Jobs
Why Employers Can’t Take Chances on Low Skill Employees
You’ve read it before. The future of work is vastly different than the past. And the skills required to perform the jobs of the future are night-and-day…
New Job Era Arrives
I’m pleased and honored to share this post from my colleague, friend, and author Edward E. Gordon. You can read more about Ed below. The continuing U.S…
From Dead End Jobs to Cash-Rich Careers
Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Is there anyone not talking about jobs these days? From politicians to economists, Main Street to Wall Street, creating jobs is THE hot topic. And no discussion…
Why We Need to Hire Fewer and Fewer People
With an election year approaching and unemployment still high, lots of lip service and media ink are being wasted on ways to fix the jobless recovery. What a crock of…
Personal Assistants: No Longer Just Go-fers
Gone are the days when brewing coffee, picking up laundry, and typing memos defined the perfect personal assistant. In order to get ahead in the field of personal assistance today…
Speaking of jobs: The Coming Jobs War
And speaking of jobs… on the same day that Jobs died, I received an invitation to preview a new book, The Coming Jobs War. This isn’t a book…
What’s more troubling: The loss of jobs or the loss of Jobs?
Depending on your frame of reference, asking the question “can the U.S. survive without Jobs?” will elicit a variety of responses. Responses will inevitably be influenced by political affiliation…
Want a Job? 5 Steps to Personal Branding
No matter what the season or economic stimulus, the unemployed and underemployed worker is struggling to find work. That’s grim news for many people looking for work or a…
New Video: How To Use Social Media for Job Search and Recruitment
For the second straight year, I had the privilege and pleasure of being a panelist at the Harrisburg University Social Media Summit (September 14, 2011). Like last year, the event…
10 Jobs On Life Support
A recession, outsourcing, and foreign competition aren’t the only reasons we’re losing jobs…