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- Job Fairs are a Waste of Time 10:48am Nov 9
- The Ability to Learn is Your Most Important Skill 7:38am Nov 9
- Dream Job Spotlight: Andrea Rubin, Director of Marketing, Yelp.com 5:00am Nov 5
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When employers talk about desirable skills they look for in new hires, they usually mean things like marketing, IT, budgeting, and project management. But what about the ability to learn? ...
I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who has landed an offer as a result of attending a job fair. You know the kind I mean. You show up with a few dozen copies of your resume and are herded down lines of look-alike booths hosted by companies you’ve never heard of, collecting handouts and brochur...
I love profiling fabulously successful young professionals, and this time around, I decided to feature someone under 30 who has made it to the top ranks of a very twenty-first century organization. Check out Andrea Rubin, Director of Marketing and Community Management of Yelp.com, talking about ...
For the first time since September 2007, the majority (55%) of small business owners have a positive view of the economic environment and its impact on their ability to grow, according to the American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor. Concurrently, more firms are at risk of going out of ...
A new survey released by my Business Roundtable committee, Project Springboard, reveals that the United...
Have you ever pursued a goal only to eventually realize that it’s just not working out? This has happened to me, and I can tell you there’s nothing more frustrating. After all, we usually don’t achieve goals because A) we...
I recently had the chance to talk with Martin Yate, one of my most-admired authors in the career advice space. Martin and I chatted about how most of us will work for nearly half a century, changing jobs roughly every...
UnitedWeWork.org, a new job site, says that it’s seeking to connect job seekers with employers in a more personalized and humane way that’s free for everyone. The model has been compared to that of the popular dating site eHarmony; instead...
This week on METRO: In high school, you probably had a friend whom all the parents loved. You remember the type: good student, athletic team star, community volunteer, kind to children and animals, etc, etc. This kid never got in...
My friends and I have been lamenting the demise of Social Security for years. "It's not fair that we have to pay so much when the baby boomers are going to drain it dry," we say. "There won't be a...
After a two month hiatus, my friends and co-hosts Lindsey Pollak and Christine Hassler and I are thrilled to bring you a new episode of 30/20 Vision, airing on Blog Talk Radio on Monday, October 12th at 5PM ET. We'll...
I love this post from the brilliant Leo Babauta, who writes the Zen Habits blog. Leo describes how to be happier and more creative by returning your mindset to a simpler time, when you weren't constrained by how things should...
When I was in junior high, my friends and I were always trying to get a hold of those precious little black and yellow volumes called Cliff’s Notes. We weren’t trying to get out of reading the assigned books. It...
A lot of people have been asking me about the best types of jobs to pursue these days. I've read some varying opinions on this, but here are a few of my favorites: Healthcare: There is already a major labor...
This week in METRO: Here’s a story I hear all the time. A recent grad laments her difficult job search. Apparently, when HR reps see the MBA on her resume, they put her in the pile of those seeking a...
