Steve Jobs, famous for Apple, of course, also became rather renowned for a piece of career advice: “Do what you love.” In a famous Stanford University commencement address, Jobs stated, “You’ve got to find what you love–and that is as true for work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill...
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One banner has become a familiar, almost haunting sight: the #opentowork banner on LinkedIn. Or maybe it used to haunt. Now, when we sign in to see another friend or colleague explaining how they were impacted by “the recent layoffs,” we are no longer shocked. The language has become procedural. The tone, rehearsed. The shock,...
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Many will remember the old game show The $64,000 Question, an American television staple in the 1950’s. As time passes, fewer may remember that the phrase predated the show. The phrase “$64,000 question” indicated the question at the heart of the issue, often the question hardest to answer. One can see the obvious appeal when...
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Having a new job is exciting – new challenges and experiences, opportunities to work with new people, and chance to learn and grow professionally. Finding a new job, on the other hand, can seem like navigating a maze with many unexpected turns and dead ends. The ebbs and flows of the job search quickly turn...
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