Tag: career
When Is The Best Time To Start A Startup?
“But now is not the best time” – Everyone else Accept a dream job, graduate, leave that dream job, convince three other people to do the same, launch a startup, land seed funding, marry the girl of your dreams, move to a new city, leave the country for three weeks. Logic says not to do [...]
Knowing When to Walk Away and Go For It!
A former boss told me the average staying power at an organization is either three or five years. She watched me pass the three-year mark at the same organization and determined I was on the five-year team. Though I had been itching to leave after one and a half years, I accepted the fate of [...]
5 Steps to Avoid Hitting the Panic Button After Quitting Your Job
Ok, so you finally came to the realization that your job wasn’t for you and decided to quit in order to start your own business like you’ve always dreamed of! So now what? The emotions that we have during this transition period are crucial to manage in order to make sure that we are successful [...]
What to Do If You Can’t Find a Job With Your Degree
There isn’t anything much more discouraging than spending thousands of dollars on an education only to discover that you are unable to find a job. Because of this startling trend, an increasing number of graduates have begun to take jobs in areas that only require a high school diploma or less, such as being a [...]
Transforming Your Hobby Into A Career
In February of this year, I celebrated my 7th anniversary of leaving the corporate world to pursue a lifelong dream of opening a bakery. Having spent the prior seven years as an investment banker, I realized that now I can compare my two careers, to use an investment banker cliché, on a “apples to apples” basis. [...]
Hiring Gen Y Makes Dollars and Sense
Why should I hire Gen Y? Employers ask me this question every day. Then they start in with their stories about people my age. One of my recent favorites: “I know all about employing your generation. Last year I hired a young guy right out of college. He had good grades and seemed like a [...]
8 Tips to Win an Interview
The economy sucks, the national unemployment rate is at 9.7%. So many young professionals have graduated college with a Bachelor’s degree from a great university and are having troubles finding jobs. Friends and family are getting laid off and factories are closing left and right. However, this is not going to be a blog that [...]
