According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of long-term unemployed hasn’t decreased; it continues to be unchanged. In June, 6.8 million people have been jobless for more than 27 weeks (over 6 months). Looking for a job is a stressful experience, and searching for over a year and a half for an opportunity can definitely take a toll on anyone’s motivation. It’s especially discouraging when you don’t receive any feedback, good or bad, from sending out tons of resumes and...

When you walk into your office, what thoughts cross your mind? If you’re ready for the work day to end, you might be experiencing burnout. Work-related burnout is an issue that needs to be personally addressed. This burnout will eventually spill to other areas of your life. Burnout has to stem from somewhere; employees who feel undervalued and overworked are at high risk of burnout. For IT professionals, career burnout is being reported in high rates.

If you’re experiencing...

"Orwell was wrong; the government doesn't impose Big Brother. Audiences demand it." - Josh Harris (3)

Josh Harris has fascinated me since I first heard of his early Internet television company, Psuedo.com, when I was still very young.   In today’s world, where uStream and Justin.tv have collected tens of millions in funding and are being heralded repeatedly as the emerging face of internet television, its...

The history of a resume. When did it become part of the hiring process? How effective is it? What does the future hold for these one dimensional pieces of paper? Over the past 9 months, part of my job has been to source candidates looking for employment. The first step is usually asking the candidate for their resume. As you can imagine, I receive many, many resumes. I can’t even imagine how someone within an HR department feels after looking at hundreds of resumes in one day.

After...