7/30/09: Top Career Posts this Week
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about the future of the workplace, tips for frustrated job seekers, help for introverts, surviving when you’re drowning in a new job, and lessons in leadership and career from old hands.
From the Wall Street Journal: What’s in Your Future?
“I’ve been pondering the future since my dad took me to visit the World Future Society headquarters in Bethesda, Md., when I was 10 years old. And now that I’m a career writer, it’s my job to think about what the workplace will look like — and what it will demand from us — in 2025.”
Wally’s Comment: Wall Street Journal columnist Alexandra Levit takes a look ahead and shares some ideas about what you should be getting ready for.
From Kapstone Recruiting and Training: 15 Tips for the Frustrated Job-Seeker
“Looking for a new job can be very frustrating. As with any new adventure that you embark upon, you must have the tools necessary to be successful in your venture. Job-hunting is no different. Here’s a short list of to-do’s for job seekers (not in any particular order).
Wally’s Comment: If your job search is stalled and you’re tired and frustrated, check out this post. It’s got fifteen suggestions for simple things you can do right away. If you can’t find something here, check to see if you still have pulse.
From Smartbrief: 10 tips to help introverts win at work
“Even in today’s noisy business world, introverts can still learn to build on their quiet strength and succeed. The goal is not changing your personality or natural work style, but embracing and expanding who you are. Here are 10 tips to help you make it happen.”
Wally’s Comment: Sometimes it seems like the workplace is designed for extroverts. If you’re one of the shy people, read this for some ideas about how to do what you do well to make what you don’t do well irrelevant.
From Anita Bruzzese: How to Survive When You’re Drowning in a New Job
“I’ve had a lot of “first days” at work in my career, but none were like the summer when I was 19 and got a job as a bank teller.”
Wally’s Comment: You’re new on the job and stuff is flying at you. You can feel the level of paper rising toward your neck. Your in-box is ballooning and the voicemail light on your phone just keeps on blinking. There are those appointments, especially the ones with your boss and you’ve got to go to HR and sign yet more forms. What do you do? What do you do? Well, first, sit down and read this.
From Management Excellence: Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Became a Leader
“One of the motivations in writing Practical Lessons in Leadership a couple of years ago was to take a stab at leaving behind that letter we all wish we would have received when we first became leaders. You know the letter…it’s the one that if we had read it and actually followed the advice, we might have short-circuited a few years of learning things the hard way. ”
Wally’s Comment: Read this post. It will keep you from saying, “I wish I’d known,” at least about the wisdom that’s in the post.