Archive for Career Advice
Learn a Software Program
This is one of the best pieces of career advice I can recommend to someone looking to get ahead in almost any career field.
Learn and get really, really good and proficient at the most popular (or used) software programs in your industry and field.
When I was aspiring to be a newspaper journalist, I learned QuarkXPress […]
How to Avoid Workplace Burnout
After reading Penelope’s post on job burnout, I just took the Burnout Self-Test.
She notes in her article that serial entrepreneurs are less prone to burnout (they are fulfilled in what they do) and nurses, particularly in burn wards where often patients do not get better are the most prone to burnout.
It’s a pretty fascinating article […]
My Blog Is My 600-Page Resume
This month marks my one-year anniversary of serious blogging.
Along the way, I’ve maintained it’s been a huge “career” boost for me. Through that blog, I’ve been able to go from a virtual no-name in my field to at least being on the radars of those at the top of it.
My blog has given me personal […]
Career Advice I Wish I Had Gotten a Long Time Ago …
Career coach (and one of my clients actually) Penelope Trunk answers 10 questions from Guy Kawasaki …
Her fourth answer on “when you should ask for a raise” is just an incredible perspective that stretched my thinking. Good stuff all around.
Also, I also love No. 6 about how to explain gaps in your resume … tell […]
