Posted By: Jacques Couret Despite high unemployment, American and Atlanta employers still struggle to fill certain positions particularly in skilled trades, engineering and IT, ManpowerGroup reported Tuesday. In its seventh-annual Talent Shortage Survey, the human resources company said 49 percent of U.S. employers are experiencing difficulty filling critical positions in their organizations. This is slightly lower than [...]

Posted By: Steve Barlow People are dependent on others to learn new things, explore new areas, and develop new skills. Students depend on good teachers, players depend on good coaches, and followers depend on good leaders. In many circumstances, it is appropriate to feel gratitude if not indebtedness to those who help us grow and [...]

A popular question we get is something like the following: I’ve been working full-time for last 10 years at Big Company doing Big Company Function. I recently enrolled in a local part-time MBA program. How do I take advantage of this opportunity to break into a good consulting firm? Click here to see the 6 [...]

Can you say you have already completely figured out what you truly want from your career? Where you want to be? How to get there in the most efficient way possible? A career coach can help with all these questions and much more, particularly if you feel you’ve been spinning your wheels without a clear [...]

So you’ve hit the mid-day slump – you’re trying your best to concentrate but you just can’t focus…or even keep your eyes open. What do you do? Grab coffee? An energy drink? Push through? Well, it seems the best solution might just be to give in and take a snooze! Did you know your brain [...]

The case interview provides a platform for the interviewer to learn much more about future employees than their resumes can provide. It may be unsettling to “invent” numbers to work with, but remember – the numbers themselves are not necessarily the point. The employer is not only looking for your answer, which may or may [...]

If you have never been through a case interview, or haven’t in a while, check out this in-depth video example of a case interview with specific tips subtitled right into the action.

If you have experience and in-depth knowledge about a specific service or industry, you may be considering consultant work. If you haven’t considered it – maybe now’s the time! This great article from Entrepreneur.com lays out what skills make a good consultant, and what industries are hot RIGHT NOW. Read the FULL ARTICLE here: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/41384

Focusing on one specialty may seem counterintuitive to success. You’re eliminating other opportunities, right? Well, the reality is not so clear cut, and not what you might expect. Check out this post by Daniel Gulati on the Huffington Post for tips on how to choose your specialty, and how specialization can make you stand out [...]

If you’re unemployed or have taken a job that is outside of your planned career path, you’re certainly not alone. Fortunately, employers understand this – but you need to be sure you are using that time wisely. Find out what employers really think about these bumps and detours and how to use them to your [...]