career advice

Ketchup? My Deliverables Don’t Need Any Ketchup!

BY Shawn GrahamMon Nov 16, 2009 at 2:58 PM

I ordered a New York Strip steak at a restaurant called Recipes Remembered. After the server brought it to the table, she asked if I needed anything. And that’s when I made the mistake of asking for ketchup. At first, I wasn’t ...READ»

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Are You Building Your Career Pyramid?

BY Lindsey PollakSun Oct 18, 2009 at 6:23 PM

I had the complete joy this past Sunday of having absolutely nothing to do. It was pouring rain, SeamlessWeb delivered bagels and coffee directly to my door, and my husband and his best friend had plans to watch nonstop football. So, ...READ»

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Why I Love My Gen Y Assistant

BY Lindsey PollakTue Sep 1, 2009 at 2:12 PM

I recently hired a part-time assistant to help me get a bit more organized. As someone who studies generational relationships in the workplace, I was curious to learn how my personal experience as a Gen X-er managing a Gen Y-er would ...READ»

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Consider Being an Adult Intern

BY sunny LurieTue Jul 21, 2009 at 9:21 AM

Career advice to get goingREAD»

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Working in Your Skivvies Might Be For You

BY Beth LisogorskyThu Jun 4, 2009 at 11:13 PM

So what skills should a successful home-based franchisee or independent contractor/freelancer possess? Assuming we're all into working in our skivvies after all...READ»

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Making the Most Out of a Rejection

BY Shawn GrahamThu Jun 4, 2009 at 11:24 AM

168 people applied for the opening. We interviewed 5 which means, if you do the math, that we rejected 163. Our policy was to only notify those who were interviewed but not selected—potentially leaving those 163 in limbo as to their ...READ»

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Survival Tips for Moving Back in with Mom and Dad

BY Lindsey PollakWed May 6, 2009 at 5:00 PM

According to research company Twentysomething Inc., up to 65 percent of 2009 college graduates are slated to return home upon graduation. Although not the ideal choice for many young people, it’s a smart option if ...READ»

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Personal Branding for Young Professionals: An Interview with Dan Schawbel, Author of Me 2.0

BY Lindsey PollakTue Apr 7, 2009 at 9:41 AM

As the job market becomes more and more competitive, students and recent grads need to do everything they can to stand out from their peers. One great way to do this is by building your professional reputation, also known as your ...READ»

CAREER ADVICE | 7 comments

Gen Y Entrepreneurs: Here Are the First Steps to Starting Your Own Business

BY Lindsey PollakSun Mar 15, 2009 at 9:58 PM

While some people decide to dive head first into entrepreneurship, others feel more comfortable dipping in a toe, then an ankle, then a knee before swimming solo. The choice is very personal and depends on your experience, finances and overall comfort with risk.READ»

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Calling it Quits

BY Shawn GrahamMon Feb 16, 2009 at 11:28 PM

As a manager, it’s easy to fantasize about an idealized world where you build trust and rapport with your staff that leads to open and honest communication about their on-the-job frustrations and career ambitions (whether that means ...READ»

BRODERBUND | 15 comments

Career Advice from Will Wright, Creator of Spore, SimCity and The Sims.

BY Noah RobischonMon Feb 9, 2009 at 3:32 PM

Game designer Will Wright founded his own company, Maxis, in 1989 and has since created some of the best-known simulation games in existence, including the 2008 blockbuster Spore. Maxis is now part of Electronics Arts, the world's largest video game company.READ»

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Career Advice from Gary Flake, Director of Live Labs at Microsoft

BY Chuck SalterTue Feb 3, 2009 at 6:10 PM

Gary Flake joined Microsoft as a technical fellow in 2005 and promptly founded Live Labs, which is focused on creating innovative Internet applications such as Photosynth. Prior to Microsoft, he founded and ran Yahoo! Research Labs and worked as the chief scientist at Overture.READ»

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Career Advice from Chuck Jones, VP of Global Consumer Design at Whirlpool

BY Chuck SalterThu Jan 29, 2009 at 4:38 PM

After designing office furniture at Herman Miller and copiers at Xerox, Chuck Jones joined Whirlpool in 1995 and took on appliances. Since then he has managed to turn North America's largest appliance maker into a far more design-centric company.READ»

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Is having a long work commute such a bad thing?

BY Shawn GrahamMon Jan 26, 2009 at 5:34 PM

If you would have asked me that question when gas prices were not only through the roof, but also through the cumulonimbus clouds (take that 8th grade science class!!), I would have likely had a much different response. But ...READ»

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Career Advice from Fokko Wientjes, Sustainability Director of DSM

BY Jennifer VilagaMon Jan 26, 2009 at 12:25 PM

DSM is a Dutch-based life- and materials-science company behind MixMe, a powdered multivitamin supplement developed in partnership with the UN World Food Program to ease malnutrition in developing countries. Fokko Wientjes, 45, says the secret to his 20-plus career at DSM is about not staying in the same place.READ»

CANDIDATES | 10 comments

Career Advice from Eric Feng, Chief Technology Officer of Hulu

BY Chuck SalterTue Jan 20, 2009 at 4:53 PM

Before joining Hulu at the age of 28, Eric Feng was the founder and CEO of a video technology company in China and had worked at Microsoft as a developer.READ»

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Keeping Your Boss in the Loop Without Causing Information Overload

BY Shawn GrahamWed Jan 14, 2009 at 4:50 PM

This was something I didn’t think I struggled with, until a recent staff meeting when day my boss asked me for an update of how things were going in my department. I’m pretty sure I started out on the right path, but, as I ...READ»

ALEX BOGUSKY | 4 comments

Career Advice from Jeff Hicks and Alex Bogusky, Crispin Porter + Bogusky

BY Danielle SacksTue Jan 13, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Jeff Hicks has been in advertising for over twenty years. He became CEO of Crispin Porter + Bogusky in 2004. Alex Bogusky joined Crispin Porter in 1987. He became a partner at Crispin Porter + Bogusky in 1996, and then Co-Chairman in February 2008.READ»

A BETTER PLACE | 4 comments

Career Advice from Carisa Bianchi, President of TBWA\Chiat\Day

BY Danielle SacksTue Jan 13, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Carisa Bianchi became President of the Los Angeles branch of TBWA\Chiat\Day in 2005, after more than twenty years in the advertising industry.READ»

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Career Advice from Jack Kramer, Global Technology Leader of W. L. Gore

BY David LidskyTue Jan 13, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Jack Kramer joined Gore in 1982 as a process engineer and has climbed in the ranks since then, becoming Global Technology Leader in 2005.READ»

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Top Jobs 2009

BY Fast Company staffFri Jan 9, 2009 at 5:35 PM

In 2009, the job market will be full of contrasts: some industries will be eviscerated while others face shortages of workers. The good news is that despite the recession, there are still real jobs to be had. The bad news is that you may have to change fields to find one.READ»

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Career Advice from Rick Webb, Cofounder and COO of Barbarian Group

BY Danielle SacksWed Jan 7, 2009 at 4:17 PM

Rick Webb has over ten years experience in design and advertising; he cofounded the Barbarian Group in 2001.READ»

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Managing Employee Vacation Days

BY Shawn GrahamSun Jan 4, 2009 at 5:45 PM

Holidays and/or nice weather usually mean employees are going to schedule vacation days…and lots of them. And with that, it’s up to management to make sure the department is staffed accordingly and honor vacation requests in an ...READ»

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What Millennials Most Want to Know: 3 Questions for Entry-Level Recruiters

BY Lindsey PollakSun Dec 28, 2008 at 8:52 PM

Millennials (a.k.a. Generation Y) have earned a less-than-stellar reputation in the recruiting community. You’re not alone if you’ve found young candidates to act “entitled” to jobs or not know basic rules of professional ...READ»

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Personal Branding Lessons from an Advertising Exec

BY Shawn GrahamMon Dec 15, 2008 at 8:57 AM

One of the cool things about working at a university (and in particular a business school) is having a chance to sit in on presentations by business leaders from an almost limitless number of industries. Each has their own unique ...READ»