Job searches for America's unemployed has evolved: Emphasize personal details, play up volunteering.
When you hear someone say, "As the old saying goes ...," do you stop to think whether the things we take for granted even matter anymore?
The trouble with so-called conventional wisdom is that some things are so hardwired into our brains we forget to check if they still make sense.
This has never been as true as it is in the present-day workplace - tough times have changed all the rules. To survive, it's time to reexamine some workplace "truths" that may not have stood the test of time:
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Job searches are about recruiters, want ads and networking
"Those strategies alone won't cut it in today's climate," says Laura Berman Fortgang, former Redbook Magazine editor and author of "The Prosperity Plan."
Finding a job in the current market is more about carving out your own opportunities, she adds.
"Write a strategy proposal after a job interview you had, start a blog that shows your industry expertise, polish up your skills or knowledge, nurture strategic partnerships that can help you get where you want to go - or maybe even hire yourself and start your own business," says Berman Fortgang.
Keep personal details to a minimum
Keith Ferrazzi, a business author and founder of the Relationship Masters Academy, has real-world advice for interacting with others:
"It's a shame many people in the workplace feel like they have to keep their mouths shut about their family life, because they don't want to be perceived as weak or not professionally oriented," says Ferrazzi, author of "Never Eat Lunch Alone," on making great connections in the workplace.
Women in particular are wary of talking about family matters with co-workers, which was necessary in the early days of the feminist movement - but not today.
"Be brave enough to share your whole self with professional colleagues, the better to make a real connection with the people in your working world," says Ferrazzi.
Hit the ground running each day
Multitasking is nothing new - and most workers feel unproductive if they dare to devote any time to refocusing, relaxing or even planning a strategy.
The wise workplace warrior always takes a few minutes to think before jumping in to tackle a challenge, says NBC "Today" show expert Dr. Dale Atkins.
"Whether it is a meeting, a sticky problem or a person who repeatedly focuses on the negative, when you practice calmly visualizing a solution, you will access a part of yourself that will help you look at this challenge differently."
Volunteering doesn't count
SALEM, N.H. -- Stores at the Mall at Rockingham Park held a job fair Thursday night to fill hundreds of seasonal jobs.
The most recent unemployment rate in New Hampshire is 5.2 percent, translating to about 38,000 people without a job.
Wall Street will cut bonuses next year as revenue drops amid a sluggish U.S. economic recovery, the European debt crisis and new compensation structures to curb risk taking, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said.
Bonuses are “certainly going to be lower,” DiNapoli said today in a Bloomberg Television interview with Erik Schatzker on“Inside Track.” Banks will have less money to pay awards, and“you’re seeing an increase in base salary pay, and more in terms of bonuses and incentives that are paid out over time,”he said.
Wall Street cash bonuses fell 8 percent last year from 2009 as financial companies disbursed $20.8 billion. The average Wall Street cash award for an employee was $128,530 in 2010, a 9 percent drop that was greater than the total decline because the pool was shared among more workers.
After adding 9,900 jobs between January 2010 and April 2011, the securities industry cut 4,100 positions through August and may shed an additional 10,000 jobs by the end of 2012, DiNapoli said in a report released yesterday. Each job gained or lost in the industry creates or eliminates three other jobs inNew York City and state, according to the report.
“When we shed jobs, over time, it will have a ripple, negative effect on other parts of our economy,” DiNapoli said in the interview.
The anti-Wall Street protesters in New York’s financial district are “channeling the frustration I think many Americans feel,” DiNapoli said.
“This is a money-maker for our city and state,” he said referring to Wall Street. “We can argue about what’s the appropriate level of regulation, but we want this industry to be profitable and sustainable and to employ even more people.”
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When you hear someone say, "As the old saying goes ...," do you stop to think whether the things we take for granted even matter anymore?
The trouble with so-called conventional wisdom is that some things are so hardwired into our brains we forget to check if they still make sense.
This has never been as true as it is in the present-day workplace - tough times have changed all the rules. To survive, it's time to reexamine some workplace "truths" that may not have stood the test of time:
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Job searches are about recruiters, want ads and networking"Those strategies alone won't cut it in today's climate," says Laura Berman Fortgang, former Redbook Magazine editor and author of "The Prosperity Plan."
Finding a job in the current market is more about carving out your own opportunities, she adds.
"Write a strategy proposal after a job interview you had, start a blog that shows your industry expertise, polish up your skills or knowledge, nurture strategic partnerships that can help you get where you want to go - or maybe even hire yourself and start your own business," says Berman Fortgang.
Keep personal details to a minimum
Keith Ferrazzi, a business author and founder of the Relationship Masters Academy, has real-world advice for interacting with others:
"It's a shame many people in the workplace feel like they have to keep their mouths shut about their family life, because they don't want to be perceived as weak or not professionally oriented," says Ferrazzi, author of "Never Eat Lunch Alone," on making great connections in the workplace.
Women in particular are wary of talking about family matters with co-workers, which was necessary in the early days of the feminist movement - but not today.
"Be brave enough to share your whole self with professional colleagues, the better to make a real connection with the people in your working world," says Ferrazzi.
Hit the ground running each day
Multitasking is nothing new - and most workers feel unproductive if they dare to devote any time to refocusing, relaxing or even planning a strategy.
The wise workplace warrior always takes a few minutes to think before jumping in to tackle a challenge, says NBC "Today" show expert Dr. Dale Atkins.
"Whether it is a meeting, a sticky problem or a person who repeatedly focuses on the negative, when you practice calmly visualizing a solution, you will access a part of yourself that will help you look at this challenge differently."
Volunteering doesn't count
SALEM, N.H. -- Stores at the Mall at Rockingham Park held a job fair Thursday night to fill hundreds of seasonal jobs.
The most recent unemployment rate in New Hampshire is 5.2 percent, translating to about 38,000 people without a job.
Wall Street will cut bonuses next year as revenue drops amid a sluggish U.S. economic recovery, the European debt crisis and new compensation structures to curb risk taking, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said.
Bonuses are “certainly going to be lower,” DiNapoli said today in a Bloomberg Television interview with Erik Schatzker on“Inside Track.” Banks will have less money to pay awards, and“you’re seeing an increase in base salary pay, and more in terms of bonuses and incentives that are paid out over time,”he said.
Wall Street cash bonuses fell 8 percent last year from 2009 as financial companies disbursed $20.8 billion. The average Wall Street cash award for an employee was $128,530 in 2010, a 9 percent drop that was greater than the total decline because the pool was shared among more workers.
After adding 9,900 jobs between January 2010 and April 2011, the securities industry cut 4,100 positions through August and may shed an additional 10,000 jobs by the end of 2012, DiNapoli said in a report released yesterday. Each job gained or lost in the industry creates or eliminates three other jobs inNew York City and state, according to the report.
“When we shed jobs, over time, it will have a ripple, negative effect on other parts of our economy,” DiNapoli said in the interview.
The anti-Wall Street protesters in New York’s financial district are “channeling the frustration I think many Americans feel,” DiNapoli said.
“This is a money-maker for our city and state,” he said referring to Wall Street. “We can argue about what’s the appropriate level of regulation, but we want this industry to be profitable and sustainable and to employ even more people.”
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