Self-Evaluating your Career So you’ve been with your company for a few years or more now, but you’re starting to think something has left the relationship. You are good at what you do and maybe even a bit comfortable in your role but something is missing. Is it time to buck-up and bear-down or is [...]
The Complicated Relationships within your Job First in a four part series of professional relationships... The processes of seeking a job or finding the ideal employee are as complex as any relationship. Like most relationships, this one needs to be nurtured, cared for and fed. In many ways similar to entering a new relationship, whether [...]
Employers may be Watching We have all seen the power of Social Media. Whether it is within our personal group of friends with a funny video or picture getting a lot of likes/comments or maybe a more global issue that we otherwise would not have had any access, or even interest in. Anyone remember "what color [...]
Steering Freedom toward Righteous Calls For many, the notion of freedom is the ability to do what we want, when we want. Seems self-evident, yes? Well, let’s take a look under the hood. It could be fairly argued that America is the ‘freest’ country in the world. And yet it could be also fairly stated, [...]
What are your Favorite Books? “Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything” Plato I am a graduate of Indiana University with a double major in Comparative Literature and History. As you can imagine I really like books. I grew up an unashamed ‘book worm’ [...]
Company Culture or Company Cosmetics? What do you think of when you hear the phrase “company culture”? If you’re like me, you probably picture a sleek looking office with floor to ceiling windows looking out on Center City Philadelphia. Bright colorful walls, a large kitchen area stocked with a never ending supply of food. And [...]
Annual Folk Festival is Tradition This week the Philadelphia Folksong Society presents the 55th Annual Folk Festival at the Old Poole Farm in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. One of the largest and oldest running musical events in the United States. “Fest” is much more than a concert to a great many of dedicated attendees. This will be [...]
Going for Broke with Pokémon Have you heard of Pokémon GO? If not it means you have been living under a rock for the past month or so. We decided to take a break from hunting down the local Dodrio that’s been eluding us and take a look at what lessons Pokémon GO can teach us [...]
It's Who You Know Current wisdom teaches us that ‘Networking’, or word-of-mouth, is the most effective way to land the right job. A plethora of avenues for networking have blossomed in response to this paradigm. Meet-ups, conferences, formal and informal job fairs, networking events, Chamber of Commerce meetings, User Groups, a variety of specialty or [...]
Steps to Prepare for a Successful Interview Preparing for the interview is just like preparing for the 'big game'. You practice, scrimmage and practice some more. Practice not only improves your game but it helps to prepare you for different scenarios. We love our definitive list of 20 interview tips but when prepping for the [...]
