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• How to Make Money While Looking for a New Job

  It’s easy for workers who have recently been laid off to quickly get discouraged, especially when faced with dismal economic news and grim job prospects. While traditional office jobs may be difficult to snag, there are many inspiring, nontraditional Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Cool Careers, Employment Trends, Job Hunting, Work

• 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

• Book Review: Dig Your Job

  G.L. Hoffman has long billed himself as the wise, older mentor. He’s behind the successful blog What Would Dad Say? , and like most highly educated fathers, he always gives excellent advice. G.L. is a 25 year veteran of the business world. He’s also a Read More... Posted Friday, January 02, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Work

• My Work Life Balance is in Jeopardy!

  This just in from a WCW reader: “Dear Alex, my new department works really hard. How can I maintain the work/life balance I’ve tried so desperately to attain?” One of my favorite managers used to say that perception is reality, and there is nothing stronger Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 31, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Life Balance, Office Politics, Daily Life, Work

• Making a Case for Telecommuting

  In order to encourage better work/life balance, and as a response to technology that allows workers 24/7 accessibility, many organizations are implementing telecommuting policies. In fact, according to The Telework Coalition , more than 45 million U.S. Read More... Posted Friday, December 26, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: HR Issues, Life Balance, Productivity, Technology, Daily Life, Work

• 5 Ways to Be Productive Between Christmas and New Years

  If you have to be at work during the “dead” week between Christmas and New Year’s, what are you planning on doing with yourself? For corporate employees, this is traditionally a time where people sit at their desks and twiddle their thumbs because the Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Networking, Productivity, Daily Life, Work, Goals

• 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

• How to Know if You Really Like Your Job

  I love this post from one of the smartest college students – if not the smartest – I know. Ben Casnocha suggests that if you want to find out what someone really does for a living, ask him what he does "on a day-to-day basis." According to Ben, typically Read More... Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Discovering Your Passion, Daily Life, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 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

• The Older You Are, the Less Stress You Have?

  A friend who is in the Communications department at the American Psychological Association kindly provided me with the just-released results of their Stress in America survey, broken down by generations. As soon as I read it, I was itching to share the Read More... Posted Friday, October 31, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Employment Trends, Life Balance, Daily Life, Work

• When You Should Work for Free – And When You Shouldn’t

  As the economy has gotten worse, I’ve noticed an upswing in the number of people asking me to work for free. I don’t think these organizations quite understand that I make my living writing and speaking, so when I do these things for no pay, I don’t eat. Read More... Posted Monday, October 20, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Business, Productivity, Professionalism, Blogging, Work

• Pursuers Versus Persuees At Work

  My husband sent me this theory on friendships by the wife of a prominent ESPN blogger. He doesn’t remember where he found it, so I’ll just have to quote rather than link: “I have always said that female friends are "pursuers" or "pursuees." I am a "pursuee." Read More... Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Blogging, Work

• Book Review: My So-Called Freelance Life

  I just got my official copy of my friend Michelle Goodman’s My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional. I say official because I had the opportunity to provide a back cover blurb a few months ago. I was happy to Read More... Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Career Change, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Handy Resources, Work

• Looking for a Raise in All the Right Places

  According to the Associated Press , U.S. workers can expect skimpy raises in their base salaries next year, but top performers may still fatten their paychecks with merit compensation. A study just released by Hewitt Associates , a human resources consulting Read More... Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Compensation, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Work

• How to Look Like a Workaholic

  Laura Stack, a personal productivity expert over at Divine Caroline , has some great tips for looking like a workaholic without actually being one. Let’s have a look at ways you can sustain a strong reputation while maintaining control over your time. Read More... Posted Friday, September 05, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Ownership & Initiative, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Professionalism, Work