What to Do When You’re Afraid of Networking
Does the thought of entering a crowded room filled with strangers make your palms sweat?
Networking is a fear many people share. Some would even say it’s one of the scariest steps of finding a job. Whether it’s getting freaked out by small talk or the fear of forgetting someone’s name, networking can be a …
Create a Stress-Free Work Environment
In today’s environment, jobs are hard to find. Since companies are aware of this fact, they are putting more and more pressure on their employees. Pressure and stress reduce employee performance creating horrible consequences for the employer. Employers should reverse this and help decrease their employees’ stress levels.
There are many factors within a business …
Fear Your High School Reunion!
Last Saturday night I was the “plus one” at a high school reunion, where people were frankly in shock. It had been 30 years – 30 years! – since they’d all been together at Lakeland Regional High in Wanaque, New Jersey.
How will you account for three decades that start the moment you begin life, …
10 Signs You Could Be a Budding Workaholic
While having a good work ethic and ambition is critical for success in today’s competitive job market, many business owners, executives and rising stars have an excessive devotion to their work. They struggle with guilt feelings for not spending more time at work and fear potential pitfalls of not being there to oversee their business. …
Using the SDP Scale to Evaluate Yourself and Others
There are no simple tests to know when you will be successful at something. However, there are a few factors that can be applied to create what I call the SDP Scale that may help you get a better feel for what will likely lead to success.
The SDP ScaleIt’s simple in it’s elegance, …
Interview Horror Stories–Even When It’s Not Halloween
Each year as Halloween approaches, Hollywood and the rest of the entertainment business roll out the horror features that are always a staple at this time of the year. All of the “horror” stories, however, are hardly fictional or strictly limited to the movies and TV. Where the job interview process is concerned, there are …
How Universities Are Failing Their Graduates
Universities are failing their graduates in many ways. My purpose in addressing such topics is not to chastise higher education, which I don’t believe can be reformed, but rather to warn future educational consumers and help more recent graduates improve their odds of career success.
Last week I attended a panel discussion on the impact …
How to Give a Great Presentation
Giving a presentation is very similar to public speaking. Many people freak out because they have to get up in front of a crowd and talk about a topic which everybody assumes they are the expert on. However, you don’t need to lose your nerves! By following the below simple rules, you can give a …
Why You Need a Lifeguard to Get a Promotion
No matter where you live and where you want to work, there’s probably an ocean between you and what you want. No, I don’t mean the vast body of water that covers 71% of the planet. It’s not that you live in the UK and want to work in the US. Not that kind of …
How Long Will My Job Search Take?
I am often asked, “How long will my job search take?”
My answer is almost always, “It depends.”
I work, primarily, with experienced professionals—which is code for those over 50 years of age.
I tell them that a really short job search is three months. It takes almost three months for a company to decide …