The US Department of Labor’s Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed the number of employees voluntarily quitting their jobs reached a nine year high in December. In addition, job openings increased by 261,000 in December. Whether from baby boomer retirements, job growth or turnover, there were 5.61 million (seasonally adjusted) openings in December.… Read more »

Love it or hate it, you have to admit Facebook is a successful company. Certainly one of the reasons for the company’s unusual success is in their approach to people and the work they do. Rather than rigidly define career paths through the management ranks, they believe people don’t have to be managers to be… Read more »

It’s a unique pleasure of age to have a mystery revealed 4 plus decades after it was implanted in your consciousness. In my military days, there were several common GI-isms that were popular, some to the point of gross annoyance others more benign. Boo-koo for example, got worn beyond the point of exhaustion and thankfully… Read more »

And in this corner … As promised in the last blog about resumes, CareerBuilder also queried the participants on the most effective terms used on the resumes they see on a regular basis. Here’s the list: Achieved: 52% Improved: 48% Trained/mentored: 47% Managed: 44% Created: 43% Resolved: 40% Volunteered: 35% Influenced: 29% Increased/decreased: 28% Ideas:… Read more »

One of the boxes on Steve’s checklist was an elephant ride. We negotiated one with a very pleasant woman in a kiosk across the street from the resort. Included in the deal was transportation to and from the elephant ride and a monkey and snake show, all for one low fee! At the appointed hour,… Read more »

The next day in Bangkok, our last full one, started the usual way with the hotel’s breakfast buffet. Fueled up, it was time to hit the streets. Passing through the hustling line of tuk tuk drivers we slipped inconspicuously into the bazaar that is the Bangkok streets. We soon started sampling some of the delectables… Read more »

Harris Poll, on behalf of CareerBuilder, recently canvassed 2,201 U.S. hiring managers and human resource professionals across a spectrum of industries and company sizes. The question: What resume terms are the biggest turnoffs? The results: Best of breed: 38% Go-getter: 27% Think outside of the box: 26% Synergy: 22% Go-to person: 22% Thought leadership: 16%… Read more »

Stepping out into the warm early afternoon humidity of the streets, we were surprised to see the apocalyptic mass of dilapidated buildings surrounding the hotel was transformed into a teeming world of commerce filled touristy geegaws and tee shirts. Food vendors of every shade stared impassively as we walked past. Of course we were as… Read more »

Note:  Thanks to Joanne for inviting me to post this little travel adventure.  This is my first trip to Asia. The adventure began this past weekend (1/16/2016) when I flew to LA to meet my nephew, Steve, who flew in from Atlanta. We boarded Saturday morning for the long haul to Tokyo’s Narita Airport. We’ll… Read more »

If you’ve resolved to re-position yourself for a brighter, happier future, congratulations! Whether you want more money, more control over your work life or home life, or any of a million other reasons, it never hurts to honestly evaluate where you are in your career and confront the all-important question: is my field and work… Read more »