New Jobs, Extra Income & Making Money

It happened again. I was talking to a job seeker last week and the conversation went something like this: “So, can you tell me the types of challenges you are having with your job search?” “Well, I’m not sure if my resume is any good.  Many of the jobs I apply to, I feel over qualified, but sometimes I apply to jobs where I’m under qualified.  I used to feel as if I was confident in interviews, but now, I’m really crappy at them.  Sometimes with the jobs I apply for I think I’m not old enough and other times I think I’m not young enough.  I’ve changed my resume a lot so people can’t tell how

For many, there is an overwhelming sense of anxiety that goes with their hunt for the perfect job.  Sending out endless resumes, not hearing back, or going to an interview and not getting the job, and meanwhile, time marches on.  Bills stack up, there’s pressure from the family and, of course, you are trying to manage your own internal angst. If you are feeling overwhelmed in your job search, here are a few ideas to help you make the job seeking process more manageable: 1.  Focus on the jobs that you are qualified for.   Resist the temptation to send out your resume to every job posting that seems like ‘the perfect fit.’   Successful job seeking routines rely less on the quantity of jobs you apply to but

Administrative Assistants – the most effective (and powerful) people in the office Gone are the days of the worn-out and painful cliches that used to describe a personal secretary.  In today’s professional world, offices and executives are fighting for and paying big bucks for accomplished Administrative Assistants. An article published today in the Wall Street Journal gives Administrative Assistants their due.  CLICK HERE to read the article.  From Mark Zuckerburg, to Bill Gates to President Obama, today’s Administrative Assistants are an executive’s most capable, relied upon partners. An Administrative Assistant makes sure an executive (and in many cases an entire company) runs efficiently and seamlessly. Often considered a ‘gatekeeper’ to the highest rung of power, Administrative Assistants juggle a myriad of organizational

There’s a great article in this morning’s Wall Street Journal (CLICK HERE) about people who have broken through some self-imposed barriers at work to progress their careers. This is a pretty common scenario: you get assigned a particular job and you do it really well, but you don’t grow or advance in your job.  In this scenario, it’s easy to get stuck or ‘pigeon holed’ in your job with few opportunities for advancement.  People view you as good at one thing or never really consider you for other opportunities. The Wall Street Journal article takes a good look at one such scenario and how a woman was able to break through some barriers to improve her leadership skills and become more