A job search is typically something that a person likes to keep pretty confidential from the public. Yet, a person also wants to be able to network with others who may help them find the sought after new job. Sometimes, even with your best effort to keep your search a...
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Effects of Being Stuck in a Bad Job
There are so many individuals that are stuck in a bad job, but for some reason, don’t jump into the labor market to find something different. This inactivity may be because of time constraints or the demands of their personal life. The real reason for most, however,...
Frustrated with your Job? Maybe it’s You!
The title of this week’s column may seem like blasphemy to some readers. The idea that the current dissatisfaction with your employer may be, to some degree, due to your own actions or thoughts just can’t be true. Unfortunately, this just may be the case. It very well...
Is a Side Hustle in Your Future?
For many in Western New York, the high inflation we have faced in 2022 has significantly impacted us. For some people, it has meant changing spending habits, dipping into savings, or simply doing without, as they focus on expenses. With the long-term forecast not...
Build Yourself a Career Cushion
The latest in a long string of work-related catch phrases is the term “career cushioning”. It is actually a fancy term for something that most of us have been advocating for a long time. The term relates to continuing to do a job search and exploring new work...
Stop the “Quiet Quitting”
It seems like there is always some new social media craze that results in people doing something that they would otherwise have better judgment. Generally, these activities result in people doing something to try to obtain public attention. There is, however, a new...
Reviewing Employment Options Due to High Gas Prices
This has certainly been a challenging start to 2022. The positive is that we are finally seeing some light from the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The downside is that rapidly increasing inflation on key consumer items has hit our paychecks really hard. One has to...
Don’t Suffer From “Great Resignation” Regret
Much has been made recently of the “Great Resignation” era of the last couple of years. Employees have been leaving their current employment in record numbers to start with other companies, to begin their own businesses, or exit the workforce. The exodus has been...
Signs That it is Time to Leave
During this time of the 2022 “Great Resignation”, you might be working at your job wondering if something is passing you by. As your colleagues are leaving for other positions, or removing themselves from the workforce, it may have crossed your mind whether you should...
Are You a Skilled Trade Worker? You’re In Demand!
The pages of WNYJOBS.com are a good reflection that skilled trade work and the need for this type of labor has increased significantly over the last several years. As the economy has continued to improve and skilled trade workers have moved on to retirement (without...