The biggest difference between the workplace today and the workplace twenty years ago is where the friction is. It used to be that the frontier of workplace change was feminism. Today it is time. Women pushed for equal opportunity, equal pay, equal respect at home. Men pushed to hold their ground, hold their sense of […]
Yep, that’s right. Guy Kawasaki inteviewed me about my new book. The post is titled Career Guidance for This Century and it’s at his blog, How to Change the World.
During my first job interview, my mom drove me to 31-Flavors while we practiced interview questions. One question we did not practice was “How much money are you expecting?” When the ice cream store owner asked, I said, “Well, my parents are cutting off my allowance for the summer so I’d like twenty dollars a […]
For many young people today, the most trusted source of career advice is their parents. Unfortunately, a lot of parents are giving a lot of misguided advice to their kids. Today’s workplace is very different from the one baby boomers navigated. But often they don’t realize that, and think the “classic” advice still applies. It […]
By Stephen Seckler, Managing Director, Boston Office, BCG Attorney Search and author of the blog Counsel to Counsel. The cost of a legal education is now reaching stratospheric proportions. Anyone contemplating this enormous investment of time and money should think long and hard before applying. Here are five common myths about what law school will […]
My book, Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, is shipping from Amazon! Here is tip #21 from the book: Mud Slinging Means You’re Losing Ground If you want people to like you, give them compliments. I know, that sounds like I’m telling you to brownnose. Instead, I’m telling you to find genuine ways to […]
Most people don’t need to go to graduate school. Sure, you need an MBA to run a Fortune 500 company, and you need to go to medical school to be a doctor, but in most cases, a graduate degree doesn’t provide a ticket to play – because anyone can play – but rather, the degree […]
By Ryan Healy — I recently received an email from career coach and corporate consultant, J.T O’Donnell. She attached a link to a new e-learning course that she gives to young employees, and she asked for my input. For days, I debated how to respond. Eventually, I replied and told her that I hate all […]
The topic of should women work or should they stay home is a baby boomer fetish topic, with Leslie Bennetts being the current poster girl. Joan Walsh, writing at Salon, points out that we are generally sick of baby boomer women telling younger women what to do and what not to do. But we are […]
Here are more reviews of my book, Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, which is already shipping from Amazon. I send a big thanks to each of these bloggers for taking the time to review the book! Sarah van Ingen at Armchair Interviews Trunk’s writing is tight, energetic and enjoyable to read. After spending […]