Long gone are the days when it was important to show job stability as a major priority on your resume. It’s extremely rare today for a professional to stay in the same role or even at the same company for an entire career. Yet, there can be such a thing as being too quick to quit. “How often is too often?” You may [...]
What kind of hours are people working? Think workers in the US work more hours than others in the world? Think again. According to data aggregated in 2022 by the International Labour Organization (ILO), people in the US work fewer hours a week than those in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica. The average workweek in Colombia (and also in Guatemala & Botswana) [...]
Job Seeker = Think Like a Marketer If you’re hoping to land a new job this year, it’s time to think like a marketer. When people approach me to tell me they’re ready to launch a job search, one of the first things I say is, “How’s your online presence?” If your LinkedIn profile isn’t complete, that’s a definite ding. But marketing yourself [...]
How often to people change jobs? Well - how long have you been at your current job? If more than 4.2 years, you’re statistically due for a change, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022 numbers). And if you’re under 35, you’re overdue. Millennials are three times more likely to have changed jobs in the last year than other generations, and while [...]
Are you a fan of acronyms? Somewhere in Washington DC there has to be a branding agency tasked with coming up with acronyms for all these bills. In recent years, there have been: CHOMP Act: Consumers Have Options for Molar Protection; STALKERS Act: Simplifying The Ambiguous Law, Keeping Everyone Reliably Safe; PROSTATE Act: Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access and Treatment Effectiveness; And [...]
Looking or Lurking? Of the people who follow me on LinkedIn, I’m pretty sure a fair amount aren’t actively looking for a new job. Still, they’re keeping in touch with - or keeping tabs on - a recruiter, and that’s a sign. When you’re ready, you’ll know. But if you’re in the waffling stage, here are some things to consider: 🔹 You feel stuck [...]
"Tim, why can't I find a 100% remote position?" Remote work gets a lot of airplay in HR circles, but it's not as common as you might think. In fact, according to LinkedIn, the abundance of remote work options is trending downward. Of course, every survey and pundit seems to have a different opinion on the prevalence of remote work. Still, I laughed [...]
Do you prefer remote work or onsite? Which sounds better to you — being an independent sole proprietor or part of an award-winning team? The answers to these questions probably have a lot to do with whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert. Many – actually most probably – can be introverts with extroverted tendencies (adaptations) or extroverts with introverted adaptations. All depending upon [...]
Like to Travel? The first country to ever offer a “digital nomad visa” was Estonia, long, long ago in 2020. (It seems like it, anyway.) Today, there are over 50 countries you can travel to as a digital nomad. “Tim, what the hell is a digital nomad & WTH is a digital nomad visa?” Good questions. A digital nomad is someone who works [...]
Still doing Zoom/Teams meetings? At the beginning of the pandemic, when many people began to adopt Zoom and other digital conferencing alternatives to in-person meetings, everyone was pretty forgiving. If your half-naked kid or meandering spouse wandered into the frame, your co-workers might just laugh it off. As teleconferencing becomes the permanent norm for a lot of people — or, at least, an [...]