Career Articles

When to Be "Nice" and When to Be "Tough" -- by Professor Bill White (McC61)

l-vitkauskas — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:20:56 -0400

Filling in for the Boss: What’s My Payoff? -- by Professor Bill White (McC61)

l-vitkauskas — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:08:01 -0500

I’ve Lost My Job, Now What? -- by Professor Bill White (McC61)

l-vitkauskas — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:12:31 -0500

Q:
"For the past three years, I worked for my most recent employer. Last year I received a small promotion and I thought everything was going well. Now I have been laid off. I never expected this to happen to me. Will someone want to hire me since I was laid off from my first big job?"

A:
Let’s start with your last question first: the answer is yes; someone else will want to hire you again. However, you need to believe it in order for that to happen.

How Do I Keep My Job When Others Are Getting Laid Off? -- by Professor Bill White (McC61)

l-vitkauskas — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:06:38 -0500

Will My Job Still Be There? -- by Professor Bill White (McC61)

l-vitkauskas — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:04:05 -0500

Q:
"With the downturn in the economy, many of my classmates and I are getting worried about getting a job. Several of us were given offers months ago, but with start dates in the future for one reason or another (in some cases, that’s when the jobs were slated to start, and in others that’s when people were available because they wanted to travel). How can we be sure that our jobs will be there? And what about our friends who put off looking for jobs so that they could have some time off?"

Career and Personal Assessment -- - by E. Ann Scott (WCAS69, GSESP71)

l-vitkauskas — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:23:07 -0400

One of the most critical tasks to undertake before beginning an executive job search is assessing both your key strengths and your value to targeted employers. A true career assessment includes:

Cracking the Code of Networking: Givers, Takers, Protectors -- by Carol Ross (McC83, 87)

l-vitkauskas — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:39:16 -0400

View Carol's Networking Naturally Program

Who Gets the Credit?

l-vitkauskas — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:30:41 -0400

For the past several months, my team has been working on a major project at our company. Each of us on the team has our assignments and areas for which we’re responsible. A senior colleague, however, has assumed the role as leader, which no one minded at first. But more recently, in meetings with management, she is taking credit not only for what she has accomplished, but for what the rest of us have contributed. The first time it happened, I didn’t say anything. But in the last meeting, it happened again.
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Tightening Up Discipline -- by Professor Bill White (McC61)

l-vitkauskas — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:17:34 -0400

I was hired nine months ago at a small, privately owned company with about 100 employees. When I arrived I found a total lack of discipline, which I had expected because I had done my homework and the owner was very candid about the challenges I would face. Since coming on board, I have put in a standard set of policies and instituted several disciplinary actions.
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Compelling Cover Letters -- by Rob Sullivan (GJ90)

l-vitkauskas — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:19:34 -0400

As a former headhunter and recruiter, I have seen thousands of cover letters. Unfortunately, most were not worth reading because they were the equivalent of a Post-It Note attached to the résumé saying little more than, “Check this out. I’d really like to work for you.”
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