Are You Managing Your Career or Is It Managing You?

My question to you: are you managing your career or is it managing you?  This is an important one to take awareness of as it can help you to feel in-charge of your professional life at all times.  The concept of career management has been defined as "an ongoing process of preparing, implementing, and monitoring …

Is It Time to Put Yourself Back Out There?

Now that the job market is on the upswing,  it might be time to ask if you should put yourself back out in the job market.  Perhaps you got discouraged and stopped looking;  maybe it's time to seek that promotion or make that career change.   The time seems right to dust off the resume and …

If You Want a Job You Have to Do the Work

In an earlier post, I talked about doing the work in planning your career.  If you are unemployed and looking for a job, you need to be able to answer the question if you are doing the work that it takes.  It is tough out there but not impossible to find a job.  But it …