Practice Career Management to Avoid Career Crisis

Have you ever been caught in career crisis-sudden downsizing that finds you without a job, without prospects for a job, and without contacts who can refer you to jobs? Job seekers in career crisis make decisions based on fear and expediency rather than logic and clear planning. Career management helps one avoid career crisis.

Your E-Newsletter and Cranberry Nut French Toast

As I walked past the "Jimmy Mac Luncheonette" this morning on my way to the post office, I saw a chair positioned out front with a white board propped up on it. Handwritten on the board were these four words: "Cranberry Nut French Toast." No price, no "Today's Breakfast Special" headline, no assurances that they were, "the leading provider of enterprise-wide french toast solutions for…

Learn the Warning Signs of Potential Job Loss

Shock. Surprise. Bewilderment. Denial. Confusion. Paralysis. Anger. Depression. The words represent just a few of the emotions you may feel when you lose your job. Even though others may know your fate, you're not likely to hear about it. Or, if the handwriting is on the wall about your department's elimination, the news may not actually sink in because we have an amazing ability to…