With the job market more competitive than ever, it is important to develop an effective method of job hunting. Even job seekers with the very best qualifications and extensive industry experience can struggle to secure a new role, but by thinking outside of the box and getting creative with your search for work, you can [...]
A lot of people undertake an MBA degree course because it is their ultimate aim to start their own business. An MBA degree certainly gives you the skills and knowledge with which to do so. However, you may be at a loss as to what type of business to start up. It’s worthwhile considering a [...]
Everyone gets rejected at some point in their life. Whether it’s rejected from a college, or rejected from a crush, rejection is really hard and a lot of people don’t know what to do with it. One type of rejection that is really hard for people is when they get rejected from a job. College [...]
I’m going to be very honest with you: It is easier to eliminate a resume than to bring a candidate in for an interview. This may be shocking news to process, but it’s the cold, hard reality of today’s workplace. Most organizations receive more than 100 candidates for entry-level jobs and almost as many for [...]
After the Facebook IPO, Sheryl Sandberg will become number two on the list of richest self-made women. She is the COO of Facebook. For those of you not familiar with her career, there’??s a nice summary in the New York Times. But the bottom line is that she is really smart (Harvard), a really [...]
We are gearing up to produce several new web tv shows designed to help people with all aspects of their career. One of the first shows we’ll be launching is called, Career Rehab. Think Shark Tank for your career. The show will have three career experts providing job seekers with brutally honest assessments as to [...]
We all (well, most of us) have to do it in some way, shape or form – and we all have to do it for around 8 hours of every day, 40 hours of every week, 1960 hours a year. In short, that’s a lot of hours. So if you can equip yourself with the [...]
After six years, it’s time for Making A Living with Maggie to find a new home. Unfortunately my radio show is no longer being carried by SiriusXM due to major restructuring of the Martha Stewart Radio channel. It was a surprise because my show was popular and had advertisers. Nevertheless I am on the hunt [...]
