If you were to draw out your ideal career path, would it look more like a tree than a straight line? Do you like to avoid being painted with just one brush? Then you, my friend, just may be a Multipotentialite. What, pray tell, is that? Wikipedia describes Multipotentiality as “An educational and psychological term
If you’ve just graduated college, you’ve just entered one of the most exciting phases of life! Like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book, the road ahead is wide open. No matter if you’re well prepared or simply “winging it,” there are three things you should start doing right now, before you embark on yourfirst job.
Our parents influence us in more ways than we know. You may think that your father’s influence hasn’t impacted your career very much (unless he’s your boss, of course, or worse – if you’re his). You may be surprised to learn that nothing could be further from the truth! Biological or adopted, whether present or
Who doesn’t dream of their first real job after graduating? Images of lavish break rooms, high-powered suits and corporate ladders often dance in the heads of recent grads, but scaling down those first-job dreams just might be the smartest career move you’ll ever make. If you’re a new grad that’s about to enter the workforce,
Question: Do you feel excited and happy to go to work every day? Sure, we all have our off days – you know, the ones where we’d rather spend the day hiding in bed instead of sitting at a desk. However, if the thought of going to work fills you with dread more often than
I want you to think of the last experience you had when flying somewhere. Now switch gears and think of the last time you called or ordered something from say, Apple. Notwithstanding the massive differences in the products they sell, Apple almost always falls into the “good experience” category or the “easy, and generally without
If the laws of supply and demand work, there’s extra opportunity for job hunters who have skills and interests in what hirers say are the 10 toughest positions to fill. A word of warning, though: Some of these jobs are hard to fill because they require specific or advanced professional skills. Others are hard
If you’re like 70% of America’s workers, you spend your days feeling disengaged from that job you’re pouring your hours into. Have you looked at people who seem to really love going to work and wondered what their secret is? It’s actually not a secret at all: the key lies in simply daring to take
Congratulations – you’ve landed a new job! It’s easy to think that after having aced the interview, negotiated a great package and set your start date that the hard work is done. Of course you should celebrate your victory, but don’t spend too long basking in the glory of your success because there is still
Can being too good at your job actually be a career mistake? Yes, according to career expert and author Greg Mckeown, who sees success as a catalyst for failure – short of any upward momentum, that is. McKeown’s goal? To encourage overly-capable lateral careerists to stop being the ‘go-to’ people again and again and instead strive for
The brouhaha surrounding Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to ban employees from working from home had barely subsided when Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman following suit, announcing that she wants all employees to come to office every day. At the same time, we have Sheila C. Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts who says she
Many of us, if not all of us, share the desire to reach our full potential and work our way up the business ladder. It is most definitely not ideal to all of us to stay stationary at work and never move our way along to greater success. Success at work counts for a variety
There’s a set of drawers in my office. They’re pretty tidy and ordered, but one – the bottom one – is a disaster zone. It’s stuffed full of things I don’t want to get rid of, unfinished projects, lists I have compiled and old photographs. I’m not sure as yet when I’ll get around to
Are Employers Contributing to America’s Skills Gap? There is, it seems, a skills gap in this country. Even as the national unemployment rate lingers above 8 percent — 12.5 million people — tens of thousands of jobs are going unfilled as employers contend that they just can’t find qualified candidates. Applicants need to get more
Do Today’s Grown-Up Workers Still Care About Their Childhood Dreams? What Was Your Dream Job? “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Children are asked this question even before the start of kindergarten. They speak longingly and sincerely of becoming doctors, teachers, astronauts, ballerinas, rock stars, professional athletes and jet pilots. But
Learn How Your Brain Is Hiring People Before You Even Realize It You Don’t Even Realize It’s Happening Let us describe a scene and you tell us if it sounds familiar. You’re interviewing dozens of people but you’re excited about this next one because she had an unbelievable stat about reeling in two different
Here’s What to Ask Every Applicant, And the Reasons Why Not All Questions Are Created Equal The goal is to hire the best person for the job. So why not ask the best job interview questions? The fact of the matter is not all job interview questions are created equal. While some of the old
How to Tell Which Resumes Belong in the Recycling Bin Know What to Look For On average, resumes are received 200 seconds after being submitted. Once a hiring manager lays eyes on it, he/she will spend anywhere from 5 to 7 seconds reading it before making a decision to pass it on or trash it.
The Only Thing Worse Than Making a Hiring Mistake Is Not Catching It In Time Recognize the Problem Getting through the hiring process can be exhausting and time-consuming. We’ve been there and we get it. You found someone with a great resume, who has most of the skills needed, and seems like he’d be a
How to Handle Giving an Employee a Poor Performance Review Make Sure You Do It Right Having a positive employee review is easy. You applaud your employee’s accomplishments, discuss plans for the future, and (hopefully) give him a handsome raise. Sadly, the same does not apply when you have to give a not-so-glowing review to
