Career Advice

This should be implied but I’ve realized it’s not. You must: Show up for work on time, every time, and even before time. When in doubt, ask what the expected times are. And be early and stay later. It adds up. People see it. It shows commitment. And by the way, just because other people…

I might be biased in this regard, but most career professionals should have some set of basic web design and coding skills. Although I think it’s equally useful in large corporations, if you’re in a smaller organization, where there isn’t an “IT department,” “webmaster” or someone whose primary role is to maintain the web presence, you’re…

For companies, hiring is like going on two dates and asking that person to marry you. Or, for job candidates, saying yes to a marriage proposal after only a couple of dates. Somehow we’re supposed to know from a couple pieces of paper and 30 minutes or a couple of hours that you’re the one…

Keyboarding is an underutilized, under appreciated skill for career professionals. With the speed of technological innovation, computers are being integrated into virtually every job out there, even in manual labor type jobs. For employers it saves time as it democratizes data in the organization. For employees, it can save us time and energy that can…