Helping You Reach Your Job Search and Career Goals
Just so everyone is clear — I’m not talking about the slang use of “tool”. I’m referring to one of the more traditional usages of tool as defined in Dictionary.com: “anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose” In your job search and career, you want to be considered a tool — [...]
Today was a big change for a member of the Cooley household: it was my daughter’s first day of school. She has been eagerly anticipating this day ever since we went to the initial registration way back in February. And then it proceeded to be a long spring and summer as my dear girl would [...]
Has that ever happened to you? You have a great idea, mention it in a meeting or casual conversation, and another person runs to the boss with it and takes all the credit! If you’re lucky, someone else will also know that the idea was yours and then speak up to ensure that you receive [...]
Proactive career management can be a stressful task to undertake, especially in a volatile economy like the one we’ve been experiencing. When you are employed, you feel like you need to do everything you can to present every aspect of your work in a positive light and you worry that something could be perceived negatively. [...]
Rich DeMatteo of Corn on the Job had a very insightful post last week that tempered the talk about “finding your passion” that seems to be popular among we career bloggers. I’ll admit it — I’m one who has written my fair share of posts extolling the virtues of having passion in your work. Rich [...]
