The pitfalls of entrepreneurship in today’s economy
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. The current economic climate is not great for tech…
Playing the networking game
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Networking is not a very complicated matter and many…
Careers 115: New hire expectations
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Let me begin by talking about two friends who…
Careers 116: How to find success and balance in corporate careers
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Here are six perspectives to make one rethink our…
Careers 118 – Why are Master’s degrees becoming increasingly obsolete?
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. There have been dramatic changes to work and immigration…
Careers 119 – The only meaningful argument as to why diversity makes sense
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Diversity is a hot topic for discussion nowadays. In…
Choosing careers in an ever-changing world
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. One of the tough choices today is choosing a…
Comp 101 – Why online salary data is a lot of BS
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Frequent question: I was looking at compensation for my role…
Comp 102 – Inside tips for negotiating salary like a pro
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Even the most experienced job seekers face issues navigating…
Comp 103 – Everything you need to know about salary ranges and compensation
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Most salary ranges have a lower limit and an…
Comp 104 – Should I Accept A Counter Offer From My Employer? Counter Offer Advice From HR
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. The short answer to this question is never to…
Comp 105 – Analyzing Product Manager Compensation in the US
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. I had written an article on the skills required to be…
Comp 107 – Isn’t it unfair for sportspeople to be paid more than doctors and engineers?
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Let us revisit some compensation basics by understanding why…
Comp 108 – When high compensation becomes a Damocles sword + Skill Comp Matrix
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Every employee would love to get paid well above…
Interview 109 – The HR guide to answering “What are your weaknesses”+ sample answers
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. If you have read my newsletter post on recruiter psychology, you…
Five difficult facts observing the new Twitter CEO
No Series Title No Series Description 1) If you want to make big bucks and have fast career growth, you have to work in big techParag Agrawal is a 2005…
How compensation works – the shaky foundations
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. I was reading an article in the International Monetary…
How to get back to work after a Sabbatical
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. Recently, I was answering a question from an employee…
Careers 129 – How to handle gap years during the job search process
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. One of the top questions I get from students…
Insider tips on job networking
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. An essential skill in the job search process is…
Job search 101 – Tips to crack interviews
The Insider Guide to Careers Insider information, secrets and tips about getting hired and building careers. For employees and job candidates. I had the opportunity to do mock interviews with…