Goldman Sachs has said it will take 100 years for women to achieve pay parity in the U.S. August 3, the 215th day of this year, was Black Women’s Equal Pay Day in the U.S. This is the day that a black woman in the U.S. will earn what a white man earned in the previous year. The World…
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For anyone seeking new employment, a new job, or a new position (call it what you will) plan on leaving every in-person or telephone interview with one of my most important job-seeking strategies: ASK FOR THE JOB! It sounds simple but no one does it. The “universal job seeker” generally leaves an interview by asking,…
Unfortunately, there is a lot of truth in that statement. If you find that joke funny, you don’t manage people—yet. The problem for any manager, of course, is to figure out which half is doing the work. The answer to this question is not always as clear as one might think, especially when considering the many layers…
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Not surprisingly, employees rarely speak the same language as employers or managers–until they become one themselves. That language? The language of Achievement. Something I find interesting, as only someone who does what I do could, is once candidates become employees and start doing their jobs, seldom, if ever, do they talk or think about the…
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It was an idea that struck me after so many years of counseling job seekers: Why can’t a person who takes home a paycheck–versus a commissioned salesperson–be able to determine the value of their work to their employer? I “Googled” this idea and then after calling and speaking with a retired Chief Financial Officer friend…
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