November 2011 Blog Posts (8)

A prominent type of article or blog in the career development field, and indeed in the popular culture, is of the "hottest careers of the year" variety. You know the kind, "Hottest Careers of 2012", "Coolest Jobs for Today's College Grads", and "Present Day Must-Have Careers". These make for interesting reading, but they don't represent a best practice approach for choosing careers to begin or to transition into. By the time someone gathers the training and education to move into a "hot…

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An Arctic Refuge: Coca-Cola raises awareness for polar bears

By: Alyssa Buckley 

 

I came across this while doing my daily media detective work.

 

Coca-Cola has teamed up with World Wildlife Fund to build awareness and raise funds for polar bears. “The polar…

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One of my associates is conducting a very important study of small businesses and how they handle the challenges of managing their sales organizations. He has identified a critical issue that small businesses face; that being “diluted sales management”. This occurs when the person responsible for managing sales has other responsibilities such as running the business, selling, doing marketing etc. Typically the result is

higher sales turnover and…

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As a followup to some previous posts, namely "Employee vs subcontractor – Why the Federal rules are more important to know", and "… Continue

There are numerous reasons why the Internal Revenue Service may contact you throughout the year, so if you receive an IRS missive in the mail, don't panic. Instead, open the letter and deal with it straightaway. Whatever you do, don't put it off.



Chances are you are receiving a computer-generated letter because the IRS thinks you owe it money. This is likely due to a… Continue

My thoughts are with the long-term unemployed. Those who for a year or more have desperately been trying to find work, but remain unsuccessful. For those of you who truly want work, but are continually not being recognized for your potential the burden is heavy. Among the tragedies that can befall someone, such as the loss of a loved one or divorce, becoming chronically unemployed is a significant life challenge that only time and persistence can heal.

There comes a time when options…

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In a recent article in Business Week, small businesses have been affected in several ways by what's happening in the housing market.



First, is that the housing market is dominated by small business owners involved in construction and real estate. With so few housing starts, there simply is a lot less business available than before.



Second, is that… Continue