I just got an email from someone who is in an enviable (because they have so much to look forward to) and unenviable (the job market stinks right now) position… here’s what they ask:
I am a second year MBA student getting ready to graduate and am looking for a job. Please let me know how [...]
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This is the fourth in a series of eight posts, each linked to one of eight categories in the Career Resumes blog. These posts sum up the best pieces of advice, tips, direction, insights, and answers discovered and shared on the blog by Allen Voivod, Chief Blogger for Career-Resumes.com from October 2006 to September 2008.
Originally [...]
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Weak job market. Rising gas, food, and energy prices. Slumping stock market.
Suddenly, salary questions are getting a bit more complicated.
If ever there was a time to consider the broader job offer package and what it delivers, this is it. From flexible work hours to telecommuting, 401(k) matching to stock options, the base salary you get [...]
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Now that tax season is upon us, here are a couple of questions for you to consider regarding executive benefits at your company:
1. Do you get them at all?
2. If so, does your company contribute to them?
3. Are you contributing to them?
4. What are your tax implications?
As forehead-smackingly dumb as Question #1 may seem, not [...]
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Donald Rumsfeld said it best:
As we know, there are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know.
And when it [...]
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And by sleep, I’m talking figuratively, though some folks do wake up with the blinding realization of what to do with their careers…
No, what I’m talking about is how many of us (yes, I’ve been guilty of this a lot of the years) just accept what’s offered to us in our work and our lives, [...]
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It’s still 13 months away, and yet the presidential race is dominating the news. Of course, the primaries are a lot closer…
One of the biggest issues you’re going to hear about this political season is health care, and I just came across some collected information at The Huffington Post about the various candidates, which compares [...]
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I’m going to have a baby. Or rather, my wife is.
We’ve been talking in depth about what to do regarding our health insurance once the baby comes. I’m on a catastrophic plan, as is our 5-year-old son. My wife’s on the same plan, as well as a separate plan which provides much better benefits.
So when [...]
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Whether you’re job hunting for a new and challenging executive career step, or you’re in a management job you love, one of the best career strategies for developing a palatable work / life balance is telecommuting.
We’ve crossed a bit of a milestone – more than 30 million employees or entrepreneurs in the United States now [...]
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Vacations, sick time, 401(k)s…boooooring!
When you start looking at new career options for your executive ascent, and the benefits packages they offer, don’t limit yourself to thinking about the same old perks you’ve been offered in previous positions.
Every year, in Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For issue, they review the benefits offered by the listed [...]
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