The Job Market Is Hot! Is It Time to Make a Move?

Starting Out, Moving Up, Changing Course, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonSeptember 17, 2021job hunt, job market, Negotiation, salary negotiation, compensationComment

Getting A Job During Covid-19 Means Narrowing Your Sights

Starting OutAllison ChestonMay 26, 2020Job Search, Covid-19 Job Search, job market, College Grads, Who's HiringComment

Why Your College Grad Can’t Find a Job in 2018

It’s Summer 2018 and the unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been in years. Arguably it’s a candidate’s market. And yet, many new and recent college grads are still unemployed. How can that be?

Starting OutAllison ChestonJune 13, 2018Career Happiness, job hunt, jobs with meaning, job market, Job Search, Career, Career Choice, Career Planning, Career PreparationComment

Find More Career Happiness in 2018

Welcome to your job search, 2018!

Did you know that being more aware of your natural habits and tendencies can bring you more happiness and productivity in your career?

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonJanuary 15, 2018Career Happiness, job hunt, jobs with meaning, job market, Job Search, Career ChoiceComment

Book Review: Weird in a World That’s Not

Jennifer Romolini’s new book Weird in a World That’s Not offers Millennials a joyful romp through Careerville, providing hilarious but important advice and support along the way.

Starting OutAllison ChestonJune 28, 2017millennial careers, Hiring Millenials, job market, jobs with meaning, job hunt, Job SearchComment

Want a Summer Internship? Here are the 6 Things You Need to Know

So you’re a college student and while you really want a summer internship, you either haven’t gotten around to working on it or have made some inroads but given up. The good news is there are still plenty of internships available if you’re willing to apply yourself to the task.

Starting OutAllison ChestonMarch 23, 2017Internships, Summer jobs, Networking, job market, informational interviews, unpaid internships, Career Planning, College InternshipsComment

Find the Job that Brings Out the Best in You

Job search is a lot like dating—the more work you do at the front end to understand both yourself and your fit in the marketplace, the better the opportunities that will come your way.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonSeptember 24, 2013Back to Work, Career Development, Career Management, Cultural Fit, Executive Careers, Interviewing, job market, Job Search, millennial careers, Transferable Skills., Career Planning, Career TransitionComment

Your (Smiling) Face Here

In my line of work I spend a lot of time reviewing peoples’ profiles on sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, et al. One of the biggest mistakes people make is having a less than appropriate photo on their profile.

Starting OutAllison ChestonJuly 15, 2011Back to Work, Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, hiring decisions, job market, millennial careers, Networking, Profiles, Social Media, Social Media Management, Career PlanningComment

If Not Now, When?

At a bar mitzvah I attended yesterday, the boy spoke eloquently about the idea of serendipity. He described his favorite place in New York City to drink frozen hot chocolate (Serendipity, on E. 60th Street), and how he had just recently come to know the meaning of that word.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonNovember 23, 2008economy, job, job market, Work-Life, Career, Career PlanningComment

How Not To Be Down in a Down Market

I’m generally pretty good about maintaining a positive attitude and I know what to do to keep my equilibrium. But man, reading the paper these days makes you want to jump off the nearest bridge. There’s just endless bad news.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Starting Out, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonNovember 21, 2008financial services, hiring decisions, HR, job market, leadership, management, P&L responsibility, restructuring, senior level jobs, Career PlanningComment

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