When the Interview Starts Winding Down I have been through enough interviews and business conversations to know that what somebody says at the end can sometimes tell you as much as everything said in the beginning. You may have spent forty-five minutes answering questions, explaining your experience, and trying to show why you would be
Reading the Room After a Job Interview Read More »
Some Conversations Do Not Belong at Work I have heard the old saying, “Loose lips sink ships,” more times than I can remember, and the older I get, the more wisdom I hear in it. The workplace is one place where that saying can save somebody a whole lot of unnecessary trouble. We spend so
Loose Lips Sink Careers Too Read More »
What an MBA Can Give You The Master of Business Administration, better known as the MBA, has become one of the most recognized graduate degrees in the world. For generations, ambitious professionals have viewed it as a road into management, finance, consulting, entrepreneurship, and corporate leadership. I can understand why somebody wanting to learn business
Do You Really Need an MBA to Learn Business? Read More »
A Changing Job Market For generations, we told young people that a college degree was one of the safest roads to a good life. I still believe education matters because a degree can open doors that would otherwise remain closed. But the job market has changed, and a diploma by itself does not guarantee employment,
The New Meaning of Being Qualified: Why a Degree May No Longer Be Enough Read More »
Applying Online Is Only the Beginning Looking for a job today can feel like sending your résumé into a black hole. You may be qualified, experienced, and ready to work, yet hear nothing but silence. Sometimes an automated rejection arrives before you believe anybody had time to read your application. That does not always mean
Getting Past the Application Pile: A Smarter Way to Search for a Job Read More »
Burnout Does Not Always Look Like a Breakdown When people hear the word burnout, they often picture somebody reaching a dramatic breaking point where one morning they simply cannot keep going. Real burnout can be much quieter than that and may develop while a person still appears to be handling everything just fine. They keep
When Being Tired Becomes Something Deeper: Recognizing and Recovering From Burnout Read More »
A New Question in the Remote-Work Economy Remote work has changed more than where people earn their paycheck because it has also changed how they use the place they call home. People who once left early in the morning and returned around dinnertime may now spend eight or ten working hours inside their residence. That
The Work-From-Home Fee: When Does a Rental Surcharge Go Too Far? Read More »
When the Paycheck Cannot Wait A lot of career advice sounds good when you have enough money in the bank to wait several weeks for the right opportunity to come along. Real life does not always give people that kind of breathing room. Sometimes a person loses a job on Friday and by Monday morning
Five Jobs That Can Get You Working Fast When You Need a Paycheck Now Read More »
The Advice That Should Still Matter at Twenty-One Imagine writing advice for two newborn children, sealing it away, and knowing they will not read a word of it until their twenty-first birthday. That changes the way you think because advice built around today’s technology, hottest career, newest investment, or latest social trend may not mean
Ten Rules for Young Adults Building a Strong Foundation for Life and Career Read More »
Change the Conversation When people want more money at work, the natural approach is usually to walk into the boss’s office and ask for a raise. There is nothing wrong with making that request, especially when your responsibilities, performance, or market value clearly support higher pay. The problem is that a direct request can quickly
Do Not Just Ask for a Raise—Ask What It Takes to Earn One Read More »