I really like Marci Alboher’s Shifting Careers blog over at the New York Times, and this week, she shares a great self-assessment exercise from career coach Michael Melcher.  Since people are always asking me where to start when considering a career switch, I think Melcher’s “Zagat Approach” is worth mulling over.    Melcher ...

Career expert Michelle Goodman has written a handy article on how to determine if your job can be saved, or if it’s time to throw in the towel.  Michelle says that suffering from a chronic case of the Mondays doesn't necessarily mean you should dust off your resume and start looking for greener pastures.  Some workplace woes are fixable. ...

One of my friends, Mike, who has been on the job market a while, faced a tough dilemma this week.  He received two fairly attractive offers in the same geographic location and had to decide on one of them within a few days.  Mike got Job Offer #1, which would have a really steep learning curve, on the strength of his resume, which did a ...

I see it happen all the time.  Smart, ambitious and personable twenty-somethings put together powerful resumes, and get invited on half a dozen interviews.  But then, at the in-person meetings themselves, something goes wrong.  Either they’re unprepared for the format of the interview, or the questions they are asked, or they ...

Over the next few months, we’re going to be doing a blogswap with CollegeRecruiter.com.  This means that while I will still continue to post several times a week, you will also be treated to the wise musings of guest career bloggers.  We’re kicking things off with a post from Susan Strayer, a career and organization development expert ...

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.  Apparently, when employers see the MBA on her resume, they assume she should be looking ...