Advice

THE AVERAGE AMERICAN will change jobs around 10 times in their adult life. The hard truth of a modern career is that all of us will need to showcase our capabilities 20 to 40 times to secure those 10 roles. The first step of almost every interview process is to submit a resume. With so much riding on that first impression, reflecting targeted skills in your resume is key. Here are some in-demand skills and abilities to include on your resume. READ MORE

THE YEAR 2020 COULD BE your time to make a career change. In a 2019 survey of working Americans who recently went through a career transition, online job board Indeed found that 88% reported “they are happier since making their move.” With such a high approval rating (or just a bit of “surely the grass is greener” thinking), it is easy to be bullish about career change. The new year will kick off with a high employment rate, which means professionals of all levels will have more opportunities to pursue new endeavors. Here are four tips to help you maximize your career change efforts. READ MORE

LIVE CHILLING AT WORK? Maybe not yet, but with approximately 80 million teens to young adults heading to the American workforce over the next decade, this may become a familiar work expression for leaving video chat apps open with friends or colleagues. Generation Z is a term used to describe people born between roughly 1996 and 2010. Not to be confused with their older, employed millennial colleagues, Gen Zers are either just entering the workforce or still in school. Here are four characteristics to look for in Gen Z interns, entry-level workers and future co-workers. READ MORE

SANDWICHED BETWEEN BABY boomers and millennials, Generation Xers were born between 1965 and 1980 and represented 53 million workers in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A little-known fact is that the term Generation X came from a sociological book on American class structure titled “Class” by Paul Fussell. Gen Xers make up the second-largest portion of the current workforce and are known for an entrepreneurial mindset and work hard, play hard thinking. Given the volume of employees in this category, understanding Gen X in the workplace is a topic of great importance to their managers, their co-workers or entry-level employees who work under them. Here are four common Gen X characteristics. READ MORE

DOES THE EMPLOYMENT grass look greener elsewhere? Low unemployment, the need for higher compensation and a seemingly endless amount of career opportunities have led to an increase in employee turnover in new jobs. At the same time, this heightened competition for talent can lead to inflated compensation promises, glorified job descriptions and interview processes that aim to woo potential new hires more than give a realistic picture of the challenges of a specific role. And, sometimes, people just don’t pick a winner of a new job. READ MORE

ROLLING THE DICE ON your career when you could be playing cards instead? It is not that career selection and professional development should be taken as lightly as a game, but many people are at a loss for how to pursue meaningful career growth and satisfaction at work. This lack of clarity leads to “paralysis by analysis” (i.e., you think too much and do very little about it) or just taking whatever comes to you – instead of pursuing defined targets. READ MORE