Candidate Advice

It’s fairly common these days for companies to ask job candidates to perform some task or do some assignment to showcase their skills. This is a perfectly reasonable request. In fact, it is a good idea for employers to ask for evidence of a candidate’s work to really see what he or she can do. It...

You have a terrific job with a stable company. You love your supervisor and your co-workers and they love you. The company is growing and things are good. For now. We can’t emphasize this enough: never become complacent. Things can – and too often do – change in an instant. Recessions hit....

Do you often comment merely “Good point” or “Great article!” when one of your LinkedIn connections posts something interesting on the platform? Well, blah, blah, blah: you might as well have not commented at all, so little is your reply going to help you build a professional network. (Although it...

Why There's a Good Chance Your Career Could be Over in Your 50s If you’re nearing 50, older than 50 or plan on being 50 someday, you need to read this: ProPublica.org published a story in late December – one backed up by rigorous research with the highly respected Urban Institute – that said 56...