My Global Career

Pink's Whole New Approach to Career Guides

Rusty Weston — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:47:42 -0400

Daniel Pink's The Adventures of Johnny Bunko - The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need is anything but a simple comic book, even if it closely resembles one.

Will You Flip For Peter Sheahan?

Rusty Weston — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:23:52 -0400

When was the last time you learned something useful from someone a couple of decades younger than you? Overcoming age bias is all in a day's work for Peter Sheahan, a consultant and author of a book about Generation Y.

Is Social Networking a Career Safety Net?

Rusty Weston — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:18:27 -0400

There are endless reasons to build a strong network of professional contacts. But perhaps none is more compelling in 2008 than the goal of establishing a career safety net.

In a recession jobs are last to get hit, yet are the slowest part of business spending to recover. This is the time to develop or revise an escape plan to insulate you from possible downturns or unforeseen changes at work.

Updating Your Way to Higher Status

Rusty Weston — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:22:25 -0400

Do you ever get the feeling that you're writing graffiti in cyberspace?

I get this disconnected feeling when I post a status update on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. There's certainly an art to writing a one sentence blurb that expresses something about your life, perspective or the world around you. But is there a point to status updates? Is it merely a social convenience or could it advance your career?

Job World

Rusty Weston — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:00:47 -0500

The
global economy is reshaping our careers, but it's catching most of us
unprepared. Rusty Weston, an award-winning journalist, researcher, and driving
force behind My Global Career, a blog-based information resource serving the
unique information requirements of global workers, provides you with the tools
and insights you need to navigate a global career.