Do You Have What It Takes?

This Kind of Green Has No Place at Work

2010-11-02T20:05:00.004-04:00

It's been a while since I've heard anyone refer to themselves as being "green with envy," but that doesn't mean the ugly monster no longer exists. Job envy or career envy is a common occurrence in the work place. This is especially true in competitive work environments where people are judged and treated a certain way based on titles or relative position within the company

Beware of Cupid's Arrow at Work

2010-02-14T19:45:00.002-05:00

Inter-office romance is quite common. In fact, a 2009 survey conducted by Vault.com indicates that almost 50% of its’ survey participants admitted to having an office romance. In another survey by CareerBuilder.com, 31% of the participants indicated that their office romance resulted in marriage. So what’s the big deal? Why should anyone be leery of office romance

Embrace Feedback - It's a Gift!

2010-01-01T20:42:00.005-05:00

Note: The following article was submitted to "girlfriendz" magazine. What appears below is the unedited version. By Andie Radford You didn’t get the promotion - again. You are never selected for sexy projects, or no matter how hard you work, your annual performance review consistently yields average results. The reasons careers become stalled are many, but

College Career Advice for the Parent

2009-09-25T19:58:00.001-04:00

Four years may seem like a long time to spend on a job search, but for freshman students entering college, four years spent wisely is exactly the amount of time needed to find a job. Use the following seven (7) tips to guide your college freshman on the path towards landing a job upon graduation: Tip #1: Advise your freshman to approach the freedom of college cautiously

Recovering from a Big Mistake at Work

2009-08-08T17:06:00.006-04:00

Originally published in Urban Views Weekly (May 27, 2009) www.urbanviewsweekly.comTo err is human, but for those of us lucky enough to hold on to our jobs in this uncertain economy, the thought of making a major mistake at work is well…unthinkable.Making a mistake at work can be a most unpleasant experience. Depending on the severity of the error and the stakes involved, making an error can

Jump Start Your Teen's Job Skills This Summer

2009-08-01T22:37:00.005-04:00

Originally published in Urban Views Weekly (July 15, 2009) School’s out for summer and high school students across the nation are celebrating breaks from homework, exams, and early morning classes. But while summer vacation is a good time to have fun, it’s also a good time for parents to encourage responsibility and a strong work ethic in their high school child. In a 2006 report “Are They

Crowley & Gates: In the Absence of Leadership, No One Wins

2009-07-26T23:42:00.006-04:00

Enough already. Both Professor Gates and Officer Crowley acted inappropriately. "Stupidly" if you want to use that word. If you can't manage your own behavior, who can you manage? Was Gate's offended by Crowley's treatment of him as a black man or was he insulted by Crowley's lack of appreciation for his status and accomplishments? Was Crowley doing his job, or was he offended that Gates had the

Write Your Best Resume!

2009-04-26T14:49:00.004-04:00

Originally appeared in Urban Views Weeklyhttp://www.urbanviewsweekly.com/Some say networking is the best way to find a job. Others swear by job boards, classified ads, online social networks and most recently, search engines. Regardless of your preferred method, at some point in the selection process, you will be asked to produce a resume. How do you make your resume stand out from hundreds? In

It's Been One Year and You Still Aren't Working?

2009-03-28T14:05:00.015-04:00

You still aren't working after one year? What? There is nothing more pathetic than trying to explain to a prospective employer that you have not worked for the past 12 months because you've "been looking for a job."You may not have found your career job, but that should not stop you from doing something to earn an honest living in the meantime. While employers want to hire employees with specific

In the End, it's Just Bad Leadership

2009-03-22T23:15:00.003-04:00

By Andie RadfordI am still unclear on all the buzz about AIG. Why are we scrambling to get back those bonuses? And why are we attacking the current administration for “allowing all this to happen?” Who in their right mind would have imagined that a company begging for its life would turn around and thumb its nose at the “savior?”This is precisely the case with the leadership of AIG. There is

4 Tips to Keeping Your Job in a Tough Economy

2009-03-15T16:18:00.007-04:00

Originally published by Urban Views Weekly, March 2009 (www.urbanviewsweekly.com)According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the unemployment rate has risen to 6.9% as of January 2009. For African Americans this rate is even higher at 12.6%. While these statistics are alarming, it remains true that a company’s most competitive advantage is the talent of its workforce. Now more than ever, it