People often through around the phrase “he’s my mentor.” What does that really mean, though?
Developing a useful mentoring relationship is more than just learning new skills and approaches from an...
When it comes to performance reviews, perhaps nothing can be more frustrating than to be “surprised” during the conversation. However, before we go much further down the path, it is only fair that I...
A big part of a job search is polishing and fine-tuning your resume so it best reflects who you are, where you’ve been and where you’re headed.
For some companies (mostly tech or marketing firms, but...
Years ago, I was a young manager working for a large global financial services company. During my time there, the economy plummeted into a recession (sound familiar?). As a result, raises were few...
Remember “Linsanity”?
Last month, New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin became the talk of the sports world (and really pretty much everywhere else, too) after an electrifying performance against...
Performance reviews. Need I say more? There is nothing as dysfunctional and as predictable as the annual performance review. From vagueness to politics, from personal attacks to overall managerial...
Job interviews usually include questions like “Tell me a time when you faced a significant obstacle and how you overcame it,” or “Describe a time when you led a team.”
But some companies are flipping...
Sometimes sending a quick an email makes sense: you need to acknowledge receipt of something or try to work out logistics for a meeting. And it’s so easy to type a couple of lines and move on.
But...
Any number of reasons might prompt a job-seeker to consider a lateral career move: family obligations, lifestyle changes, simply a desire for new scenery and challenges.
Taking a job at the same...
