Always Apply If You Meet at Least 50% of the Requirements
How often do you see requirements for a position that just seem unreasonable? Have you ever passed up applying for a job because you didn’t meet all the requirements? Man, do we have great news for you! TalentWorks has crunched the numbers and found that meeting all the requirements isn’t actually necessary — in fact, […]
4 Steps to Staying Relevant at Work
CNBC reports that the future of work won’t be about college degrees, it will be about job skills. They write: Rapid technological change, combined with rising education costs, have made our traditional higher-education system an increasingly anachronistic and risky path. The cost of a college education is so high now that we have reached a […]
Before You Go Chasing Your Dreams
Last week Andy McKay, Director of Player Development for the Seattle Mariners, tweeted out: “Before you go all in on chasing your dream, don’t forget to read the ‘fine print’ of that contract that you will need to make with yourself.” Here’s that fine print: The journey will take longer than you hoped. The obstacles […]
6 Ways to Get Rich Working for Someone Else
Think you have to be an entrepreneur or business owner to get rich? Think again. In Tom Corley’s Rich Habits study, 39% of the rich participants got rich working their whole lives for someone else. You don’t have to start a business or invent something to end up with millions in the bank. There are […]
Working from Home: More Pros than Cons?
There’s nothing like getting up late, not stressing about a commute, and sitting down at your laptop with a big breakfast and no outside distractions to start your day at work right? Well, that seems accurate until you realize you’re in the comfort of your own bed, have access to far too many TVs, and have […]
Your Job Interview is a Story Session
Making the connection between job interview questions and collaborative storytelling is a powerful career insight.
What You Need to Know: Working in a Brewery
The brewing industry is exploding in New York. How do you make the jump from beer aficionado to brewer?
6 Insights for Job Fair Success
Kirk Elliot of United Career Fairs has been doing this for a long time, both as a recruiter and job fair organizer. Here’s (some of) what he learned along the way.
Jobs in Buffalo [Infographic]
We started out taking notes for an upcoming piece on employment trends and jobs in Buffalo, NY … and ended up making this handy infographic instead.
25 Highest Paid Jobs in New York
You’re probably thinking the highest paid jobs in New York are all CEOs, lawyers, and screaming finance wizards — and you’re probably wrong.
Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Albany Kind of Does
Take a minute and brainstorm: what are the jobs that define a civilization? Turns out Albany has the greatest concentrations of those jobs in the state, and way more than the national average.
5 Effective Cover Letter Tips
I wrote literally thousands of cover letters for people over the last ten years. Here are five things I learned (and a free cover letter template).
3 Great Second Jobs for Freelancers
Finding a second job as a freelancer isn’t hard. The internet has made it easier than ever to find second jobs for freelancers.
4 Common Things Not to Do in an Interview
Job interviews are stressful, and people make mistakes under pressure… but these four mistakes can cost you the job.
Medical Field Associate Degrees that Work
You don’t need ten years of schooling to get a job in healthcare. These three jobs are available with an associate’s degree.
