Downshifting. Does it ever make sense to take a step down the career ladder? If you can get past that nagging, inborn sense that “going lower” can o…Read more

Sharp readers are going to catch me stating the obvious on occasion...that's ok. Often, the most obvious is really a profound truth. Here is one th…Read more

Checking off the boxes to being hired Some interview questions are more important than others. Why should we hire you is the most important intervi…Read more

There is a middle ground between full employment with one employer and full entrepreneurship. That is the realm of the self-employed, freelancer, ind…Read more

Such an innocent sounding question…No! It is a trap, and one that most people fall into. This common opener in interviews is not an invitation to re…Read more

Heather's "Marketing at Microsoft" Blog posted a really nice piece today on the true nature of networking...profiling the bad networking types, and …Read more

I have the privilege of writing a monthly column for Monster.com. Here is the latest one: The prospect of changing careers is both exhilarating and …Read more

I don’t know about you, but I am certainly guilty from time to time of undermining, or self-sabotaging myself. My latest Monster.com article - Self-…Read more

Leading a Bold Career is about an attitude. It is about taking purposeful action to more closely align who you are with what you do for a living. Ho…Read more