Sales Employment in the U.S.
Finance Virtual Interview
Test your interview smarts with this quiz that features questions commonly asked in finance interviews.
Content: Career Information | Source: Monster | Subject: Interviewing
Build a life, not a resume
Personal aspirations collide with firm realities; conflicts rage among a person’s competing interests. Outstanding professionals-stars-are inherently ambitious and restless, creating a certain amount of unavoidable turmoil for themselves and their colleagues.
Editor’s Note: I read a lot of so-called “work-life balance” articles and frankly, most of them are useless. I found this one different – very insightful and a good read (though a bit long). … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Jay W. Lorsch, Thomas J. Tierney | Sources: Bain & Company, Consulting to Management | Subjects: Career, Personal Development
Solid Money, Worried Minds (2004)
Raises are back, and the average IT manager’s salary approaches six figures. So why are they so grim about their careers? InformationWeek’s annual state-of-IT survey.
Editor’s Note: IT leaders offer advice for preparing to thrive in tomorrow’s workplace in the related article, “Where The Opportunity Is“
Content: Career Information | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: Benefits / Comp., Career Info
Close Encounters with the Brainteaser Job Interview
The good news is hiring is going up. The bad news is the competition is really fierce. Here’s how to get a leg up.
Content: Article | Author: John Kador | Source: Darwin Magazine | Subject: Career
For Interview Success Start by Asking the Right Questions
There are three types of questions that help jobseekers gain interview advantage: – Questions to uncover the interviewer’s top hiring motives – Questions to illustrate the candidate’s interest and intelligence – Questions to uncover the interviewer’s unspoken concerns
Content: Member-Contributed Content | Author: Deborah Walker | Subject: Career
Body-Language Tactics That Sway Interviewers
Posture, eye contact, and other nonverbal communication can speak volumes about your feelings and attitudes. Here’s how to impress hiring managers with mannerisms that project confidence and enthusiasm.
Content: Article | Author: Eugene Raudsepp | Sources: CareerJournal (WSJ), CFO Publishing | Subject: Career
Six Newer P’s to a Better Job Search
Job hunting has striking similarities to a marketing project.
The operative “P” words for a successful campaign are positioning, process and persistence, followed closely by performance, personality and pricing. The product is the candidate.
Content: Article | Author: Debra Feldman | Source: MarketingProfs | Subject: Career
Life/Work – Issue 32
It takes a strong stomach to listen to how other people see you.
Content: Article | Author: Tony Schwartz | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Career, Personal Development
Men work more hours than women (U.S.)
Will We All Be Unemployed?
With knowledge-worker jobs heading overseas along with manufacturing and service jobs, managers are worried, too–and should be. We asked leading-edge thinkers to envision the next economy and our place in it.
Content: Article | Author: Matthew Budman | Source: Across the Board (ATB) | Subjects: Career, Economics
You Can Do Anything – But Not Everything
David Allen, one of the world’s most influential thinkers on personal productivity, offers his unique advice on how to keep up the pace — without wearing yourself down.
Content: Article | Author: Keith H. Hammonds | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Career, Personal Development
Multimedia Resumes: Lights! Camera! Job Offer!
Can multimedia multiply your odds of landing a job?
Content: Article | Author: Don Lipper | Source: MBA Jungle | Subject: Career
Identity Shift
Ever wonder why it’s hard to make sense of most career-change advice? Maybe it’s because the books and gurus have it all wrong.
Content: Article | Author: Linda Tischler | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Career
The Wharton MBA Case Interview Study Guide: Volume I
Have you already worked your way through Ace Your Case and Fifteen Questions and are looking for more expert guidance to help you slam those case interviews? Look no further. The MBA Consulting Club at The Wharton School has produced an excellent guide to help prepare you for consulting case interviews. Now distributed exclusively by Wet Feet Press. Here’s a short online preview!
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Content: Book | Subjects: Career, MBA Related
Coach Wooden
Learn about legendary basketball coach John Wooden’s pyramid of success at this site.
Content: Online Resource | Author: John Wooden | Subjects: Career, Leadership
Glen A. Barton
I’ve learned that good performance and true job satisfaction come from exceeding what I expect of myself, not just what others expect of me. The key to job performance is first to realize that as an employee, I have many customers who expect me to deliver a quality service. And just as every great company works day and night to serve its customers, I must … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Career, Personal Development
A Fast Start on Your New Job
Your first ninety days in a new position are fraught with peril-and loaded with opportunity. HBS professor Michael Watkins explains how to get a running start. A Q&A and book excerpt.
Editor’s Note: I found the STARS framework (for startup, turnaround, realignment, and sustaining success) to be simple but useful…
Content: Article | Author: Martha Lagace | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Career, Leadership
To The Top With Benevolent Leadership
The way to truly succeed is by supporting-not stepping on-those around you.
Content: Article | Authors: James M. Citrin, Richard A. Smith | Source: Chief Executive | Subjects: Career, Leadership
Stop Being a Wimp!
Stand up to your boss, but don’t risk your job doing it. Here’s how.
Content: Article | Author: Paul O’Donnell | Source: MBA Jungle | Subject: Career