Archives for September 2011

Happiness is….Work that you Love

September 19, 2011 By Karen Swim

Charlie Brown and the Peanuts found happiness in two kinds of ice cream, pizza and tying your shoe for the very first time but for many of us happiness is doing work we love. As I sipped my morning coffee, I took interest in a new post from MBO Partners, The Key to Happiness is…Work? […]

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: Business, Career management, Employment, Happiness at work, independent worker

This is not Your Grandmother’s Job Search

September 13, 2011 By Karen Swim

While this may feel like the Great Depression of our grandparents’ era, today’s job search requires a thoroughly modern approach. Searching for a job requires a much more tailored approach that is customized to your desired employer and shows your talents and skills in action. To get noticed in this market, you have to be […]

Filed Under: Job Search Tagged With: Employment, Job hunting, QR Code, Résumé, SlideRocket

Land of the Free, Home of the Independents

September 12, 2011 By Karen Swim

Last week President Obama outlined a new job creation plan. There was a continued focus on small business and their role in the economy. Yet, long before the economic crisis there was a quiet revolution transforming the workplace. Daniel Pink called it the “freelance nation” and it has now become a steady march of the […]

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: Employment, Freelancer, independent consulting, mbo partners, self-employed, Small business