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You’re Free to Move About the Cabin: New Law for MA Employee Noncompete Agreements
Worried about being shackled to your former employer because of a restrictive noncompete agreement? Good news for you: Massachusetts just launched a new law covering all new MA employee noncompete agreements signed after October 1, 2018, and it significantly eases the burden on employees. If you’re like most employees, you got a new hire packet from your most recent […]
Your Job Interview Thank You Note May Be Annoying Your Interviewer
You’ve just wrapped up a great interview, and you sit down to carefully craft your job interview thank you note. Could your hard work be undone by unknowingly including one of these most hated email phrases? Of course you already know the importance of a well-crafted job interview thank you note and how important […]
Well-Meaning Advice that’s Hurting Your Recent Graduate’s Job Search
Has your college graduate found satisfying work? If not, you may find yourself increasingly wanting to help speed up your recent graduate’s job search so that you’re not shouldering student loan payments while your young adult’s still eating all your groceries and hogging your basement couch. Your recent graduate’s home for a few weeks, searching […]
Retirees Are Selling Themselves Short in Their Post-Retirement Job Searches
Retirees frequently search for part-time post-retirement jobs with flexible hours, less stress, and regular ongoing income. However, job board Indeed.com’s recent analysis shows that job seekers aged 62+ weren’t very creative in their part-time search queries. Kevin, a semi-retired shuttle driver at a local car dealership, is a former manufacturing parts salesman with the […]
What Gets You to an Executive Job Might Not Keep You There
You’ve succeeded in getting to the top of your professional game, but now the rules of the game require a new approach. This year, in particular, we’ve all seen many high-profile executives sweating in the spotlight, as, according to TIME, the #metoo movement has affected 400+ top executives and employees in the past […]
How to Read a Job Posting to Find Out the Job Interview Questions You’ll Get
If you find yourself wondering what you might be asked on an upcoming job interview, look to the job posting (if one exists) as a major source of insider information. Typically the people on the hiring team have spent time thinking through exactly what they wanted, and spelled it out in writing, before posting the role. […]
Want a New Career? Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
If you’re looking for me on Monday nights, you’ll find me with my family glued to an episode of the show American Ninja Warrior. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a show featuring a giant obstacle course for grownups, sprinkled with feel-good stories about the competitors who work hard and overcome major obstacles, on and […]
Job Seekers: What Your Video Interview Background Says About You
I remember quite well one interview I conducted with a talented software engineer who was competing for a coveted job at a fast-growing startup. Actually, to be honest, I don’t remember the guy all that well, or the details of his coding background. What I do remember clear as day is his messy bed behind […]
Too Busy to Job Search? Here’s What to Do
Too Busy to Job Search? You desperately want to find the right job, but somehow, it seems like you never find time for your job search. Of course, job seeking DOES take time, and especially if you’re feeling burnt out, the effort required might seem like too much. Here’s what I hear from clients: Work is […]
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