Articles Written by:    VIRGINIA BACKAITIS     

PUMP UP THE VOLUMES

AUTHORS ANXIOUS TO reveal the seven steps to world domination or other secrets of success tend to be as plentiful as snowflakes in December. Which means distinguishing which books on the "career" shelf are worth a look and which are repackaging the ...

From VIRGINIA BACKAITIS AND CHRIS ERIKSON, New York Post,  22 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Steve Jobs,  Steven Greenhouse,  Guy Kawasaki,  Andy Griffith,  Bill Gates

BOUNCING BACK

When Michele Harris was laid off from her job as an ad agency VP in 2001, she didn't take it that hard at first. "I partied," she says. It was the beginning of summer, and with no job to go to and her severance in hand, she enjoyed the good life on ...

From VIRGINIA BACKAITIS, New York Post,  8 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Harvard University

WEB OF INFORMANTS

ALL EARS: Employers know that applicant-supplied references are useless, so some bosses are doing a bit of digging on their own. Scott Smith pounds the pavement confused. Yesterday he was a highly sought-after project manager, with two top companies ...

From VIRGINIA BACKAITIS, New York Post,  7 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  LinkedIn Corp

FALL FORWARD

September 10, 2007-- With the sun still shining bright and your tan lines barely faded, it may seem too early to worry about your year-end review. But if you haven’t already put the bug in your boss’s ear for your increase, it’s prime time to ...

From VIRGINIA BACKAITIS, New York Post,  10 Sep 2007
Related Topics: Hewitt Associates Inc

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