career_advice

If you’re in the business of managing people, you have a difficult job. When I ask a room full of managers to tell me what keeps them up at night, the...

Comedian Steve Harvey has the following theory: 25 percent of the people you meet don’t like you no matter what you do; 25 percent aren’t sure, but co...

A friend recently asked me how I pick a topic for each column. It was an innocent question, but it got me thinking. My column appears every other week...

“Play like you’re the best, but practice like you’re in second place.” When you’re interviewing for a job, finishing in second place doesn’t matter. T...

When the recession hit in 2008 unemployment soared. It became an incentive for many people to pursue different career paths, and the number of new sma...

I’m a big fan of “Shark Tank.” Like many viewers I have this fantasy I’m going to invent a product that will sell on QVC and make me millions of dolla...

My dad worked for the same employer, in the same job for about 35 years. And he complained about his job for 32 out of those 35 years. During my dad’s...

You can’t talk about jobs without talking about pay. What is an equitable pay for the job you do? I may regret raising the issue of “equitable pay,” b...

My dad never understood how I could review a hundred résumés in under 20 minutes. Some candidates had more than 20 years of experience, and dad though...

I’m going to miss the summer months for lots of reasons. I’ll miss the grandkids playing in the lake, golfing, fishing and a different festival every ...

I must confess that I am a big fan of one of the most popular reality TV shows, “The Voice.” The fact that the selection process is a blind choice (ju...

It’s that time of the year to turn over the clothes in my closet. My wardrobe basically reflects the two seasons in Central New York. Clothes to keep ...

On a recent weekend my wife and I were running some errands, and we stopped at a coffee shop along the way. We sat down to enjoy our coffee and notice...

Have stress in your life? I’ll tell you what’s stressful. You’re 16 and your parents ask: “So what do you want to be when you grow up? If you don’t wa...

I’ve been avoiding this topic for more than a year, but I think it’s time to recognize the elephant in the room. The gap between the “haves” and the “...

A good friend told me that my interviewing tips have been extremely helpful, but right now she’s having difficulty finding open positions. She regular...

I’m not a gambling man, but I’m willing to bet that more than half of us have already broken our New Year’s resolutions. On one hand this makes me lau...

What is the best career advice you ever heard as a kid? Did it come from your parents, a teacher or a close friend? I’m sure my parents offered me som...