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2009 January
Building A Relationship With Your Boss
By Vintage Brazen | No Comments | January 30, 2009
Try these tips to build a more positive, more productive relationship with your boss. Read »
Entrepreneur Or Small Business Owner? Does It Matter?
By Vintage Brazen | No Comments | January 30, 2009
You may not think it matters whether you call yourself an entrepreneur or a small business owner, but it actually does make a difference… Read »
Telling A Candidate They’re “Overqualified” Is A Crappy Way To Tell Someone “No”
By Vintage Brazen | No Comments | January 23, 2009
When you tell a job candidate they’re “overqualified” for a position, here’s what they REALLY hear (and what you should be saying instead). Read »
How Ineffective Managers Spend Their Time (And Make Your Life Miserable)
By Vintage Brazen | No Comments | January 20, 2009
If your manager exhibits one of more of these traits, chances are you’ve got yourself a bad boss. Read »
5 Things Small-City Companies Can Do to Recruit Gen Y
By Ryan Healy | No Comments | January 15, 2009
This post was originally posted at Employee Evolution Most high performing people don’t stick around one place their whole lives anymore. They’re generally attracted to large cities with like-minded people. Because of this, companies based in small cities need to work especially hard to recruit top talent. But from my experience, if the right job […] Read »
Sure, I Could Go Get A Master’s…But Is It Worth It?
By Vintage Brazen | No Comments | January 14, 2009
Is a master’s degree really worth it in the long run? It depends on your career goals. Read »
Job Security Is a Dumb Goal (And a Survey with Some Cool Prizes)
By Ryan Healy | No Comments | January 8, 2009
This post was originally posted at Employee Evolution A couple of weeks ago I attended a “future of work” retreat. Many people presented their research, but one specific trend consistently showed up, and truthfully I’m amazed by it — Generation Y values job security more than anything else. At first glance, this seems crazy because Gen Y […] Read »
5 Reasons Every College Student Should Start Blogging In 2009
By Ryan Healy | No Comments | January 8, 2009
This post was originally posted at Employee Evolution Since founding Brazen Careerist, I’ve blogged less and less each month, to the point that I only posted three times in December. And that’s not cool. Especially since blogging has given me more value than any other activity I do on a day-to-day basis and is the […] Read »