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People who tend to the elderly, change diapers and serve up food and drinks have the highest rates of depression among U.S. workers. Overall, 7 percent of full-time workers battled depression in the past year, according to a recent government report. Women were more likely than men to have had a major bout of depression, and younger [...] Read more » Web sites can help job seekers find their salary range. In a tough job market the dreaded “what’s your salary range” question becomes even more difficult to navigate. Give a number too low and you could lose out on thousands of dollars. Answer too high and you could price yourself out of the running. There are a [...] Read more » Here’s an excerpt from Rich Karlgaard, Forbes publisher. Rich discusses the importance of coaches. Last week I shared Peter Drucker’s classic monograph, “Managing Oneself.” The idea is that a business leader eventually founders and fails if that leader can’t self-manage. Here is a major reason why: The best and brightest information-age workers are free agents. They [...] Read more » Your job search may put you in harm’s way. Here are a few scams to avoid as you conduct your job search: Job Offers that Require an Upfront Fee If you have to pay a fee upfront do your due diligence. In early 2009 ads appeared in Florida from a company claiming it was hiring 2,500 employees [...] Read more » Severance is similar to estate planning – it’s a subject you want to think about tomorrow. However, layoffs and buyouts are a way of employment life and it is best to have a defensive strategy. To get the best severance package employment experts say that two things need to occur: the employee needs to know what they [...] Read more » The loss of a job is on the short list of the most stressful events that can occur in one’s life. People have described the loss of a job as “having the wind knocked out of your sails,” “having the rug pulled out from you,” “like being hit by a ton of bricks,” and feeling [...] Read more » Information Visit business networking site LinkedIn to find jobs that match members’ qualifications with available jobs. Fill out your profile fully. Make sure it’s publicly available. Add keywords that reflect your skills. Borrow phrases from job descriptions to help recruiters find you. And join LinkedIn groups in your industry. You can search your [...] Read more » Services Visit BrightFuse.com to network and interact with other professionals. Visit LinkedIn to add your profile to this networking site. Maintaining Your Skill Sets Visit iTunes U to stay current in your field, or add new skills. Not technically a Web site but rather a destination inside Apple’s iTunes Store, it lets you download free materials ranging from finance [...] Read more » Studies show that people who lose their jobs retreat from friends and are less likely to participate in activities. And yet, in hard times it is more important than ever to reach out to others. A 1973 Stanford University sociology study “The Strength of Weak Ties” showed that 80 percent of the people who found [...] Read more » If you are thinking of working for yourself here are a few things you may want to consider before making the move to self-employment: Try to be self-employed in an area where you have some expertise. In this way, you have a head-start, you may be predisposed to having more enjoyment and you are [...] Read more » Here are some things recruiters recommend when you have that important job interview: Don’t announce your arrival at the interview until at least 10 minutes prior to the interview. Don’t get there too early. Arriving too early shows you aren’t respectful of their time. If your cash flow depends on employment protecting cash flow means adding value at work. Here are some strategies to add value for your employer to keep the income stream from your work flowing, enabling your cash flow to continue to build your net worth. A Raise Adding value for your employer and protecting your income [...] Read more » When you’re self-employed you are your own marketing department. To be successfully self-employed means that you have been effective marketing your abilities to your future clients. It’s important that you broaden and update your work-finding and marketing skills, not just to keep busy but to keep ahead of the competition. Two keys to being [...] Read more » If you are in a job hunt here are some ideas to help you effectively find a job that will be good for your cash flow and good for you. To find a job that allows you to have a positive cash flow, build wealth and bring fulfillment take full advantage of the many [...] Read more » Don’t borrow from your 401(k). If you fail to pay the loan back in the required time and are younger than 59 and 1/2 the loan is treated as regular income and you will have to pay the tax plus incur a 10% penalty tax for early withdrawal. But even more importantly, borrowing the funds will most [...] Read more » |
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