According to Siobhan O’Mahony, Asst. Professor of Neotiations, Organizations, and Markets at the Harvard Business School, if you are a contractor or temp you need “stretchwork” to bridge the gap to a more rewarding position and enable them to manage and advance their careers in the less predictable world of contract labor. Stretchwork is work […]
Posted in Internet, Blog, Creativity, Social Networking, Jobs, Career, Career Advancement, Human Capital, Career Life, Contingent Workforce, Careerhacker, Career Networking on Jan 11th, 2007 No Comments »
If you are not yet a user of LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) you should be. It can boost your career considerably. Guy Kawasaki VC and successful innovator and author writes about the ten ways to best use LinkedIn:
1. Increase your visibility.By adding connections, you increase the likelihood that people will see your profile first when they’re […]
Here is some sound advice written by Perri Capell of CareerJournal.com:
Question: I recently sent my resume to an employer and want to know if the position is still open, when interviewing might begin, and if I’m a candidate. I’d like to call the human-resources department but don’t know what to ask. Any advice?
Answer:Following up […]
Posted in Blog, Education, Motivation, Jobs, Management, leadership, Goals, Career, Salary, Career Life, Entry Level on Jan 6th, 2007 No Comments »
Everybody starts their career somewhere,even CEOs. Below are some interesting profiles of CEOs and how they broke into the business world:
Gary Kelly
CEO, Southwest Airlines
THEN
First job after college:CPA for Arthur Young & Co. in Dallas
Responsibilities: staff auditor,CPA
Annual pay (2006 dollars): $47,996
College: University of Texas,Austin
Degree:BBA, accounting
Year of graduation: 1977
NOW
Started with Southwest: 1986
First […]
Posted in Creativity, Performance, Motivation, Jobs, Value, leadership, Goals, Career, Career Advancement, Human Capital, Career Life, Contingent Workforce, Careerhacker on Jan 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
The good news first - Kaizen won’t require more than 30 seconds of your time each day. All that is required is that you pay attention so what you are thinking, and focus on setting simple and completely achievable goals. The Kaizen way suggests that you take small steps toward continuous improvement, instead of attempting […]
