Cisco (CSCO) plans to cut as many as 10,000 jobs in an attempt to resuscitate its profitability. The company would eliminate 7,000 jobs by the end of August and is providing early retirement to 3,000. If this plan is realized, that would wipe out more than half of all U.S. jobs created in June.
There should be no surprise at the layoffs. They were written in stone as soon as CEO John Chambers officially non-apologized in April for the historically poor performance of the company.
There are a lot of things that don’t mix well with your career. One of the obvious ones is religion. But what about politics?
Do you talk about politics at work? In your blog posts? On Twitter or Facebook? This is linking your personal brand with a political standing – and can be a quick way to turn off potential employers, clients, customers or audience members.
Here are a couple of reasons why you shouldn’t mix politics and your personal brand:
There’s a reason why politics are in the media so often: they’re controversial. They caus
A new national organization aimed at giving a voice to 18 – 29 year olds, known as Millennials, has entered the national stage. One of the top priorities of the new group – Generation Opportunity – is addressing the underlying causes of youth unemployment. “Young people today are optimistic, but the continued impacts of the stagnant economy – the lack of job opportunities, mounting debt, rising gas prices, and ineffective solutions from Washington – are hitting them hard. Young people are looking for immediate solutions and they are – justifiably – not willing to be patient,” said Paul T. Conway, former c Readm Full Article…
Hiring decision-makers surveyed for the book, Top Notch Executive Resumes identified this as one of their Top 30 Executive Resume Pet Peeves: Resume has poor or inconsistent formatting, unclear layout. A resume should be clear, concise and provide enough relevant information to encourage the phone call its meant to generate, said Human Resources Professional Veronica Richmond of Oakville, Ontario, Canada. My preference is for easy reading, because I see just too many resumes per position to fight a layout that is not clear. I want to find the relevant information easily.
Maybe its a function of getting older and wiser, or maybe Im just less interested in monkeying around these days, but Im finding that being direct with people is better than beating around the bush. When someone invites me to dinner at a place I cant stand I no longer offer excuses about my heavy workload. Instead I say, “I know you love that place but it just doesnt do anything for me. Can I take a raincheck for another place some other time?” Maybe that sounds obvious to you, but I was raised in the Midwest and this kind of directness is akin to shouting “No way!” while sticking your fingers in your ears and wagging your tongue at someone.