What people see when they Google (or Bing) you can make or break an impression…especially with an employer or a first date. But how do you control what they find? Fast Company details how to control your web identity.
Archive for the ‘Work’ Category
How to Take Control of your Web Identity
Monday, February 22nd, 2010How to Survive and Ace a Job Interview
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Put your internet stalking sleuthing skills to work and blow your competition out of the water with these interview survival tips from GQ. Who knew your addictions to Facebook and blogs could payoff?
How to get a raise or promotion in 2010!
Thursday, January 7th, 2010You’ve held tight in your current job through the recession…and now that it looks like the economy’s stabilizing, when’s the right time to start going after that raise or promotion? Here’s how you can do it this year – check out MSNBC.com’s ‘How to Get A Raise or Promotion in 2010‘.
A Video Guide to your Quarter Life Crisis
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
When articles just aren’t enough, turn to this witty commentary on life from “A-Z Guide to your Quarter Life Crisis” for essential tips on work, friends, happiness, acceptance. Seems like this angst is felt across the Atlantic as well…
Tips from the Trenches: 8 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 22
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Today we begin a new series of tips for twenty-somethings from people who have been in the [angsty] trenches. The first installment comes to us from the travel blog Almost Fearless.
1) Pick a career you love; you don’t have to give into the pressure to be practical…(read more)
2) Pay off your credit card debt and don’t buy so much stuff…(read more)
3) Your student loans can be deferred practically indefinitely…(read more)
4) It doesn’t cost as much as you’d think to travel…(read more)
5) The job you have right now is not that important…(read more)
6) You don’t need a safety net…(read more)
7) This is the best time in your life to travel carefree…(read more)
Did you read #7? Go Travel Now!
Now even resumes need to be in HD?!
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
14 Tips to Run a Better Meeting
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Anyone working in cubicle land can tell you how frustrating it is to have a day full of painfully unproductive meetings. But what if you could become an office super star, known for being able to run enjoyable, even exhilarating meetings? Maybe you can, with ‘14 Tips To Run a Better Meeting‘ from Slate.com.
From the Archives: Career Advice
Thursday, May 7th, 2009It really does seem like life in your twenties is defined by questioning. And while that uncertainty make sense—we’re trying to figure out what kind of life we want to have by questioning everything, especially your current career path—add in a recession and the process becomes extremely challenging.
In our twenties, we’re simultaneously trying to figure out what kind of job we like, what kind of career ambitions we really have, what kind of balance we want to strike if and when families become part of the picture…and we’re questioning all of this while trying to claw our way up the ladder…as the ladder seems to be sinking.
If you’re anything like me, after the certainty of college life, real life brought up a wider array of questions than I ever could have imagined. You could say that my friends and I freaked out a bit sometimes, questioning everything: Should my current job become my career? Should I work abroad for a while? What do I really want out of my career? Does money matter? Can I stand the thought of selling out? How can I get paid while figuring out what I want to do?
So here from the archives is some helpful advice on careers, from figuring it out, to making it pay, to managing a shrinking job market, to even what to wear to an interview these days. Because especially in this economy, we need all the help we can get.
And thus begins a life in cubical land...
- Apparently in this job market you can blow a job interview by wearing that 1980s suit…learn how to dress for a job interview from msnbc.com.
- Whether or not you still have a job, it can’t hurt to know ‘How to Triumph Over Job Loss‘ from msnbc.com.
- Kick-start your career even in this economy with help from Time Out New York:
– Phase One: Getting the Job
– Phase Two: Keep Your Job
– Phase Three: Laid Off?
– How to Divide Your Income
- Going corporate doesn’t have to mean selling out. The AP investigates how companies are giving more and more opportunities to give back AND advance your career at the same time. Learn how ‘Volunteer Work Can Be Good For Career‘.
Watching the ‘60 Minutes’ piece on Gen Y entering the workforce, you’d think we all acted like self-entitled whining children and are afraid to work, but take a look at ‘The Millennials Are Coming‘ video to see how much we’re impacting the workplace and to see how much power we actually could have!
Kick ass at your next job interview after learning the ‘15 Biggest Job Seeker’s Mistakes‘ from Career Builder.
It’s kinda comforting to be told to takes some risks and calm down about debt. The Brazen Careerist offers up advice for ‘Creating a Path Through Your Twenties‘.
Brownnosers beware. Details Mag claims you need to ’shake the protégé label before your office mentor becomes a liability’ … but they tell you ‘How to Break Up With Your Boss‘.
Avoid becoming a workaholic without taking a pay cut with Men’s Health’s “10 Ways to Save Time at Work“.
Need money or career direction? The Today Show helps you figure out how to turn hobbies into successful business ventures.
Have a bright idea but no idea how to turn it into an actual thriving business? Check out StartUpNation.com’s “10 Steps to Start Your Own Business“.
Can’t figure out what you want to do with your life? Life Work’s Career Finder not only gives you a list of careers that fit your skills, but it also includes essential salary info.
For stats on over 300 careers, check out CollegeGrad.com’s Career Finder.
