In the August 31, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a reader asks: I am making a career change to improve my life, and I plan to pursue a master’s degree. Any suggestions on how to proceed after I earn it? The U.S. News & World Report school rankings are out again, which reminds me that it seems to [...]
In today’s August 10, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, I riff on a question that seems so general that it’s not worth talking about… Why do people wind up losing their jobs every few years? A reader asks: I’m a dedicated, loyal employee, and I would do anything for my employer. Why, then, do I lose [...]
Discussion: May 25, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader says: I took a government job knowing the culture was not to my liking. But they said the plan was to change the culture, and I’m part of that because I’m the only “non-insider” doing this job. (The one other person who was hired along with [...]
Discussion: May 11, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: I’m in a new position and coming up on my 90-day review. I like what I’m doing but my new boss is inconsistent (moody) and micro-manages (control freak who insists she wants me “to be the expert”). Do I have any [...]
Discussion: May 4, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: Recently my job description was changed without notice. But there was no discussion of a change in salary. My responsibility level has increased and so has the time commitment. I like the work, but I cannot justify doing so much more [...]
On my earlier posting (How to Make More Money), reader Svetla posed a comment with a list of six challenges that she believes prevent her from making more money at her job. After describing an abominable skinflint of a boss, she asks how she might justify a raise in the following situations. It’s a thought-provoking question that deserves a [...]
Discussion: March 2, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter The Q&A in today’s newsletter is a biggie: What are the hot spots in your job and your career that present opportunities for you to goose up your compensation? And, when you encounter such an opportunity, what should you do? This is the topic of a new book I’m [...]
What do your kids learn in college? Lots of people ask the question only when they see the tab for higher education. It’s a good question. A better question is, do they learn How? I’m a big believer in education for its own sake. Anything you learn is something that might “grow you,” and it [...]
Discussion: December 15, 2009 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks: I am a mission-driven person (and a turn-around expert) who shares a fair number of beliefs from the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works style of business and project management. Even today, this is still an “out of the box” style of management and is not [...]
Discussion: November 10, 2009 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks: How do I tell my boss that I am overloaded with work and can’t accept additional projects without letting an existing project slip? How to Say It: Bosses hand out assignments but often don’t realize the cost a new assignment exacts. It’s your job [...]
