6 Things Passion For Work IS NOT!

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert , Tai Goodwin A recent Harris Interactive survey* uncovered the following statistics on American job satisfaction: Across America, 45% of workers say they are either satisfied or extremely satisfied with their jobs Only 20% feel very passionate about their jobs 33% believe they have reached a dead end in their career Imagine a world where more people loved what they do for a living. People that are successful in building a brand al

Who’s Hiring in Technology – Revisited Vol 1

“UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.” - Dennis Ritchie Statistics, we love to quote them. And you know what they say – “so many statistics, so little time”. But there are some interesting statistics regarding Tech jobs like, did you know that Phoenix is a “ top ten place for tech jobs “? Yes, you are reading this correctly (doubt me?, click the link). I’m sure that most people would never guess Phoenix. So what’s my point? Y

Why do women suck at self promotion?

I find it ironic that I filmed this video on why women suck at self promotion several days ago and I kept doubting whether I should put it up. Umm hi I suck at self-promotion! According to a great post my friend Nisha Chittal wrote, The Politics Of Self-Promotion: Women Suck At It - eight times as many men as women graduating with master’s degrees from Carnegie Mellon negotiated their salaries. She has a lot of other great statistics on her post - all which floored me! So I’m very curio

Is Work Your Significant Other?

Let me go over some telling statistics courtesy of The Conference Board. (The Conference Board are the same really smart folks that give us the Consumer Confidence Index.) - Only 14% of people love what they do for a living. That means 86% of people don’t love what they do for a living. - 50% of people would change careers given the chance. Let’s see… 86% of people don’t love what they do, but yet only 50% would change careers given the chance. That leaves 36% who don’t love what they do b

Who’s Your Daddy? – Leverage Your Job Search Network

In my last post on this topic ( Job Leads and Links from Friends – Did You Network Today? ) I mentioned that I did not know the statistics of those hired due to Networking (versus job hunting). I still don’t know the stats, but I do know that Networking has the following going for it: Cost – It is cheaper to hire someone you know (or who was recommended) as the company is not paying recruiting fees. Reference – Either the hiring manager or someone the hiring manager knows has recomm

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