This morning the first printed copies of my most recent book, Great Jobs in the President’s Stimulus Plan, arrived at the JIST offices. Here in New Jersey I’m going to have to wait a little longer to get my hands on a copy, but it ...READ»
The recent appearance of automobile executives on Capitol Hill and their dire warnings about the threats to their industry reminded me of another brutal transformation that their industry experienced in the late 1970s and early 1980s, ...READ»
It’s no secret that times are tough. It’s very possible that if you’re the leader of an organization or company, you have a few major blows coming your way in 2009. Morale is dropping, hope is fading, oversight and ...READ»
One of the most standard topics of career information is the level of education, training, and/or experience commonly required for entry to the occupation in question. It is a standard part of the career profiles that I put in my ...READ»
This year you have worked hard and paid your dues, in really tough circumstances. So should you be asking for a raise in a down market? That depends, but not on what you may think… The market itself has nothing to do with whether ...READ»
If you think I made a typo in the heading of this blog, I guess you haven’t seen the very enjoyable movie with this name, starring Will Smith. It’s about a medical equipment salesworker who competes, against great odds, for a ...READ»
Last week I was at the annual meeting of the Association of Computer-based Systems for Career Information. This year, for the first time, the meeting was held jointly with America’s Career Resource Network Association, and the two ...READ»
In Reality-Based Leadership™, personalizing conflict is a luxury we can no longer afford! A great number of leaders put themselves in the position of judge and jury during interpersonal or team conflicts – deciding right and ...READ»
Once when my daughter was very small and we were dining in a seafood restaurant, she looked at her placemat and was puzzled. The paper placemat was illustrated with colorful pictures of pirates, and she was wondering why so many of ...READ»
If you’ve recently received some feedback from your boss, your co-workers or your client in the form of less-than-desired results, welcome the news! It’s the very next thing to work on to propel your self into the next level of ...READ»
In my book about recession-proof jobs, one of the criteria I used in selecting the recession-proof jobs was that they not be on the list of occupations that the U.S. Department of Labor considers vulnerable to offshoring. I can’t ...READ»
Career development professionals like to have clients take interest inventories because these instruments are easy to administer and fit well into the dominant philosophy of person-environment fit. This theory holds that people are ...READ»
The biggest mistake an employee can make is to think of a holiday party as anything other than another “day at the office.” If you wouldn’t show up at the office in the attire you’re thinking of wearing to the party (even ...READ»
Recently I got in touch with a journalist who was researching a story about how the election of Barack Obama may affect people’s income. I focused on one issue, the laws against wage discrimination. You may recall that, in 2007, the ...READ»
How do Reality-Based™ Leaders best contribute during headcount reductions?
In these challenging times, many leaders are seeking to reduce expenses through the reduction of head count. While it is important to ensure that the ...READ»
The average age of retirement has been declining for several decades and now is at about age 62. Of course, not everyone intends to retire at that age. (Count me among those who do not.) One of the reasons I wrote 225 Best Jobs for ...READ»
A new revolution in leadership is brewing and is coming to be known as Reality-Based Leadership. A Reality-Based Leader is one who is able to quickly see the reality of the situation, conserve precious team energy, and use that energy ...READ»
As an informal part of my research for the book I’m presently working on, Your $100,000 Career Plan: Match Your Personality to a Six-Figure Job, I have chatted with physicians who are personal friends and have asked about their ...READ»
Competition for finding placement in the labor market of today is at an all time high. As technology continues to evolve and the application of design and marketing elements becomes more creative, so must the new entrepreneur in ...READ»
We are certainly in challenging times in our business world today. We have been in challenging times in the past and – let me make a profound prediction – we will be faced with challenging times again at some point in the future. ...READ»
In a book that I’m presently working on (Your $100,000 Career Plan: Match Your Personality to a Six-Figure Job), I classify a group of occupations under the heading “professional,” and one common characteristic I note among ...READ»
If you Google the phrase “education pays,” the very first hit you’ll get is a page at the Bureau of Labor Statistics that features a chart representing the median weekly earnings in 2007 of people with various levels of ...READ»
In last week’s entry, I summarized research indicating that congruence or lack of congruence, in RIASEC terms, does not appear to be a good predictor of success or lack of success in a college major. I suggested that RIASEC type ...READ»
In last week’s entry I reported on the research of Smart, Feldman, and Ethington on the effect of students’ congruence or lack of congruence (in RIASEC terms) with their college majors. The researchers measured the degree of ...READ»
The six personality types described by John L. Holland and often referred to by their abbreviation, RIASEC, are used by many assessments and other resources for career development. I find the RIASEC approach useful because it offers ...READ»
