We honored our country’s veterans this week, on Thursday, Veterans Day. At the same time, there was far too much in the news about the difficulty that returning veterans are having in their job searches: in October, the unemployment rate…
Archive for category Career Development
If you’re up on job-search and career-development advice, you’ve likely been hearing the term “personal brand” used more and more. By all accounts, developing and maintaining a consistent, effective personal brand is as important to the modern worker (in just…
Are We Ourselves?*
Oct 18
For last week’s Monster+HotJobs poll, I asked people, “Do you think that you can be yourself at work?” And although most of the 3,660 respondents said that they changed their behavior or personality at least slightly on the job, 27…
Who’s Your Boss?
Oct 14
National Boss’s Day is coming up on October 16, and we’re planning a lot of activities to celebrate bosses. First, to honor all the great bosses out there, we’re collecting their names for a soon-to-be-published “Wall of Fame.” To nominate…
Friends at Work
Oct 11
For last week’s Monster+HotJobs poll, we asked you how you felt about developing friendships with your coworkers. More than 5,200 people responded, and here are the results: 8 percent say developing friendships is extremely important–a must. 29 percent say friendships…
Work Wisdom for Women
Sep 20
Jones New York has recently posted an online book you’ve got to check out. Called “The Little Black Book of Career Advice,” it’s a collection of career advice, wisdom, and humor from more than 100 of the world’s most influential…
This week, ABC began trotting out its lineup of new “stars” named to the Dancing with the Stars cast including Bristol Palin, daughter of former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and on again/off again love interest of Levi Johnston. As more cast announcements continue to leak, only one star will take home the coveted “Dancing” trophy, while the rest head back to their “day jobs.” To help you get ahead in your career, check out this week’s top 5 stories from the world of job seeking you might have missed.
It’s down to the last three candidates, and now you have to wait for the team to vote. No, we’re not talking about your job hunt — we’re talking politics. As the political races heat up across the country this…
It’s down to the last three candidates, and now you have to wait for the team to vote. No, we’re not talking about your job hunt — we’re talking politics. As the political races heat up across the country this…
A job search demands a lot of different tasks, so how in the hyperlinked world are you going to keep focused? Again, the answer is good time management. For most of us, that means blocking out a space and time when you won’t be interrupted. It also helps to follow some basic habits that keep you from distracting yourself. Here are five tips from Doug Hardy, author of Monster’s Six Fundamentals to Building a Lifelong Career eBook.
