5 Ways Women Are Better Bosses Than Men

August 15 , 2013

In the battle of the sexes, recent studies show that women have certain characteristics that make them better leaders--though men still hold the majority of these positions.

Filed Under: leadership and management, Leadership and Management, Professional Women

9 Amazingly Successful Women Who Started Out As Assistants

August 14 , 2013

Everyone has to start somewhere -- and sometimes, that "somewhere" is as an assistant.

Filed Under: Administrative and Support Services, administrative and support services, Professional Women, Your Career, your career

How To Stand Out From The Rest

August 12 , 2013

Lynda Fraser, Vice President, Human Resources Contract Division, Solomon Page Group

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Job Search, job search, Quick Tips, quick tips

The Basics of Power Networking

August 08 , 2013

Changes in life are inevitable. Through networking you never know who you will meet, how you will meet them or where these connections may take you … Tara Thurber, Recruiter, Solomon Page Creative and Marketing

Filed Under: Networking, networking

Do You Need a Résumé in the LinkedIn Era?

August 05 , 2013

Now that LinkedIn has become the standard place to present your professional history and credentials — not to mention the fastest way to check somebody else's — the humble résumé has lost its once-hallowed position as the canonical version of your professional identity. Your LinkedIn profile should...

Filed Under: LinkedIn, Resume Tips, resume tips, Your Career, your career

A Shifting Workplace Experience

August 02 , 2013

Compared with offices of the past, the modern workplace is paradoxically both more informal and more relentless. Doors have been replaced by cubicles, formal desks with tables, and long-planned meetings with ad hoc collaboration. Work and home have blended, to the general benefit of work: more and...

Filed Under: Technology and the Workplace, technology and the workplace, Your Career, your career

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

July 31 , 2013

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Goals, goals, Your Career, your career

The Only 4 Dimensions That Matter In Hiring (& Why You’re Probably Evaluating Them Wrong)

July 29 , 2013

Does this sound familiar? You interview a candidate who has deep knowledge of your industry and checks off every box in the ‘skills’ section of the job description. They assure you that they are the perfect fit for the position, able to hit the ground running on day one. They look great on paper...

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Hiring, hiring, Interviews, interviews

Career Training Camp: Are You Prepared for Your Next Season?

July 26 , 2013

NFL players are in full swing at training camp, and by July 27th, all teams will be busy evaluating players and prepping to get the top spot in the league come Super Bowl.

Filed Under: Professional Development, professional development, Your Career, your career

Why 'Follow Your Passion' Is Bad Career Advice

July 23 , 2013

Self-help books and career-building workshops love to peddle one secret to a successful career: Follow your passion. Ever since Confucius proclaimed, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life," chasing one's passion has been frequently served up as a quick fix for...

Filed Under: Best Advice, best advice, Passion, Your Career, your career