High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: Relax, Showing Up, and Boosting Your Cred

This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share these every weekend so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

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• Relax! You'll Be More Productive: "[T]he energy employees bring to their jobs is far more important in terms of the value of their work than is the number of hours they work. By managing energy more skillfully, it’s possible to get more done, in less time, more sustainably."


• 10 Strategies for Boosting Your Online Cred: "[E]mployers are researching you online during their review process. What will they discover? You can play a significant role in creating the right first impression online if you take a proactive approach."


• The First Secret of Success is Showing Up: "But never forget that chance plays a role in finding opportunities ... It's important to be in the right place, preferably at the right time. And it's impossible to get started without first showing up."


• 20 Reasons Gen-Y Should Not Work Free: "Many employers don’t give internships any credence at all when reviewing your resumes. They figure, 'she worked for free; this job doesn’t tell me whether she was good enough to be hired'."


• These 5 Workplace Habits Are Making You Look Amateur: "When you exhibit a professional image, you increase your own confidence while simultaneously boosting the confidence others have in you and your capabilities. It's a win-win." 

The Future of Work

The world of work is changing. Our ability to transform the world in which we work has endless potential. Here, we’ll explore several ways in which Time.com defines the future of work.

Getting off the Ladder

The workplace is changing so that the corporate ladder looks more like ”climbing vines.” This is evident at audit and risk management company, Deloitte, whose Mass Career Customization Program ties an employee’s career lattice, or path, to career goals and also life goals.  The Program enables employees to achieve better work-life balance by “dialing up” or “dialing down.”  For example, an employee may need to dial down by decreasing travel time in exchange for family time. Years later when kids are off to college, increased travel may become possible again. 

Women in Management

Women’s management style is proving to be good for business. According to a study of 353 Fortune 500 companies, conducted by Catalyst, companies employing more women in senior management roles had a higher return on equity. Other studies suggest this may be because women focus on the long-term, on results, and on more collaboration, while invoking a management style that is more engaging to employees. 

When Gen Y Runs the Show

Predictions suggest that, by 2019, Generation Y will be in charge in the workplace.Gen Y will work very differently than their parents did. Things like seniority and allegiance to one company won’t be as important to Gen Y. Instead, getting the job done and emphasizing collaborative decision making with global dexterity will take their place.

Boomers, who will still be in need of income, will be perfect for contract positions in their areas of expertise. In fact, job sharing at a senior level may be a trend in the future.

To read on, visit: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1898024_1898023_1898169,00.html

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: Job-Hunting, Gen-Y, and Success

This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share these every weekend so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

1. 8 Commandments for Every Job Hunter
"Here are eight of my favorite rules to organize your (job) search while maintaining your sanity."

2. Solving Gen-Y's Passion Problem 
"This simple phrase, 'follow your passion,' turns out to be surprisingly pernicious. It's hard to argue, of course, against the general idea that you should aim for a fulfilling working life."

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3. Don't Stop With Just One Contact at Your Target Companies!
"Even at small companies, it’s generally a good idea to build relationships with multiple people to ensure you’re someone that comes to mind when an appropriate opportunity arises."

4. 3 Qualities to Drive Your Success
"Possessing the deep down desire to achieve a particular goal or set of goals will provide the motivation to do what it takes to succeed."

5. 5 Tips to Return to a Company Where You'd Previously Quit  
"Well, just remember, a burnt bridge does not preclude building a new bridge to get back across to the other side."