Career Preparation

Chilly weather has presented me with an opportunity to watch television with my 4-year-old granddaughter, Brooklyn, who controls the remote. Her favorite show is the wildly popular preschool phenomenon, ‘Dora the Explorer.’ This program looked so simplistic and unimaginative to me, I thought I’d never make it through an entire 21-minute episode. However, after watching a few episodes, consider me a fan. It’s not the content of the program that I find so compelling; it’s th

My good friend, Mark Sanborn, is a prolific speaker and a NY Times Bestselling Author. As much as I enjoy hanging out with Mark socially, I admire his work even more. He is both an inspiration and a mentor, and I don't throw either of those terms around loosely.In his Leadership Lessons eZine today, Mark posted what he terms his Work Manifesto. Frankly, I'm envious and wish I'd writen in. Then again, it speaks so well to how I feel, it's almost as if I did. I post it toda

Aaron Stadler is one of hundreds of people holding hand-made cardboard signs on busy intersections throughout Denver today. But unlike that vast majority, he's not asking for a hand out; he's asking for work. Don't dismiss him among the typical "will work for food" panhandlers (most of which aren't really looking for work at all) because Aaron's seriously wanting a job. A real job. He's nicely groomed and professionally dressed and he's ready for an interview. If you'd g

Think 'lack of work ethic' of the young workforce is a criticism leveled only by American employers? Think again. This story from the U.K. tells the story of an owner of a large farm in England whose frustration with young job seekers has escalated to the point he is publicly lambasting--and even boycotting--the teen job applicants coming from the local Jobcentre. "They have no work ethic and unfit for the labour market," 54-year-old Richard Haddock says. "They turn up lat

This going to strike a nerve, but here goes... I know times are tough. I know people are losing their jobs and struggling. I know work is hard to find. I know things cost now more than they used to. I know all the rationale behind letting your adult children move back home with you. Nonetheless, I don't agree with it. It is my opinion that parents who allow their struggling twenty-somethings to move back home are doing them a disservice. Yet, according to a new report in