Work, success, and meaning at every stage of your career
Dr. Eric Frazer is a forensic psychologist and author of The Psychology of Top Talent . He holds a part-time faculty appointment at Yale University’s School of Medicine and has spent over 20 years working as a forensic psychologist specializing in psychological evaluations and expert testimony. In 2018, he was asked by a corporate executive to give a workshop … Continue reading How to Hire with More Confidence
Jeff DeGraff Ph.D., writing for Psychology Today, says that somewhere along the way, ambition turned from a virtue to a vice. “Once a cornerstone of the American ethos—synonymous with self-reliance, upward mobility, and personal agency—ambition is now more often associated with selfishness, power-hunger, or hollow striving. We’re suspicious of those who want too much, push … Continue reading The Case for Ambition
A resume is one of the classic tools for career transition. On its own, though, it’s simply a piece of paper that takes a backward look at your career and your education. It doesn’t really predict how well you’ll do on a new team in a new role. Doing that is your job, and savvy … Continue reading Walk Me Through Your Resume
American-Swiss psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross first wrote about the five stages of grief in the 1960s. They were designed to help people cope with loss by giving them a checklist of human reactions to terrible things. First shock and disbelief (this can’t be happening to me), then anger (I don’t deserve this), then bargaining (if I … Continue reading Acceptance is Your Leadership Superpower
I have a birthday this week and knowing that I’ve completed another trip around the sun always makes me… conflicted. On the one hand, growing old is a privilege; I understand that and believe it with all my heart. Plus, you get cake on your birthday. But as you reach your 60s, your perspective on … Continue reading On becoming a Former Wunderkind
One mistake many jobseekers make is assuming that every open job is posted somewhere. It’s easy to assume that if a company has advertised eight open jobs, they have eight open jobs, right? In fact, some of the best, highest level jobs never hit any job board. Here’s why. First, a definition. The “hidden job … Continue reading Why The Hidden Job Market is Hidden
Boterview is a Switzerland-based company that offers an AI interview preparation tool. Their CEO says the next generation of jobseekers don’t conform to expectations in many ways, including how they conduct themselves in interviews. The company’s site coach helps jobseekers “strike a professional tone, craft the appropriate answers, and ace job interviews.” Their interview AI … Continue reading Interviewing a Gen Z Candidate? Be Prepared for these Issues.
In breaking news from… 1953, experts say that young people’s career choices are being influenced by television and movies. Newsweek reports that “In [a recent] Jobber survey, more than one-third, or 35 percent, of Gen Z said TV shows and movies influenced the careers they want to explore.” No kidding. There’s a reason the U.S. … Continue reading TV Influences Young People
Pamela Meyer thinks you’re a liar. It’s nothing personal; she thinks we’re all liars. And the science bears her out. Her 2011 TED Talk “How to Spot a Liar” has been viewed over 23 million times. She says studies have shown that strangers tell 3 lies to each other, on average, within the first 10 … Continue reading You’re a Liar. It’s OK; I am, too.
According to Zety’s latest Gen Z Career Trends Report, a striking 76% of Gen Zers (born between 1997 and 2012 )rely on Instagram for career advice—more than twice the number using LinkedIn (34%). 95% of Gen Z say a company’s social media presence impacts their decision to apply, with 48% citing DEI initiativesas the type of content … Continue reading Dance Videos and Career Opportunities: Gen Z is using Tik Tok for Their Job Search
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