Today, February 2, is Groundhog Day. The legend says that if a groundhog pops out of his hole and sees his shadow on this day, there will be six more weeks of winter; if he doesn’t, spring is around the corner. Folks here in the Midwest wait to see what Jimmy the Groundhog will predict. [...]
One Size Does Not Fit All
September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There’s little wonder why so many people dread shopping for clothes. Rarely does anything fit right. You may think you are a certain size, but that doesn’t always hold true — you may be one size smaller in one brand of clothing and three sizes bigger in another brand. Or a pair of jeans may [...]
It’s Not About the Money
August 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
I saw this stream of consciousness that says, in part: “We like to kid ourselves that a grey, listless life of mediocrity is fine and dandy, so long as we’re being paid well enough.” That statement stuck with me so much that I actually had a dream about it. In the dream, I could picture [...]
Compelling Reasons to Not Consider a Counteroffer
April 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
If you are a passive job seeker, one part of the process that is more of an afterthought (if that) is the possibility of a counteroffer from your employer. You may be so fixated on finding that next opportunity that it doesn’t even occur to you that there could be any reason for you to [...]
Abandon These 10 Bad Habits
March 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
In reading 50 Things You Need to Give Up Today, I found many of them can impact the health of your job search and career. I’ll highlight ten of them that I think are particularly important for you to abandon: “Give up trying to be perfect.” We all know that nobody’s perfect, and yet we [...]
