The workplace is evolving. As social and technological advances march forward, these changes are affecting business. Companies are realizing that workers need to be safe at work. Everyone from women to minorities to the LGBTQ community performs better in a noncombative environment. And studies have shown that more diverse workplaces are actually more profitable. So what are
Although age discrimination is illegal in the United States, it’s an open secret that it happens in the workplace. And perhaps more notably, it happens a lot during the hiring process. From companies not wanting to shell out for retirement to younger hiring managers tending to hire people who look and think like them, the
You’ve probably heard this line before: No one hires during the holidays. It’s nonsense. While it’s true that hiring may slow down for some industries, hiring tends to happen along a fiscal year, not a calendar year. If a company’s fiscal year and calendar year are aligned, and they’ve run out of money for new
Years ago, I had the pleasure of working with a young woman who was smart, funny, hard-working, and capable. For some reason, however, her projects were consistently ineffective—some were downright failures. When I started poking into the reasons for this, I noticed something strange: she had surrounded herself with low-confidence, ineffectual, mediocre people. She habitually
As we approach the holidays and start to look toward 2019, many of us will be thinking about making resolutions. Aside from the ubiquitous (and usually short-lived) resolutions to lose weight and exercise, many career-minded people will also be resolving to be more productive. And for many, boosting productivity looks like this: Buy a planner
A few years ago, a colleague of mine (let’s call him Josh) completely upended his life. He was newly divorced, hated his job, and wanted to move to a different state. He woke up one morning and thought, “I don’t want this life anymore.” In that same position, most of us would take the long
Back when I was part of the corporate machine, I worked under a director who was very fond of 1:1 meetings. She encouraged us to schedule 1:1 time with everyone on our team, whether we worked directly with them on projects or not. As a result, these 1:1 meetings were mostly unstructured. We rarely had
This blog post is the second part of a 2-part series. If you missed part 1, perfecting your presence, check it out now. Ready to move forward? Let’s go. The hardest part about networking on LinkedIn is the cold emailing. It’s a necessary evil, but it can be intimidating. Reaching out to someone you don’t
The best time to look for a job is when you already have one, and the best time to build your network is before you need one. Building strong relationships with coworkers, managers, and industry colleagues is an important part of your career strategy. But sometimes it’s necessary to cultivate relationships with people you don’t
Directly after your interview, it’s good manners to send a thank-you note to the hiring manager and anyone else you may have interviewed with. But what about a week or two weeks after your interview, and you still haven’t heard anything? What’s appropriate then? It’s perfectly fine, even expected, to follow up with the hiring