Work, success, and meaning at every stage of your career
very year on National Equal Pay Day, activists recognize the point in the year that women’s pay catches up with her male equivalent. In 2015, Equal Pay Day will fall on April 14. The PR gimmick is designed to bring attention to the fact that women still earn about 78 percent of what men earn, decades after entering the workforce in significant numbers.
If your goal is to improve your technical skills in 2016, you have a variety of affordable options. Online learning platforms allow you to access high quality courses at work or at home. Most offer plans for individuals and business, so companies can take advantage of training that might normally be out of reach for … Continue reading The Online Learning Revolution
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/stressed-woman-rubbing-her-forehead-at-laptop-royalty-free-image/580503081 National Consumer Protection Week was March 6-12, and FlexJobs has detailed three new online scams that specifically target job seekers interested in work-from-home jobs. These job scams include the reshipping scam, the Post Office scam, and the online interview scam. According to a FlexJobs survey with over 2,600 respondents, 17 percent of job seekers … Continue reading FlexJobs Warns of Work at Home Scams
You may believe that most people work for extrinsic (external) factors like pay, praise, or awards. But in the introduction to Primed to Perform, Doshi and McGregor write, “Money is weak glue.”
Mr. Nunberg believes that the rise of the gig economy (also called the On Demand Economy and “Free Agent Nation”) signals the end of jobs as we know them. He may be right.
Tattoos are becoming more mainstream in the workplace, as I wrote in a post in 2012. I’ve written about tattoos for the Times Union – you can read the story here. Here’s a great infographic about tattoos courtesy of Digital Third Coast.
If 2016 is going to be your year for a new job or promotion, I have a resolution for you: stop focusing all your efforts on your work and start focusing on your network. Of course you must still do great work to be noticed. But too many professionals think that doing a good job … Continue reading New Year’s Resolution: Make People Your Priority in 2016
Your resume is the crucial first step to getting your desired graduate job. As a graduate in a competitive job market, you need to be thinking about how you can make your job applications stand out.
With billions of dollars in revenue every year, Google is never shy in spending way beyond the norm to attract and retain the most talented people they can find.
If your job search is going to extend into the new year, here’s a resolution that will make a difference: look for a meaningful volunteer job. Volunteering always makes a difference, of course, in the community and for the people whom nonprofits serve. It’s good to know that you can make a difference to others … Continue reading Volunteer
