Preparing your career for a binary star economy
Globalization and digitization are modifying the way we live, and therefore how we work
Author: Bill Ryan
It still takes work to find the right job
If you've been holding your nose in a less-than-satisfying position, the time has come to take a serious look at transitioning
How to keep your workforce productive and happy
What’s needed to create and sustain a positive workplace?
The future of employment in an automated age
Careers subsisting of creativity and human contact will survive and thrive
Seven must-have transferable skills
They’re more general qualifications that lend themselves to a variety of expressions
Don’t dismiss the power of luck
Economic fortune is often, perhaps always, as much a result of good, or bad, fortune as it is savvy decision-making
Has the LinkedIn profile replaced the resume?
As rapid as change appears to be, many things actually evolve quite slowly
Four apps that could make your job search easier
The apps attempt to combine and leverage well-tested and proven job search best practices with the ease and power of Internet use
When did job seekers and employers become mortal enemies?
How does all the over-detailed, invasive micromanaging of a potential candidate’s lifestyle show abilities?
Leave no stones unturned in your job search
Thoughts and tips on what can be a long, hard process
The declining middle class and its jobs
If you're in a job that can be outsourced or automated, chances are your job isn't going to be around much longer
Careers are idiosyncratic – and that's a good thing
Embracing individualism, even when it's outside of the norm, can pave the way for a competitive economic edge
Know what your performance evidence is
When applying for a job, examples of execution carry more weight when they are quantifiable
The changing face of workforce talent
The makeup of the workforce is becoming more global, mobile and independent and less local, rooted in place and loyal long-term to any one employer
Making music while tooting your own horn
Your professional introduction summarizes your expertise and value to the workplace
10 best career development practices for 2013
A continual improvement checklist for those eager to enter the career fray
The growing independent worker phenomenon
The trend toward project or portfolio work is increasing across the workforce
Expertise drives the future of employment
As we become a more knowledge-based economy, American and New Hampshire workers are having to engage directly with global competitors.
Preparing for, and accepting, the changing workplace
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