Archive for March, 2008
You coulda been in school: the Bike Jump
March 25, 2008 9:12 am Career Advice, EntertainmentThis is the first in a series of carefully selected video clips that prove that it’s better to be in school or just working hard than it is to be doing nothing. This guy, for instance, tries to launch himself onto a two-story rooftop. Ouch!
American Idol and the Fear of Feedback
March 24, 2008 5:09 pm Career Advice, EntertainmentWhy can’t we just send them home? You know who I’m talking about- that handful of contestants who are a tier below the rest. I’ve narrowed it down to one solitary problem: Americans hate feedback. Check out these five tips become a better feedbacker.
Keep Your Money
March 21, 2008 9:46 am Career AdviceIf you want the good life, learn first to discipline your financial behavior and live within your income. No amount of education or job opportunities can compensate for lack of financial discipline.
5 Interview Pitfalls
March 14, 2008 1:20 pm Career AdviceGo into your next job interview prepared. Having an awareness of the pitfalls that await you will let you put your best foot forward without sticking it in your mouth. Check out the following five most common interview pitfalls and consider yourself warned.
Resumes Resources
March 14, 2008 9:12 am ResourcesOnce you have completed your education, the next step in your career is usually interviewing for jobs. An essential tool in the job interview process is an impressive resume. In alot of ways, your resume is your only tool to get your foot in the door. Many employers go over hundreds or thousands of resumes [...]
Best Job Markets? Not For Long…
March 13, 2008 9:29 am Career Advice, EconomyA list of America’s Top 5 Fastest-growing Job Markets has just been released, which should get lots of recession-phobes ready to pack up the moving van and move to the promised land. One bitter irony: these once comfortable job markets become rather un-comfortable feeding frenzies.
Minority Women in Business: Getting Better But Not There Yet
March 12, 2008 10:27 am CareersWhile the disparity between white males and minority females in management is still glaring, recent years have shown signs of change. Women of color are shifting toward professional and technical careers. But can they shatter the glass ceiling into management?
Meeting Maker, Meet Doodle.com
March 11, 2008 3:40 pm FYIScheduling meetings for multiple people is hard. Especially when you all do not work together and so you have extremely different schedules. However, there is an online service that has proved to be very useful.
The Sudden Fall of Eliot Spitzer and Ethical Leadership
March 11, 2008 8:44 am Career AdviceIn the course of a day, Eliot Spitzer had been reduced to just another corrupt public official. And, just like that, public confidence in ethical leadership fell another notch, highlighting the need for leaders who live up to their values. This is just the situation that business and political science schools are trying to avert.
