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Jobs Bust Leads To Boom For Business Schools?

July 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

In every recession, there are certain things that boom.
And almost every recession leads to a boom in Business School students.
It’s a strategy that makes sense. You can only bang your head against the wall so many times before you decide to try something else. And sometimes that “something else” means hunkering down and waiting until […]

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Jobs

A Bad Job Market Means Position Yourself For The Future (Repost)

July 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here’s a different philosophical take. From the make lemons from lemonade department…
A bad job market might mean you’re not going to get your dream job for a while. But maybe you should take this time as an opportunity to figure out where you want to see yourself when the bad times end.
The storm will pass. […]

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Tags: Career Change · Getting Ahead · Jobs

Career Hack- Use The Summer Months To Climb The Career Ladder

June 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

It’s well known that business tends to slow down during the summer months. Wall Street traditionally experiences slow trading days in the summer (though maybe not this year) for the simple reason that traders and brokers are all out in the Hamptons enjoying long weekends.
Perhaps you’re in an office where the bosses are starting to […]

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Office Politcs

The True Office Power Brokers

May 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

1) The Administrative Assistant-
On the one hand, the administrative assistants and secretaries keep the world turning. They route the communications, schedule the workday, make the meetings happen, facilitate the introductions and most importantly, manage your manager. You always want to be deferential to their power to keep you in the loop.
But it is their relationship […]

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Office Politcs

Business Casual Vs. Business Formal

April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

From the WSJ.
Via SavvySugar.
If you work in a corporate environment, it’s just as important to get business casual right as it is to nail traditional business dress. Maybe more important: Savvy corporate politicians know that casual days are the times when their appearance will be most closely watched.
“People actually judge more on those days because […]

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Don’t Include These Skills On Your Resume

April 21st, 2008 · 11 Comments

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/educational/6_Skills_To_Leave_Off_Your_Resume’;It’s always a good idea to fill out your resume with any specific skills or specialties you might possess. Doing so is a good strategy to give you that extra little edge to stand out from a similarly qualified candidate.
And for years, a good way to do that was to include a list […]

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Tags: Computers Work 4 U · Getting Ahead · Resumes

Ask Brian- The Importance Of The First Job

April 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

If you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian.
Reader Ken asks:
I just graduated with a 4-year degree and accepted a job offer with a small software development firm. The work and product we develop is uninspiring as is the industry we serve. However, I […]

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7 Career Fields That Offer College Loan Forgiveness

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

One of my pet peeves is how middle class people can never get ahead.
You go $60,000 in debt just to get a degree for a career that is supposed to make you self sufficient.
Then you spend 20 years pay off that school debt.
Then (if you’re lucky) as soon as you pay off the debt, you […]

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Tags: Benefits · Finance · Getting Ahead · Young Professionals

A Bad Job Market Means Position Yourself For The Future

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s a different philosophical take. From the make lemons from lemonade department…
A bad job market might mean you’re not going to get your dream job for a while. But maybe you should take this time as an opportunity to figure out where you want to see yourself when the bad times end.
The storm will pass. […]

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Tags: Career Change · Getting Ahead · Jobs

How To Kiss Butt For Fun And Profit

March 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I offer up this post, not as an endorsement of kissing butt, but as an informational essay.
Let’s face it… we all have negative feelings about ass kissers. And yet, we all know that, as a strategy for getting ahead in life, kissing butt can’t be beat. People wouldn’t do it if it didn’t work.
I’m in […]

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Office Politcs