8/21/08: Top Career Posts this Week
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about whether children will make you happier, resume sins, talking about salary, job sharing, and what to do while you’re waiting to hear.
From Results vs. Activities: Will Kids Really Make Angelina Jolie Happier?
“So, does having children make you psychologically healthier, happier and less prone to depression? Or, does it make more sense just to be the best aunts and uncles you can and remain childless throughout life?”
Wally’s Comment: This probably won’t make any difference in how you live your life, but it may help you understand things better and it’s definitely good reading.
From Fortify Your Oasis: The Top 7 CV Sins – and how to fix them
Wally’s Comment: If you have a resume, you should read this artful piece.
From Newly Corporate: Interview Tip: Leave the salary out of it.
“Let’s discuss an uncomfortable issue that most right out of college don’t know how to deal with. We at Newlycorporate received several questions “When do you bring up salary in an interview?” The question has a simple answer. You don’t. You don’t ask in the first interview and you don’t ask in the second interview, or even the third.”
Wally’s Comment: Talking about salary in the job seeking process is one of those uncomfortable issues. Here’s some good advice that may help you do better and may also make things easier.
From Where Great Workplaces Start: Learning How To (Job) Share
“Where Great Workplaces Start recently sat down with Kelly Keefe, Manager of Training & Events at ERC to talk about job-sharing. Kelly discusses her situation at ERC, the benefits of job-sharing, and provides excellent advice for employees or employers considering job-sharing.”
Wally’s Comment: I’ve often wondered why job sharing isn’t a more popular way for companies to make it easy for talented people to work for them and for talented people to make wise choices about how they’re living life.
From Career Hub: Waiting to Hear about a Job? Five Strategies for Maximizing Down-time
“If you are in “wait-and-see” mode, here are five strategies to power your career through the doldrums of summer.”
Wally’s Comment: Things slow down in the summer. Hiring managers take vacations. Companies put things off until “everyone’s back from vacation.” But that’s no reason for you to sit and wait and worry. Here are some positive things you can do.
