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Older Workers Not Ready To Quit
Older Workers Not Ready To Quit A crop of smart firms are starting to employ older workers who want and need to labor longer. Davina Lloyd knows the perils of ageism. At 50, her career as a successful British magazine editor had abruptly stalled. “Like other skilled professionals, I found that mysteriously I just wasn’t being called to the interviews.” Solution: she launched her own recruitment agency, dedicated to finding employment for older workers. Six years on, Agewise Recruitment...

Employment Digest - 12 hours 13 min ago

Piano Tide
At least once a year for the past ten years, I've asked my oldest son, "Would you consider taking piano lessons?" He wouldn't. My daughter takes lessons. My three younger sons have taken 'em - the next-to-smallest one is on a hiatus right now. The five-year-old takes Suzuki piano.One of the first bits of our Boulder infrastructure that got put in place when we got here was piano lessons. Three of our kids studied with Lisa. She is a great player and a very well-known teacher in town. Her style...

Ask Liz Ryan - Sat, 07/05/2008 - 18:46

How to Convince Your Boss to Allow You to Work From Home
Nimish Thakkar is a sought-after career management coach who has worked with thousands of clients from a variety of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies. Through … With rising gas prices and a shrinking economy, both employers and employees are looking for creative work arrangements that will save valuable resources. Some companies have adopted four-day workweeks, while others are encouraging employees to work from home. If you have ever cherished the desire to work in your pajamas,...

Employment Digest - Sat, 07/05/2008 - 07:44

How to Attract Your Dream Job
You've probably seen the Secret movie by now or at the very least you have heard about it. In short, the Secret movie is about the Law of Attraction and you can use this law to draw your perfect job into your life. To get started, make a list on paper of all the things you don't want in a job or don't like in your current job. Then, take each one of those items on your list and ask yourself what you would like instead. So, one of your list items might be that you don't want to work with a bunch...

Secrets of the Job Hunt - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 16:50

4th of July Weekend Wrap-up and Update
I want to wish everyone a happy 4th of July. This post wraps-up a lot of what’s going on in my personal branding universe. Below is some event listings, books, news and of course, The Dark Knight Movie for your weekend viewing. I hope you enjoy it and look forward to more posts next week. Enjoy the fireworks! Next Level Executives keynote I’ll be speaking to the Next Level Executives group next Tuesday (July 8th) about personal eBranding. John “Job-Guy” Bates will...

Personal Branding Blog - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 14:16

Happy Independence Day!
I hope you enjoy lots of fireworks, burgers, and cold beer this July 4th weekend. Although Independence Day is meant to be a celebration of American independence from the British, it’s also a great opportunity to celebrate your independence (or impending independence) from Corporate America. Or maybe you’ve been looking forward to July 4th weekend as a break from thinking about work at all. Either way, have a great three-day weekend. Now step away from the computer...

Escape From Corporate America - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 11:14

Happy Birthday to US(A).
July 4, 2008 In the summer of 1776, it was not all that clear that the American colonies were to be independent from England. This was new age thinking, this freedom talk, even though Americans had been mostly self-governing themselves for about 150 years at this point. But a series of events, Common Sense, the Stamp and Tea Act, the the Boston Massacre all contributed to an atmosphere that England did NOT like. A few years earlier, England called Benjamin Franklin on the red carpet and gave...

What Would Dad Say - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 09:48

Inconsistency: Accept It and Move On
I love the show Jon and Kate Plus 8. For those of you who might not be familiar with it, it’s a reality program on TLC that follows thirtysomething Pennsylvania parents Jon and Kate as they raise seven year-old twins and four year-old sextuplets. I like watching it because it provides harmless entertainment while I’m feeding the baby, and reminds me of how easy it is to take care of just ONE baby. I’ve now seen about 30 episodes (don’t snipe – they’re only 20 minutes...

Water Cooler Wisdom - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 09:45

Are you prepared if you lose your job?
Are you prepared if you lose your job? Not to spoil your Monday, but how prepared are you to lose your job? There’s little excuse these days for not being ready to kick a job search into high gear at a moment’s notice. Better yet, aim to become the type of perennial passive job seeker who stays in touch with former colleagues and industry peers and gets a call every now and again from a recruiter looking for candidates. There’s little mystery about how it’s done. The hard...

Employment Digest - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 07:12

Happy Independence Day
The US members of The Glass Hammer team are enjoying our BBQ’s here on Independence Day and are observing the holiday. Happy Friday to our readers in the UK and the rest of the world. We do have exciting news to tell you about what we are up to here at The Glass Hammer. Later this month you will be able to join our community group online. Watch this space. The Glass Hammer job section has some great jobs from the best employers in the business. Bookmark the url www.theglasshammer.com/jobs or...

The Glass Hammer - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 01:28

Driving Under the Influence – Wrap Your Vehicle for Free Gas
With gas prices continuing to increase, consumers are really starting to feel the strain in their wallets. To help release the stress of the rising prices at the pump, some companies have started to offer incentives to their employees. One extreme incentive some companies are using to offset the high cost of fuel is offering to pay employees a monthly stipend plus free gas to allow the employer to wrap employee vehicles with the company’s advertisement. poll by twiigs.com What incentives...

Movin' On Up - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 16:38

Driving Under the Influence ??? Wrap Your Vehicle for Free Gas
With gas prices continuing to increase, consumers are really starting to feel the strain in their wallets. To help release the stress of the rising prices at the pump, some companies have started to offer incentives to their employees. One... Jennifer

Movin' On Up - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 15:36

Current Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.5 Percent in June
Today's release of current unemployment rates may be more unwelcome news reminding us of a rickety economy, but the skies could grow darker still. Goldman Sachs forecasts that the U.S. unemployment rate will peak at 6.4 percent late in 2009 before improving, meaning the painful process of shedding jobs may be only half-way done.The Labor Department Thursday reported the national unemployment rate stayed at 5.5 percent in June, and nonfarm payrolls shed 62,000 jobs, marking the sixth straight month...

Salary Report - Kris Conwan - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 14:12

How to Choose a Professional Resume Writer
I write resumes professionally. About once a month, I take on a client who has paid a lot of money to another resume service only to hate the results. While I obviously like getting new clients, these situations make me...

Career Hub - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 13:54

Age of Conversation: It’s a Work of Art, Wordlized.
This year I was invited to join a group of authors/bloggers and contribute a chapter to a book developed by Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton called Age of Conversation. Each author was asked to write on one of seven topics which are explained in greater detail here. There are over 200 authors who each wrote an original essay of 400 words…the book will be available in the fall on Amazon. The proceeds of the book are donated to Variety, the Children’s Charity. Kudos to all the authors...

What Would Dad Say - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 13:20

Starting Your First Job
Apparently the sport coat at the second interview did the trick because Jason got the job. So now what? How to make the transition from college to corporate without falling apart? Why did I just say 'falling apart"? Because that's what some young people seem to do when they start their first corporate job. It's not easy to go from the relative flexibility and variety of a college student's schedule to the routine pace of an entry-level corporate position. ...

The Career Encouragement Blog - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 12:52

Veterns - Effectively Present Your Military Skills
Veterns - Effectively Present Your Military Skills “It is a special kind of employee who steps forward and takes responsibility to get the job done,” says Col. Allen Weh, retired US Marine Corps reserve officer, and president and CEO of CSI Aviation Services Inc. Weh, who founded CSI in 1979, employs former military personnel and is often asked for advice from veterans seeking to transfer their military skills to the business world. Here’s how he thinks vets can best present...

Employment Digest - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 11:41

We Like Hiring Entrepreneurs (and letting them be…)
We hire really, really great people. Smart, funny, visionary, all of that. From the executive level to the front desk to our newest fresh grad hire, they’re all likely to start their own companies - fact is, at least 3 of our people have left in the past year to do just that (among them, [...]

good to know - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 11:02

What’s The Best Career Advice EVER?
I just read about Charlene Li’s departure from Forrester. She has been there for a long, long, long time (by her calculations, “36 Internet years or 63 dog years”). In her post she talked about the best career advice she ever got, and links to this post on the practically-defunct Jobster blog. Excellent stuff. In a nutshell: “plan for job obsolescence every 18 months” So I wondered, what’s the BEST career advice YOU ever got? Please share!

JibberJobber Blog - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 09:30