If you were to ask me how to choose a career, I would typically advise you to go through a self assessment. This first step in the career planning process ... Read More

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about "Funemployment," a concept devised by people who decided to use their job loss as an opportunity to relax and have a good ... Read More

Have you noticed how many celebrities there are who have no particular talent? Why are they celebrities? I have no idea. There are a lot of talented people who struggle ... Read More

Tomorrow, Friday, July 24, the federal minimum wage in the US will increase from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour. The change will affect only people who work in states that ... Read More

I don't have to tell you how competitive the job market is. When employers post job openings they are inundated with hundreds of resumes. You can use several strategies to ... Read More

My landscaper, in addition to being very good at designing gardens, is great at remembering names. In a 10 minute conversation we just had, he used my first name no ... Read More

If you're an actor, San Francisco may offer you the best opportunities, but if you are a cosmetologist or hairdresser you may want to head to Vegas, according to Liz ... Read More

Last week a reader who is contemplating a career change sent me the following email (I've changed some details to keep things anonymous): I am looking to make a career change. ... Read More

Perhaps I omitted an important piece of advice from my article Five Things Not to Do When You Leave Your Job. Honestly, it never would have occurred to me to ... Read More

What an odd question! I don't know anyone who finds unemployment fun — stressful is more like it. Or if we're looking for other words to describe getting laid off ... Read More

If you needed another reason to carefully proofread your email before you hit send, take a look at this survey sponsored by The Creative Group, a staffing firm that works ... Read More

When considering a career change, one thing that often holds people back is the idea of training for a new career. That can seem quite daunting particularly if you're over ... Read More

When Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 it became illegal for an employer to make hiring or promotion decisions based on one's gender, race, ... Read More

I first entered the career planning field in the early 1990s during another recession. I was in graduate school studying to be a librarian and was hired to run a ... Read More