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Half a decade ago, Joan Didion wrote a book called The Year of Magical Thinking.  In the very first chapter, she offers this extraordinary passage: “Life changes in the instant.  The ordinary instant.”  She was talking about momentous changes—life and death events—but I ... Read More

For this blog post, I decided to interview myself on the topic of social media.  Interviewing yourself sounds like a stupid idea, but I decided to give it a go anyways. I figured at the very worst, the post would turn out like Peter in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and at the very best, it would be valuable ... Read More

With today's vast online capabilities, keywords are driving the way people search for information. Candidates are now looking for jobs on job boards, like Jobing.com; navigating major search engines, like Google, Bing, and Yahoo; and even browsing their favorite social media sites for opportunities. As an ... Read More

Ask almost anyone in the workplace today, and they will tell you they are doing a good job.  While they might acknowledge that their work isn’t perfect, they take pride in what they do and the contribution they believe they are making to their employer.  So, why do so many of us get hit with ... Read More

The U.S. Senate recently passed what some consider to be a long-awaited “jobs bill.” The $15 billion Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act would provide Social Security payroll tax exemptions to employers that hire workers who have been unemployed for at least 60 days. Companies that keep a ... Read More

It's all about who you know. You've most likely heard that adage throughout the years, as it can be applied to many situations, and job searching is no exception. But when you're looking for work, it's equally about who you know and about who knows you. Professionals call this concept networking. Many ... Read More

The U.S. Senate is ready to approve the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, which is aimed at increasing jobs by giving employers a “payroll tax holiday.” Under the HIRE Act, employers would not have to pay the employer’s share of social security tax for new employees hired ... Read More