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Why the Best Executives Are So Highly Paid
The higher I have risen in my career, the more criticism and the more obstacles I have faced. In today’s world, if you lay off an employee, fire someone, or make any other decision that potentially upsets people, you face incredible scrutiny. Former...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 15 CommentsFocus on Other Geographic Areas to Get Your Job Search Going
Let me start with some recent figures, from 2008: “The median job search among those winning positions in the third quarter lasted nearly 4.4 months,” up from 3.6 months in the second quarter. It’s also notable that 13.4 percent of...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 1 CommentOver Deliver Because It Is Not about You
Several years ago, I was in the midst of opening up various legal recruiting offices around the United States. In my sheer enthusiasm for the business, I would bring new recruiters from around the country to Los Angeles and have them live with me for...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 2 CommentsMutual Funds, Casinos, and Opportunities
At least a decade ago, I started receiving all of these phone calls from American Express Financial Advisors urging me to invest with them my 401(k) from my previous job. After putting off the caller for some time, I eventually met with the guy. He came...
Filed under Advancement, Featured, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 1 CommentLook at Your Job (or the Job You Are Seeking) from Your Employer’s Point of View
One of the highest performing dental offices in Australia is that of Patty Lund, who takes his job very seriously. Some years ago, Dr. Lund studied the dental market and identified what people considered to be the three worst things about going to the...
Filed under Featured, Job Market 1 CommentYou Need to Delay Gratification
When I was around 14 years old, I moved in with my father after living with my mother for my entire childhood. Although I was an outstanding student in elementary school, once I got into middle school there were lots of fun things to do. This included...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Goal Setting 23 CommentsYou need to discover your core skill set or those most compelling gifts you have that make you stand out. Being able to identify your gifts will help you transform your life and your career. I have put together a series of free career tests you can use...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed 2 CommentsOur Habits Determine the Outcome of Our Lives
When I was younger, I was reasonably good at tennis and would have been capable of being an exceptional player if I had developed the correct habits. By the age of 15 I had developed a serve so strong that even professional tennis players had difficulty...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Life Lessons Leave a CommentThere is a story I heard some time ago about a man named Rabbi Akiva, who lived in Palestine. He was considered an extremely good person and also a sage. He became the greatest scholar of his time (he lived in the second century) through his consistency....
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 10 CommentsWhen I say I’m excited about government jobs, I mean it. They’re better than many other jobs this day and age and often provide good benefits, pensions, and to some extent, employment security. In most cases, you’ll be in good shape on many...
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