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  • Entrepreneurship vs. Job Hunting in 2025: Which One Is the Better Scam?

    Entrepreneurship vs. Job Hunting in 2025: Which One Is the Better Scam?

    Because deciding how to waste your energy this year shouldn’t be done without a little analysis. It’s 2025. Your LinkedIn feed is half layoffs, half hustle porn. You’re either being told to “build a personal brand” or “apply to 900 jobs and follow up with a cold email to the hiring manager’s cat.” So here…

  • Social Media: Boost your career

    Remember the post, Social media: Is it time to quit? – here’s an interesting response: Don’t Quit Social. Put It to Work for Your Career Instead. As director of digital communications and social media at the career site Monster, I read, “Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend on It,” with great interest. The author argues that social…

  • Social media: Is it time to quit?

    Writer and blogger —Cal Newport, an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World— opines in the NY Times that social media can be harmful to your career. What do you think? Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend on It.   I’m a…

  • Why people quit their jobs

    Why people quit their jobs

    Why Do People Quit Jobs Imagine that you’re looking at your company-issued smartphone and you notice an e-mail from LinkedIn. “These companies are looking for candidates like you!” You aren’t necessarily searching for jobs, but you’re always open to opportunities, so out of curiosity, you click on the link. A few minutes later your boss…

  • For Delegation to Work, Coaching is Necessary

    For Delegation to Work, Coaching is Necessary Delegation: Senior leaders want to believe that delegating a task is as easy as flipping a switch. Simply provide clear instructions and you are instantly relieved of responsibility, giving you more time in your schedule.                           That’s…