Category Archives: Career Development
Job Hopper vs. Free Agency
I used to be considered a “Job Hopper”. Within the first 10 years of my career after graduating from college, I held 7 different positions with 6 different companies in 5 different industries. When I was asked… “Jeff, aren’t you concerned that employers will think you’re a job hopper, not stable, etc.”, my response was always… when they stop asking … Continue reading
Career Myth – A Resume is Enough
It’s killing me!… If I see one more article/ad about helping individuals create a better resume, I’m going to die. It’s true that resumes will continue to be a necessary part of the career planning process for some time in the future, but its value has been diminishing exponentially for the past 10 years with the convergence of web based … Continue reading
Be Your Own Chief Executive Officer
Over 12 years ago, Peter Drucker, one of the best-known and most widely influential thinkers and writers on the subject of management theory and practice of the twentieth century, is quoted in an article entitled Managing Oneself as saying that “Companies today aren’t managing their knowledge workers’ careers. Rather, we must each be our own chief executive officer. [To do … Continue reading
The Facts are the Facts
Disclosing specifics about education and employment dates has been a very popular discussion point for years, and unfortunately… there isn’t one way of handling it, that everyone agrees with. At CareerScribe, our approach is based on years of employment industry experience, and what “really” goes on, not what you would philosophically hope takes place. The reality is that I want, … Continue reading
Does a line between our personal lives and business lives still exist?
Today I’d like to discuss how the Internet and technology is shaping our society. I read this post on the Marketing Technology Blog the recently, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. CISCO conducted a study to determine how important the Internet and technology is to college students and young professionals. The results showed that this demographic considers the Internet … Continue reading
The Rules are Often Just Opinions
In a recent discussion with a CareerScribe member, we were discussing the many rules and opinions that exist in the employment world. The individual seemed uneasy discussing some of the finer points that can absolutely be more sensitive to many people… age, gender, race, etc. I think these are great conversations to have. It’s hard to make a good decision … Continue reading
