Archive for November, 2009
Is Social Networking a Career Safety Net?
There are endless reasons to build a strong network of professional contacts. But perhaps none is more compelling in 2009 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 [...]
SLR – Single Lens Reflex Cameras Big on Video; Camera Case Big on Interior
Many professional and amateur photographers are switching to hybrid cameras, ones that also shoots video known as the SLR series – single lens reflex cameras. These cameras also come with a special camera case to carry all the special lens, sim cards and extra batteries. They are even being used in Hollywood by movie makers [...]
Drucker’s 10 Best Work-Life Tips
Peter Drucker—“the father of modern management”—was perhaps the greatest management teacher of all time. Yet, few professionals know that Drucker’s teachings on self-management are equally profound.
In Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life (Berrett-Koehler, 2009, $19.95), author and Drucker scholar Bruce Rosenstein presents Drucker’s prescription for [...]
NMLS Education an Important Part of the new National Mortgage Licensing System
Because the economy is slowly making a comeback and people are purchasing homes, many first-time homebuyers are trying to beat the deadline of the end of the year for the $8,000 tax credit. Numerous unemployed individuals are signing up for loan officer training because they realize when the economy does make a full recovery, loan [...]
St. Pete FL Storage Units Store Valuables from Parents for Children Waiting for College or Parents Who Have Passed Away for Grown Children
Many people find that over the years they have accumulated too much stuff and don’t know what to do with the excess items because they like to save them for their children who may be going away to college in a few years or getting their own apartment. Or the items are just too good [...]
Would You Work for a Transnational?
In a useful BusinessWeek report called Managing the Global Workforce we learned that winning the war for talent is a challenge that few corporations are well-equipped to handle.
I wouldn’t call this news, but it’s certainly a macro-trend: as corporations morph from multinationals into transnationals that establish talent centers around the globe, talent management becomes a [...]
So Much for Those Early Retirement Plans
Until recently, Jonathan Bernstein, a baby boomer and small-business owner in the Los Angeles area, had plans to “semi-retire.” On turning 60 in 2011, Bernstein had hoped to cut his workload in half, and he and his wife were contemplating purchasing a home in a state with a lower cost of living than California. But [...]
An Audiologist Can Help Those with Hearing Impairments Decide Which Hearing Instrument Would Work Best For Their Lifestyle
Many hearing-impaired or deaf patients find they are not good candidates for a cochlear implant because their hearing loss is too profound or they have nerve damage in their inner ear which cannot be corrected; even with the best hearing aids, they can only hope to hear some sounds.
When your interviewer asks an improper question
(Refer to this post for examples of improper questions)
If you are asked an inappropriate or illegal question, you have to make a choice about how to respond. In many cases, the best thing to do when you encounter an inappropriate question is to direct the conversation towards a discussion of your abilities as they [...]
Are You Ready to Escape from a Corporate Job?
In a weak economy the tendency is for workers to hold onto their jobs a bit longer than they would otherwise prefer. Is it possible that in a downturn the best thing to do is counterintuitive – quitting corporate America to freelance, start a business or return to college? Better now than never – even [...]
