Careers
Job Seekers Beware
If you’re a user of Monster.com, you might want to check your computer for malware. Security Fix’s Brian Krebs is reporting that a group has stolen the identities of about 40,000 Monster users by planting trojan horses in advertisements on the site. The information includes SSNs, names, addresses, bank account info, and any other information [...]
How To: Work the Web to Find Work
Most companies use software to match a resume to a job. Many even have simple surveys on their website that can disqualify you based on your answers. It’s a natural response to the flood of resumes that companies now receive thanks to the internet. The article lists five tips for getting your resume read.
10 Things to Tell High School Graduates
I’ve written before about Conde Nast’s Portfolio magazine, a high end glossy for business types, and I can’t say enough about the excellence of their blog coverage. An offbeat item posted today on the Tech Observer blog goes way beyond business and gets down to real life advice to tell students as they graduate from [...]
5 Ways to Network Without Speaking
A lot of these are pretty common sense, but it’s still important to remember and practice all of the ideas. It will complement what is coming out of your mouth and will make people remember you. Which, after all, is the whole purpose of networking.
At Least Look Like You’re Trying
I am not the perfect employee and don’t claim to be. I do work hard and get my work done. If I do run late, which does happen when my daughter doesn’t cooperate or traffic gets snarled, I make doubly sure that I get down to work as soon as I get in and I [...]
City Manager Posts Hard to Fill
I took a governmental budgeting class for my Master’s degree with the city manager of my town, so I got to know him a little bit. We live in a suburban area, so I’d imagine it’s an easier spot to fill than the towns in rural Oklahoma profiled in this NY Times piece.
However, the point [...]
Online tools
The Christian Science Monitor has an excellent Work and Money section that I think is often overlooked by those seeking financial help. One particularly great story involves a comprehensive listing of free online financial tools.
These tools do everything from finding cheap gas to help you plan for retirement. However, the more sophisticated the analysis, the [...]
10 Ways to Get a Promotion
Careerbuilder has some common sense, but sometimes overlooked advice at how to get ahead in the workplace.
Know Your Stuff
Well, duh. You won’t get promoted if you don’t know enough to do your current job effectively. It also says to find the job you want and fill in the knowledge gaps so that you can get [...]
McNerney’s 5 Rules of Innovation
Current Boeing CEO James McNerney gave a local speech on his rules of innovation. He knows a little something about the matter as former CEO of 3M. He pointed to 3M’s inability in innovate after the myth of the Post-It took off. 3M fed the flames because it was good for headlines, but in the [...]
How to work the Web to find work
The CS Monitor Work and Money section has a good article on using the Web to find a job. Why is this important? Only 5% of new hires are found via newspaper classified ads these days. More than half are found as a direct result of a job being posted on the internet.
Most companies use [...]
