all about making the team. The best athletes are focusing on the gold on...

The summer months can be a tough time to find a job. If you live anywhere on the East Coast you realize that our summers are short. It’s basically a 1...

Can you imagine anyone playing Rocky besides Sylvester Stallone? Neither can I. Marlon Brando is “The Godfather.” He was a success in many movies, but...

My dad worked hard. No need to look over his shoulder or make a list of what needed to be done. Hire my dad and you could count on the job being done ...

While completing my graduate studies, I developed a career seminar for families with children in high school. It was a group of six families, and all ...

Boy, I’m going to miss those backyard barbecues and summer festivals. Every summer we rekindle old friendships and make a few new friends along the wa...

It has been a challenge for many baby boomers to embrace technology. I have friends who still resist using email, but at the same time they look forwa...

A good memory has never been one of my strengths, yet it’s amazing how I can recall details of relatively insignificant events that happened decades a...

The list of the 100 best employers is filled with companies that treat their employees with great respect. They have personnel policies that are famil...

I have a good friend with a short attention span. When he sees a hobby he thinks he might enjoy, he’ll jump into it with both feet. When he decided to...

Ignore the fact that 85 percent of the people who make New Year’s resolutions break them within the first month. Let’s begin the New Year with optimis...