Economic uncertainty looms, and it’s already impacting many. How can we survive these challenging times? If you have a steady job, start by taking some basic steps: manage your finances as much as you can by creating a budget and trimming where you can. Look into ways to manage debt, including paying things like credit…
When your computer glitches or won’t open something, what’s the first thing you do? (Okay, the second thing, after cussing it out.) You reboot, right? Humans need rebooting sometimes too! I’m as guilty as anyone of failing to take vacation time, but I’m learning my lessons. When I worked for a university, I would personally…
Are you dragging yourself to work every day, and feeling like starting your day is a monumental chore? Have you started questioning the value of your work? Do you get impatient with your coworkers, clients or even your boss? Is your job-related energy low or nonexistent? Are you feeling a constant sense of dissatisfaction and…
If you’re older than 40, chances are good that you have wondered, at least once or twice, “Are they overlooking me because of my age?” And, unfortunately, chances are also good that they are. So here are some tips so you can get in front of employers instead of getting weeded out before you have…
You know the supposed wisdom floating around out there: do a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life, blah blah blah. But is it true? Do you really need to love your job? The answer, of course, is that it depends. Some people absolutely need to feel their work is…
You may have heard about so-called ghost jobs, but what are they and why do they exist? More importantly, how can you avoid them? Ghost jobs are simply postings for fake jobs. In other words, unlike scams, these are job postings from real employers, but there’s no actual job to be had. There are a…
Earlier this month, I wrote about how saying no can be a valuable part of self-care, but in a world that has conditioned us to yes, it can be incredibly hard to identify, let alone voice, our objections. How can you find and use what author Sunita Sah calls your True No? As is often…
If you’re like me, you’re feeling the onslaught of bad news very keenly right now. Being overcome by events makes us unable to focus on our jobs, our job-search, and out personal lives. So how can you navigate saying informed, offering what help you can, and not getting overwhelmed? Step 1 is to curate…
There’s a lot of pressure on us to comply in everyday ways: your manager’s requests, your doctor’s advice, a loved one’s plea. Sometimes there are good reasons—perhaps you’re struggling with a persistent health issue and your doctor has solid guidance. But sometimes going along with requests makes us uncomfortable, and those feelings are worth…
So you’ve gotten a job offer, hooray! Now you’re apparently supposed to negotiate your salary, but how? Lots of people are intimidated by this process, so don’t feel bad if you’re among them. The trick to salary negotiation is in the framing of it. You aren’t asking for more money because you’re nice…
