So you’ve started avoiding their calls, going to events without them, and when your friends ask how it’s going, you awkwardly fake a smile and say unenthusiastically, “It’s great.” While I hate to be the bearer of bad news, the writing is on the wall: it’s time to say goodbye. But, to be clear, I’m
The unemployment rate for veterans who served in active duty in the U.S. hovered at 9 percent in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A major obstacle in securing employment is understanding how to translate your skills from your time in the military to the workplace. Fortunately there are numerous fields that
Read any article about successful people, and you can almost guarantee when asked the secrets to their success, they will say that they get up early – between 5am and 6am (and in some cases even earlier). Take a look at this list of CEOs and major influencers if you don’t believe me. People generally
Great careers are built on great career advice. Unfortunately, with all the career advice available online and in the media, it can be difficult to sort the good from the bad. To help you differentiate, here are five characteristics of great career advice: 1. The advice comes from a great source Have you ever heard
High school students approaching graduation have two choices: enter the job market or go to college. Those who choose the latter then have another decision to make in four years: enter the job market or go to graduate school. Unless you’re a career student, ultimately you have to choose a career that not only pays
Jeff Oakes was a successful architect earning six-figures and living his dream in San Francisco. But, when two of this close friends died unexpectedly, his priorities changed. Oakes quit his cushy job, moved to India and now teaches rural villagers business principles. His only means of income is selling custom clothing made from fabric manufactured
What’s the #1 key to success? We uncovered words of wisdom from Confucius, Vincent van Gogh, Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs, all which point to one very specific trait – one that is without a doubt the secret to their success. We spend roughly 100,000 hours of our lives at work. For many, a job is just a
A job hunter offered to come in for an interview because she was “needing a daytime job to fill my time.” She will not be hearing back. The applicant, a young adult, may well be reliable and honest, as she wrote in her email to a business owner. But there was nothing in her attached
Q: My boss just threw me in the deep end of the pool on a new project; he has a lot of expertise in the area, me, not so much. Is this tough love, or is he setting me up to fail? Either way, how do I handle it? A: Ask good questions, find