Negotiating salary is often the part people balk at when securing a new position. What if I ask for too much, and they decide not to offer me the job? What if I ask for too little? What’s the right answer when the hiring manager asks what my salary requirements are? Here are a few, […]
People often ask me how I got into my current line of work, which was a career change for me. It had nothing to do with LinkedIn or my resumé. Sometimes opportunity comes from an unexpected direction. I had always wanted to be a writer, but I never seemed able to break into the field, […]
When you think about searching for a new job, there are tasks that immediately come to mind: update your resumé, search the job boards, maybe get in touch with some former connections that might be of service. These are aspects of the job search that haven’t changed over the past decades decades. But there are a […]
When I was a kid, my mother would send me to get something from the pantry, and I’d stand there staring at the shelf. Then, I would return to her to admit I couldn’t find it; it wasn’t there. She would walk up, pluck it off the shelf immediately (exactly where she’d said it would be) […]
It’s the end of the work day, and the last thing you want to do is to go out for drinks with the bunch of people you just spent all day with. After all, they’re just going to be sitting around talking; it’s not like there’s any work being done right? Wrong. While they won’t […]
It may be far from April 15th but, whether you routinely employ contractors or are a contractor yourself, it’s wise to consider some tax law before it comes time to fill out end-of-year paperwork. Should you go with a 1099, which is the simplest form of doing business on either side of the contract relationship, […]
Many of us use social media to showcase antics, rant about politics, vent about work or document debauchery. Because if you can’t be yourself on Facebook, where can you, right? While you post those drunken photos, you may imagine friends laughing and “liking” your life full of fun, but what does your employer think? We all have moments […]
When looking to hire, your number one priority is “can this person do the job?” Do they have the skills to complete the tasks we need done? This is obviously an important question, but there’s more to it than that, especially if the new hire is expected to work in a team environment. Team Culture […]
You’re looking for someone to hire for a project – someone with a specific set of skills that’s hard to find in one person. Finally, you come across a resumé that contains just the sort of experience and knowledge you want. You set up an interview, and when the person walks through your office door […]