April 2006 - Posts

• Brave New Careers: Part II

  Here are some more insights on where our careers are headed as the twenty-first century progresses: Where we’ll be working: We’ve already seen the industrial model of everyone at the same place, at the same time, begin to disappear. As connectivity becomes Read More... Posted Sunday, April 30, 2006 10:00 PM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Business, Technology Attachment(s): http://www.benefitscanada.com/content/legacy/Content/2002/03-02/insights.jpg

• E-mail: Your Best Friend or Worst Enemy

  I adore e-mail and couldn't live without it, but at least once a week I hear a terrible story about a generally good person and employee who turned the weapon of Microsoft Outlook on himself - and fired. Just the other day, an HR manager told me about Read More... Posted Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism, Technology Attachment(s): http://www.data-recovery-info.com/panic.jpg

• Grad School is Not Always the Answer

  Yesterday on Good Morning America, workplace correspondent Tory Johnson answered questions from new grads about to enter the workforce. One 2005 MBA grad from Chicago lamented her difficult job search, saying that she's between a rock and a hard place. Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 25, 2006 3:00 PM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Continuing Education, Business, Job Hunting, Personal Development

• Brave New Careers: Part I

  For those of us who are members of Generations X and Y, born roughly between the years of 1965-1985, the future is coming up fast. Our careers are relatively young, and for those still in college, they haven’t even begun yet. But already, technology is Read More... Posted Monday, April 24, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Business, Technology Attachment(s): http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careersarchive/workplace/sep02/refl01.jpg

• When It Comes to the Web, Don't Be a Fool

  A few weeks ago, I posted about the job-related perils of MySpace on my Amazon blog . Since then, I've discovered another cool Web site that I feel obligated to warn you about. It's called I Work With Fools , and the point is to share stories related Read More... Posted Friday, April 21, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: People Skills, Professionalism, Daily Life, Workplace Humor Attachment(s): http://im.rediff.com/getahead/2004/oct/13laugh1.jpg

• Needy Is A Bad Word - And Not Just in Relationships

  Our friends at Career Hub wrote a great post about persistence when working with a recruiter or interviewing for jobs. They note that there is a clear difference between following up professionally, at reasonable intervals, and being a pesky stalker. Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Job Hunting, People Skills, Personal Marketing

• The Best Jobs...Or Not?

  Money Magazine , in conjunction with Salary.com , has just come out with the Best Jobs of 2006. These folks began by assembling a list of positions that the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects will grow at an above-average rate over 10 years and that Read More... Posted Sunday, April 16, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Employment Trends, Job Hunting Attachment(s): http://www.askmen.com/mediakit/CNN%20Money_files/cnnmoney.logo.gif

• To Speak to Someone in Her Living Room, Press 1

  For those of you who can't stand vegetating in an office building from 9-5 every day, the American workplace is evolving in your favor. In the last few years, telecommuting has become all the rage, and the number of workers working from home and other Read More... Posted Friday, April 14, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Life Balance, Daily Life

• Brevity is the Soul of Everything

  In my excitement to get this blog up and running, last week's posts were a tad on the verbose side - which brings up an important point. Most people in Corporate America have a very short attention span and are way too busy for their own good. When writing Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 12, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Productivity, Professionalism Attachment(s): http://www.ghostwords.com/hassled.gif

• The MBA Goes Renegade

  Seth Godin has posted on a printable manifesto circulating around the Internet called The Personal MBA . Josh Kaufman is a twenty-something brand manager at consumer product powerhouse Proctor & Gamble. The premise of the document is that aspiring Read More... Posted Monday, April 10, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Continuing Education, Entrepreneurship, Business, Personal Development

• Workday Interrupted

  It doesn’t add up. The workday has been roughly the same length of time – eight hours – since the early part of this century. Today, though, we have access to a variety of technological advances designed to increase our productivity, from fancy schmancy Read More... Posted Friday, April 07, 2006 10:50 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Productivity, Professionalism, Daily Life Attachment(s): http://www.seattlecentral.org/faclab/programicons/multitask.jpg

• Tantrums in France

  Okay, first up - these major street protests in France. For those who aren't tuned into the controversy just yet, the French government is trying to create more jobs and make France more competitive in the global economy by getting rid of a longstanding Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 05, 2006 2:15 PM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends

• Welcome to the Water Cooler

  Hi Everyone! Welcome to Water Cooler Wisdom , the official blog of Getthejob.com . We’re going to gather for a drink every few days to talk about career trends, issues, and ahem, challenges – facing twenty and thirty-something employees. My name is Alex, Read More... Posted Monday, April 03, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 9 Comments Attachment(s): http://www.alexandralevit.com/images/alex2.jpg