Blogs About "career management"

Everyone who has applied to an MBA program or applied for any job worries about their resume.  How on earth do you fit your entire life story into one page?  And what an insult that someone actually thinks you can?

Your resume has almost nothing to do with your real life. It’s about your professional life, and it’s about...

At the heels of Easter and Passover, it’s tempting to write a holiday-themed piece, which on the career front is normally about networking. But another holiday-inspired subject is gratitude, which also plays a key role in your career:

Gratitude puts you in a spirit of plenty – of having, instead of lacking. This leads to confidence, energy and a position of strength that is attractive to the people around you, whether it’s prospective employers...

Congratulations on the new job! But getting the job is just the first step. You want to successfully integrate into your new company and role. To this end, be deliberate about how you will handle your first quarter, first half, and first year. Here are some tips for that first quarter:

Listen more. More than what? More than expected. More than you normally do. More than you act and speak. If your...

Take this short energy quiz.  Give yourself 1 point for every Yes and 0 for every No.  How do you score?

• I know what time of day I am most productive.
• I schedule my most important work for when I am most productive.
• I know what time of day my energy tends to sag.
• I know what I need to do for a...

Now that the initial hoopla surrounding LeBron James' poorly executed (and planned) career move has simmered down, you might not believe it, but we can focus on the valuable career lessons that can be learned from this experience. We've already heard all the commentary on how arrogant, stupid, ignorant everyone thinks he is. We've even heard how his business partners have lead him down the wrong path and doused a...

Professional development is your responsibility. Any woman serious about career advancement always has it on her mind and in her sight. The biggest misconception is that it is costly to continue professional development. It doesn't have to be expensive. Money is the number one reason why a lot of people bypass professional development and end up stunting their career growth. But blaming cost is a cop out.

There are several low cost...