Employment Empowerment

Ten questions you must ask before accepting a job offer

You could find yourself wishing you had kept your job search going a little longer, especially if you had other irons in the fire when you jumped at the first job offer you received.

 

Ten questions you must ask before accepting a job offer

1. What are the working hours here?

2. How much flexibility in working hours or location (e.g., working from home) is customary in your department?

3. What is considered a normal workday here?

7 ways a hobby can advance your career

 Whatever you enjoy doing with your leisure time, you may not have considered the impact hobbies can have on your career.

There are many ways the activities you love can contribute to and advance your professional life. Here are the top seven:

Nice women finish first when they ask the right questions

She is a venture capital investor who has actively supported dozens of innovative companies including ZADY, Levo League, Halllabalu, Bustle and HelloGiggles. Before diving into the VC world, Fran spent 15 years in the digital media space, holding president and general manager positions at Time Inc., AOL and Moviefone. She played an integral role in the $400mm sale of Moviefone to AOL and in building People.com into one of the most successful women’s websites. And the big bonus is Fran’s generosity of spirit. She loves connecting people, mentoring women and inspiring ideas.

The worst thing you can do on a job interview

It’s fun to tell stories, but just because people do random things on job interviews doesn’t mean they won’t be hired for the job.

There was the lovely young man, Tim, who responded to a job ad I had posted for a Financial Analyst. I was an HR manager, about thirty years old at the time.

I called Tim on the phone and we chatted for half an hour. At the end of the call I said “Tim, are you free to come here and meet me and some of our managers on Tuesday at three p.m.?” Tim said that would work.

Ten signs you're stuck in a dead-end job

You have choices. You can look around the organization for a meatier assignment. You can work at your dead-end job all day and use your nights and weekends to launch an independent consulting practice — something every working person should do.

You can start a stealth job search and leave the dead-end job in your rear view mirror, but first you have to become aware that your current job is not likely to get better.

Here are 10 signs you’re in a dead-end job.