Career Couch: Pink Slip Prevention
Just like any other cultural shift, the career revolution is a time for opportunity, but requires managing constantly moving pieces, being flexible in thinking and behavior, and resiliency.
Just like any other cultural shift, the career revolution is a time for opportunity, but requires managing constantly moving pieces, being flexible in thinking and behavior, and resiliency.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 04.29.2009 | Business
Today's career fairs seem anything but "fair" to me. Approach those companies that don't appear to be looking. Another secret if you're unemployed is to offer yourself to employers on a "per-project" or "temp" basis.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living
Any major life change--including an unexpected job loss can increase the risk of a once-close friendship falling apart. As a result, the global recession is challenging untold numbers of female friendships.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living
The support of female friends can help a woman get over the traumatic emotional and financial losses associated with being fired or let go. What can friends do?
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 01.17.2009 | Business
Create a youthful perception -- otherwise, there's someone else waiting in the wings with quicker computer skills and contemporary pop culture knowledge who will be all too happy to fill your shoes.
Chip Conley | Posted 01.15.2009 | Business
When fear becomes a predominant emotion in many companies, it negatively affects innovation, proactivity, and, human relationships.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 01.01.2009 | Business
Can you imagine having to explain that you're unemployed to the people you see only once a year?
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business
Everyone I know under 30 loves ketchup -- on everything. When I grew up, it was just for french fries and hamburgers. Now, they practically want to use it as lube.
Deborah Copaken Kogan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business
Sorry to be a downer on this of all days, but if there's one thing I've learned, it's that yins always have their yangs. Eight years of buying into trickle down economics has taken a toll.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business
A lot of jobs, including the President of the United States, tend to be on autopilot.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.14.2008 | Business
Bulletproofing one's job is built around four simple notions that will maximize your value and prospects for today and tomorrow.
Stacey Radin | Posted 06.10.2009 | Business