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Among the many interrelated problems that can occur in an economy are people having not enough work, not enough holidays, not enough benefits, and of course, not enough pay. As disruptive and problematic as these issues may become to people, hands down,...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 7 CommentsResist the Temptation to Cut Corners in Your Career
All over Las Vegas and Los Angeles are these billboards that say “Get The Lap Band!” These lap bands are surgical procedures wherein they cut a person open and tie a band around an area of the stomach in order to constrict its size. The idea...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 9 CommentsWhy the Best Executives Are So Highly Paid
The higher I have risen in my career, the more criticism and the more obstacles I have faced. In today’s world, if you lay off an employee, fire someone, or make any other decision that potentially upsets people, you face incredible scrutiny. Former...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 15 CommentsFocus on Other Geographic Areas to Get Your Job Search Going
Let me start with some recent figures, from 2008: “The median job search among those winning positions in the third quarter lasted nearly 4.4 months,” up from 3.6 months in the second quarter. It’s also notable that 13.4 percent of...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 1 CommentOver Deliver Because It Is Not about You
Several years ago, I was in the midst of opening up various legal recruiting offices around the United States. In my sheer enthusiasm for the business, I would bring new recruiters from around the country to Los Angeles and have them live with me for...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 2 CommentsMutual Funds, Casinos, and Opportunities
At least a decade ago, I started receiving all of these phone calls from American Express Financial Advisors urging me to invest with them my 401(k) from my previous job. After putting off the caller for some time, I eventually met with the guy. He came...
Filed under Advancement, Featured, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 1 CommentThe Most Important Person You Communicate with Is Yourself
“The mind can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven” -John Milton Several years ago, I was home after graduating from college and I met a guy who was friends with my girlfriend’s brother. He had graduated from Yale University...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed, Life Lessons 5 CommentsRefuse to Acknowledge Setbacks and Intimidations, and You Will Never Fail
The police pulled in behind us the second we turned into my mother’s driveway, and turned on their lights. I was very frightened. I thought I might be going to jail that evening. I was not sure. I had assumed my mother and sister were staying in for...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World Leave a CommentVitamins, Oprah, and the Importance of Taking Action Right Away
For some reason, I have started getting calls from India around 11:00 each morning from a company trying to sell me mail-order drugs. They always lead off with telling me that they have Viagra, Cialis, and related stuff. I have never ordered...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed Leave a CommentInformal networks can make a massive difference in the quality of not only your job search but also your life. Too few people take the time to understand the importance of informal networks and referrals when it comes to getting your foot in the door...
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