legal recruiter

legal recruiter

Froth, Downward Wages, and the Importance of Repeat Business

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (4 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5)
Loading...

When I started in the asphalt business, the people I was competing against were charging exorbitant rates for their work. As an example, they might charge $600 to seal coat an average-size driveway. The job would require about two hours’ worth of...

continue reading >>

Filed under Advancement, Featured 5 Comments  

Control Your Environment

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

Have you ever known someone whose life seems to go wrong at every turn? I have known several people like this. Here are some examples of things that have gone wrong for them: They sign up for a course in school, forget they are enrolled, and get an F...

continue reading >>

Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 5 Comments  

Look for the Cause

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

Everything that occurs in our world and to us has a cause. The cause may not be immediately obvious, but it is always there waiting to be found. The result of anything you see always contains its cause, and everything that happens is the result of either...

continue reading >>

Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 11 Comments  

How to Use Newspaper Classified Ads and Newspaper Help Wanted Ads to Look for Jobs

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (4 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Loading...

Historically, the best place to look for jobs was in the newspaper help wanted ads. In fact, newspapers were largely supported by revenue from help wanted ads  until recently. The stories you have likely heard about various newspapers closing...

continue reading >>

Filed under Featured, Finding a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 1 Comment  

Abraham Lincoln, Bringing People Together, and Your Career

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)
Loading...

Several years ago, after September 11, 2001, I was speaking with the founder of an internet consulting firm in San Francisco. The firm was getting ready to close its doors and go out of business because all of its work had gone away. During the several...

continue reading >>

Filed under Advancement, Featured Leave a Comment  

You Need to Be in Favor with the Right People

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Loading...

When I started my first company, back in 2000, I and the other people who were with me at the time sat down and had a three-day meeting during which we discussed what we wanted the company to be then and what we wanted it to become. It was an incredible...

continue reading >>

Filed under Advancement, Featured 2 Comments  

Always Interview on Fridays

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

When I was in college I remember going for an interview with the investment bank JP Morgan. I had no idea how I had gotten the interview but it was for something dealing with finance and statistical studies of Asian securities markets. I had gone to...

continue reading >>

Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 6 Comments  

The Benefits of Failure

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

Several years ago I was working with a distinguished law firm partner who had been given a few months to find a new job by his existing firm. The partner had not looked for a job in probably twenty-five-plus years and I think his confidence was ...

continue reading >>

Filed under Featured, Finding a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World Leave a Comment  

Insider Trading, Ponzi Schemes, and Making the Most of Your Assets

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (3 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
Loading...

One kind of story that probably will forever be a part of the news is the kind of story concerning various arrests and criminal prosecutions for insider trading, Ponzi schemes, and so forth. When these arrests have occurred, whether we are talking about...

continue reading >>

Filed under Featured, Goal Setting 1 Comment  

Practice Makes Perfect

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

A year or so ago I was at a wedding, and a very successful doctor started talking to me. I was very impressed with this doctor and already knew of him through several people before our meeting. He was involved in some fascinating and cutting-edge research...

continue reading >>

Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Life Lessons 7 Comments  

« PREVIOUS   showing 61-70 of 109   NEXT »

Job Market

The Importance of Fitting In

By on Jun 13,2024

The ability to fit into your work environment is among the most important parts of obtaining and retaining a job, even more so than your skill level. Fitting in means nothing more than being comfortable in one’s work environment, and making others similarly comfortable. Employers want to hire people who will embrace their approach to business and the world on physical and moral levels, so you must strive to fit in with their worldview.

continue reading

recent posts

Want Powerful Career Advice?

Get my free newsletter and strategies that make people successful



Subscribe!