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 Doors have been replaced by cubicles, formal desks with tables, and long-planned meetings with ad hoc collaboration.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

How Temp Work Can Help Your Career

July 18 , 2013

During the job search, job seekers overlook temp jobs as jobs that aren't worth the work they’re willing to put in. Job seekers don’t believe it’ll help them in their career, but the truth is that temp work like any other work will give you valuable skills and help you grow as a professional. It’ll...

Filed Under: temp work, Temp Work, Your Career, your career

Largest US Staffing Firms 2013

July 15 , 2013

Filed Under: Awards, awards, SPG News

Enhance Existing Skills With A MOOC

July 12 , 2013

MOOCs, massive open online courses, have gained tremendous popularity in the last year and it looks like they are on track to continue along that path for the foreseeable future. These types of courses can be a great way for job seekers to enhance existing skills or learn new skills during the job...

Filed Under: MOOCs, MOOCs, Professional Development, professional development, Skills, skills