Summer is here. The solstice may have been last week, but it has been hot in the Valley of the Sun for a while. Here is a hot topic – overtime pay. In the 1990s, a young business owner asked me if President Clinton invented overtime. I reminded him that the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) had […]
Years ago, if you went to parties, the first question after, “What’s your name?” was, “And, what do you do for a living?” Today, it is “Are you on social media?” You are now known on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter or whatever is the latest and greatest Internet site. At the workplace, social media […]
If you’re reading this article, you’re either a small business owner/manager without a recruiting professional working for you, or you’re a recruiting professional who’s interested in receiving another perspective on the topic of interviewing. There are certain interview strategies and tactics that must be observed in order to have a successful interview. The interview stage […]
Do you feel trapped? Working at a dead end job can be scary. Why torture yourself at a job you don’t like? Don’t be trapped! Wiggle your way out of those ropes and run for the door. This isn’t a scary movie though you still need to be smart so don’t make the obvious mistakes. […]
I work with job seekers all the time, and while some (a small minority) are firmly entrenched in LinkedIn and understand the importance of using the site during a job search, far more job seekers are either there in name only or are completely clueless. So do you really need a LinkedIn profile? The short […]
According to a recent study by Executive Development Associates, over 78 million Baby Boomers (those born between 1945 and 1964) will be exiting the workforce “at a rate of about one every four seconds.” As they grab their gold watch and wave goodbye, not only are they taking their skills, knowledge and experience with them, but also […]
Are you happy at your job? Do you think the economy is getting better where you live? These are a couple of the questions Glassdoor recently surveyed employees from every major market in the US. The results…not shocking. It’s true, Phoenix ranked 46th out of 50. You might start asking yourself if you are happy […]
