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“First it’s the free lunches, next it’s office supplies, and before you know it, they’ll be canceling the birthday gift cards too,” I overheard one employee complaining to several of his co-workers while they sipped their lattes in a local coffee shop this week. My immediate thought: Yep, he’s wearing a Scarlet E – be careful buddy. Yes, according to [...]
NOTE: This article was originally posted in September ’08. But given the amount of lay-offs occurring, we thought it worth re-posting.) I just finished reading Business Week’s article entitled, “Management by the Numbers,” in which they review how IBM has been building mathematical models of its own employees with an aim to improve productivity and automate management. I’ll let you [...]
This week, author, career strategist and nationally syndicated advice columnist, J.T. O’Donnell, and her co-host, UNH senior, Greg Barrette, discuss the hard reality of finding a job in a recession. ATTENTION College Students and Recent Grads: College teaches you everything EXCEPT how to get the job. This program is for anyone who wants to learn how to find career success [...]
Jim was a typical college grad today. Smart, resourceful, and pretty savvy on the computer. He was enthusiastic and eager to learn. Everyone who interviewed him at his current employer had agreed he was the right candidate for the job. His first few months at his new job were great. He found the work interesting and his co-workers and manager [...]
Two weeks ago, BusinessWeek, offered some interesting survey results in reference to Bosses Day which was celebrated nationwide on October 16th. (What, you didn’t get the memo?) One was from national staffing firm, Adecco, which says 69% of 1500 employees surveyed said they wouldn’t want their boss’ job if offered to them. The reason why? The ‘pressure to have all [...]
One of the career columns I enjoy is Heather Huhman’s Entry-level Career Examiner. Heather does some serious homework on all sorts of career development and job search topics. Her style is smart and direct – it’s definitely worth reading regularly. Her article, Tweeting Your Way to a Job (or Internship), is a great follow-up read to our video S.H.O.T. on [...]
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