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• Economic Downturn Humbles - But Does Not Negate Needs of - Gen Y

  I’d suspected as much, and then I read it in the Economist . Sometime between the beginning of the economic downturn and now, Gen Y has become unentitled. Says the article that confirmed my thoughts: Jessica Buchsbaum first noticed that something had Read More... Posted Monday, January 26, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Emotional Intelligence, Employment Trends, News and Politics, Work

• A Global Perspective on Millennials at Work

  In a soon to be published podcast with the fabulous Peter Clayton at Total Picture Radio , I discuss this new survey from Price Waterhouse Coopers that aims to provide a brief insight into the minds of the Millennial. While I’m not sure I agree 100 percent Read More... Posted Friday, January 16, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Current Affairs, HR Issues, Management, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Laid Off NPR Reporter Uses Irony to Her Advantage

  In September, Ketzel Levine, a senior correspondent for National Public Radio , came up with an idea for a series about how Americans were handling economic pressure. Called “ American Moxie: How We Get By ,” it began in early December. The subjects were Read More... Posted Monday, January 05, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Creativity & Innovation, Current Affairs, Personal Marketing, Troubleshooting

• 2008 Career Lessons From High Profile People

  For the third year, I was invited to weigh in for Yahoo! Hot Jobs’ annual assessment of career lessons learned from high profile people. Here’s the article , and what I had to say about each of editor Tom Musbach’s picks: DO stay focused on achieving Read More... Posted Monday, December 29, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Personal Development, News and Politics

• Should You Take a Voluntary Severance Package?

  Way too many of my friends and acquaintances have been faced with this dilemma recently: my company has given me the option of leaving the company voluntarily with a severance package that sounds pretty good. Do I take it and run, or stick around and Read More... Posted Monday, December 22, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Compensation, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Troubleshooting

• Free Agency: Are We Talking Near Future or Far Future?

  If the journalism world is any indication, one would think free agency is just around the corner. I’ve heard through word of mouth that nearly a dozen of the top media outlets have announced layoffs in the last month, and lately, when I do an interview, Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Life Balance, Daily Life, Work

• Are You More Ethical Than the Illinois Governor?

  Reuters , along with every other high-profile media outlet in the country, reported this week that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested in Chicago on two counts each of federal corruption charges stemming Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Ethics, HR Issues, Personal Development, News and Politics

• Job Market Isn’t As Dire for Young Workers

  My friend Penelope Trunk has a great post on why young workers actually have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. The data she shares is very compelling: Jobs for low-level candidates are increasing. This data comes from a report from Beyond.com Read More... Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Job Hunting, News and Politics

• Beware of the Noncompete

  Thanks to MSNBC columnist Eve Tahmincioglu for revisiting the issue of the noncompete agreement. I address this topic briefly in Success for Hire , and I think it’s an important one to be aware of if you’re job hunting or thinking of making a career transition Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Troubleshooting, News and Politics

• What’s Next for the All Digital World?

  So Ziff Davis Media , one of the leading integrated technology media companies in the country, just announced that PCMag , its flagship brand, will go all-digital. The final print version will be the January 2009 issue. For the past seven years, PCMag Read More... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Ownership & Initiative, Technology

• The Economy May Stink, But You Can Still Be Happy

  So everyone’s lamenting the tragic turn our society has taken – economically, politically, socially. And I agree that things are objectively not as good in America as they were 10 years ago. But they’re still better than they were during the Civil War, Read More... Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Emotional Intelligence, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development

• Words of Wisdom on Job Action Day

  To rally those who have lost their jobs or are facing possible job loss in the current devastated economic climate, Quintessential Careers has created Job Action Day . Job Action Day, which is today, aims to empower workers and job-seekers to take proactive Read More... Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Current Affairs, Job Hunting, Networking, Productivity, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Can You Speak “Acceptably?”

  I’m not late to the game on this one, I swear. It’s just that I’ve been waiting. Watching to see what Sarah Palin will do next. Ever since her disastrous turn with Katie Couric , I’ve been anticipating her next public speaking snafu. Why did I think she Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Professionalism, News and Politics

• But I Want to Go Into Finance!

  I just got this e-mail from a WCW reader: “Dear Alexandra: When I was younger, my parents, who used to watch the old TV show Family Ties, used to call me Alex P. Keaton. I’ve always had a knack for numbers. I got my first savings account when I was in Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Job Hunting, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Mentors Are Out, Developmental Networks Are In?

  As I was working on Success for Hire , I had the good fortune to meet an excellent blogger and radio show host, the Recruiting Animal . Animal’s got one of the most hilariously combative shows you’ll ever listen to, and I had a great time as a guest earlier Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Management, Mentoring, Networking, Personal Development