Changing careers after age 50 has one big advantage, you have a wealth of experience that usually can be translated into a variety of careers. Changing a career at any age has its own challenges. Making a career change after age 50 presents a series of tests, which if done right, could bring significant rewards. [...]
Effective use of your own firms HR department many times will lead to an advancement of your career
If you are unsatisfied with your current position or your career and therefore are looking to make a switch but maybe not very far, working with your company’s HR department may be an effective strategy to uncover available [...]
We’ve all had jobs that turned into disasters. The boss was bad and his boss was no better. We had difficulty understanding how the company stayed in business. The atmosphere was negative and getting worse.
Your first thought was to tell the SOB’s what you thought and then with our head held high walk out of the place [...]
Don’t forget to take your 401K with you.
So, you’ve made the successful career change and now you are happily involved in a new and exciting job with another employer. Did you forget anything? How about your 401K or Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)? Do you know where it is? The time that you switch careers [...]
Have many of your colleagues left for other employment?
Don’t be unhappy! Rejoice with them. The more people you know who are sitting happily in new positions, the more your networking circle into other companies grows. No one likes to be the last person holding their position in the event of job meltdown, but that doesn’t [...]
Do you love your job? Or if you have a “hate my job” day, try this:
On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson. Be sure you get this brand.
When you get home, lock your doors, draw the [...]
It’s absolutely true a team is only a good as it’s weakest player. The same is true in the work place. For more about advancing your career visit our web site.
If you are a manager and have people working for you on your team, one of your goals is to keep the team strong and make [...]