career development

In Good Company

BY Peter ReesThu Aug 12, 2004 at 11:45 PM

Given the number of career/work-life balance posts, I thought it'd be good to pass along a portion of Ann Brown's "Re: Values Shift: ... Forget Empowerment" post to the Vancouver CoF discussion of "Values Shift: The New Work Ethic & ...READ»

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Too Busy Looking for a Job

BY Susan StrayerThu Aug 12, 2004 at 8:50 PM

"I don't have time to read a newspaper, let alone something called a blog," a student lamented late today. "I'm too busy job searching." And the sad thing is...he's being honest. But once I unglued him from Monster.com and showed ...READ»

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Additional Thoughts on Doing What You Love

BY Beverly KayeThu Aug 12, 2004 at 5:40 PM

Angie, you make a great point in your original entry. I think you'll get a lot of responses. I agree wholeheartedly with your personal advice. One of my favorite books is Parker Palmer's Let Your Life Speak. In it he says that ...READ»

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Why Are They Quitting So Quickly?

BY Beverly KayeThu Aug 12, 2004 at 4:02 PM

On Friday I have to talk to an audience of staffing professionals about the link between recruiting and retention. It's a tough issue. I've seen it make some recruiters cry! They work hard to find the right talent, to woo the ...READ»

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Or Is It -- Love What You're Doing?

BY Sharon Jordan-EvansThu Aug 12, 2004 at 2:57 PM

Good morning, left-coast time. I'm Sharon Jordan-Evans. Thanks Heath and Fast Company for inviting me to be part of the first FC NOW blog jam. I had my own topic ready to go, then read Angie McKaig's "On Doing What You Love" and ...READ»

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SWF Seeking Job Candidates?

BY Susan StrayerThu Aug 12, 2004 at 11:16 AM

About 4:00 p.m. yesterday, the skies over my Maryland office turned to black coffee and I watched a thirty-something dodge the pelting rain in a crisp, navy suit -- ten minutes early for her mock interview. Mock interviews aren't a ...READ»

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Working the Network

BY Heath RowMon Jul 26, 2004 at 2:46 PM

A recent email from Len Foley at the Sales Training Institute addresses what he considers the top five networking mistakes made by financial professionals. Regardless of the industry in which you work -- or whether you're in between ...READ»

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Practical Networking Tips

Wed Jul 14, 2004 at 4:16 PM

In my MBA Summer Blues article, I give some tips on working your new -- and old -- network. Those tips apply not just to newly minted MBAs, but to all those looking to reinvent themselves. Kevin Laws, contributor to VentrueBlog, ...READ»

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Is Your Job In or Out?

Fri Jul 9, 2004 at 1:39 PM

It's almost trite to say that computers and the Internet are changing the world -- including our careers. A new book discusses the kinds of jobs that are likely to endure and those that will fall by the wayside. In The New Division ...READ»

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Tales from the Underground

Tue Jun 22, 2004 at 4:06 PM

It started like any other morning on the Number 6 train, New York's notoriously crowded subway line. Still bleary-eyed and on my way to the gym at 7:15 this morning, I heard the door between the subway cars slam shut and a familiar ...READ»

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Climb Any Mountain

BY Heath RowMon Jun 21, 2004 at 11:53 AM

Late last year, Jim Collins offered some leadership lessons of a rock climber. Making the distinction between fallure -- not quite succeeding, but not giving up -- and failure, he addresses the connection between probability and ...READ»

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Exploring the Wide World of Work

Mon Jun 14, 2004 at 10:53 AM

I'm an intern here at Fast Company this summer, doing anything I can to help out around the office while learning the ropes of magazine journalism. This is my first REAL office job -- other summers in high school and college I ...READ»

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More Than Money

BY Heath RowFri May 14, 2004 at 1:37 PM

Researchers at Emory University have determined that people who win or inherit large amounts of money experience less satisfaction than those who earn rewards through hard work. Participants in the study were asked to play an ...READ»

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Quality Is Job (Day) One

BY Heath RowTue May 11, 2004 at 6:58 PM

The son of a colleague of mine started a new job today, and my team member's excitement for her son got me thinking about what it's like to start a new job -- and to want to make a strong impression right out of the gate. Regardless ...READ»

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Fear Factory

BY Heath RowWed May 5, 2004 at 1:40 PM

Steve brings up a valuable topic of discussion when he mentions fear. While it is important to tackle fear head on, it's also something you can build a business on. Is fear the new market psychographic? Is there truly an Anxiety ...READ»

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References, Negative

BY Heath RowThu Apr 15, 2004 at 2:17 PM

In January, Seth Godin asserted that you are your references. A recent article in ePrairie further bolsters that fact -- indicating that it's even more important than previously thought. Recent research indicates that organizations ...READ»

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Working Your Network IV

BY Heath RowTue Mar 30, 2004 at 2:29 PM

Last August, shortly after FC Now launched, senior writer Linda Tischler discovered Eliyon's CorporateAlumni service, which people can use to track down former colleagues and coworkers. Early this afternoon, FC Now reader Peter Eng ...READ»

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Career Planning by Spam

BY Heath RowThu Mar 25, 2004 at 2:25 PM

I get a lot of email, which means that I get a lot of spam. This morning, I got into work to a spam that made me smile. Sent by the Job Research Dept. in Ireland, the email featured the subject line "Top 10 Best Paying Online Jobs," ...READ»

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Depression Impression II

BY Heath RowWed Mar 24, 2004 at 1:00 PM

Rebecca at the Monster Blog picks up where we left off yesterday. She recommends the following tips for those suffering from depression at work:READ»

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Predictive Professions

BY Heath RowWed Mar 10, 2004 at 11:16 AM

City & Guilds, a "vocational awarding body" in the UK, recently issued a forecast of what careers and professions will wax and wane between now and 2010 -- and beyond. While the list of hot jobs for 2004-2010 is interesting, the ...READ»

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Baseball & Truth II

BY Heath RowThu Feb 19, 2004 at 6:02 PM

The biggest sports news of recent days, at least on the east coast of the U.S., is Alex Rodriguez's signing with the New York Yankees. A lot of baseball pundits have been comparing Rodriguez to Babe Ruth, but when we caught up with ...READ»

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Bored of Directors

BY Heath RowTue Feb 17, 2004 at 10:47 AM

A couple of years ago, Richard Leider offered Fast Company readers advice on organizing their own personal board of directors. The concept remains a good idea -- if you can't find the support and guidance you'd like within your ...READ»

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How to Make Love in the Office II

BY Alison OverholtSun Feb 15, 2004 at 11:11 AM

Last year, just in time for the holiday office party season, I wrote a "One Thing Done Right" column about office romance -- how more and more people are, ahem, embracing their coworkers, and why many employers are deciding that ...READ»

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Motivate Your Way out of Here

BY Sharon Jordan-EvansTue Feb 10, 2004 at 6:02 PM

FC Now reader Gemma Teed emailed this morning, writing: Some friends have been going through motivational programs with their various employers & it got me thinking... What happens when a company's motivational program (your career ...READ»

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Brazen Careerist II

BY Heath RowWed Jan 28, 2004 at 11:05 AM

In response to an entry yesterday, FC Now reader Donald E.L. Johnson asks a slew of solid questions: How do you make sure you don't hire job hoppers? Is there any benefit to an organization that hires job hoppers? If you see a ...READ»