Big Career Corner

Empowering insights into career building (and changing).
by Vicki Salemi

How to Prioritize in Four Simple Steps

Want to be more focused and intentional at work? Follow these four productivity boosting tips. Read More

Why We Procrastinate

Why do we procrastinate and better yet, how can we overcome it? Read More

My Interview With Deepak Chopra

Find out details behind my one-on-one interview with Deepak Chopra. Read More

The Art of Branding Your Career

Want to truly brand yourself and make a mark on your career? Learn from this CMO and psychologist for quick tips. Read More

Office Space: Designs Which Make You Work Harder

Wondering why you're in a rut at the office? Maybe it's your cubicle, the lack of sunlight or sense of hierarchy among the nearby executives. Four design firms were challenged to concoct an ideal workspace to promote productivity and fresh ideas. Among the recurring themes? The importance of open workspaces and wireless technology. Read More

Want a More Fulfilling Career? Stop Saying You're Fine

Like other issues in life if you're in a career rut, the first step to move forward is admitting everything is simply not ok. Read More

Having a Bad Job Is Worse for Mental Health Than No Job At All

You'd think in this economy the mental outlook of an unemployed person seeking a job would be worse than someone who is employed, right? Not always true, says a new study from Australia.   Read More

Mobile Manners and Modern Day Etiquette

"Can you hear me now?" asks the ubiquitous cell phone user in that popular commercial. Truth is, we can all hear you. Intel's mobile etiquette survey results may surprise you - most of all, we can spot the mobile faux pas on someone else but rarely on ourselves. Read More

Shattering the Glass Ceiling Through Sponsorship

Want to shatter that glass ceiling? According to one researcher, it comes down to sponsorship. Read More

Want to Boost Your Office Optimism? Try the Tetris Effect

Stuck in a work rut with no place to go? Harvard author and researcher recommends creating gratitude lists to shift your perception and train your brain to scan for the positive. Read More

Interview with 'Morning Glory' Screenwriter, Aline Brosh McKenna

Screnwriter Aline Brosh McKenna weighs in on writing. She penned 'Morning Glory,' a new movie about an upstart television producer making her career mark by reviving a struggling morning show program with sparring co-hosts.

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Are We Multi-Tasking Our Way Into Zero Productivity?

Ah, modern technology. Love it and can't live without it but when it comes to text messages, voicemails, e-mails, IMs, the internet, Twitter...are we multi-tasking ourselves into getting absolutely nothing done at work? Read More

Should You Be Monogamous To Your Job?

Do people "cheat" on their jobs the same reasons why they cheat on their spouse? Aside from moonlighting for extra cash, do people moonlight to gain something our main squeeze doesn't provide whether it's autonomy, creativity or downright satisfaction? Read More

Pursue your passion or the cushy day job instead?

Should passion always prevail when it comes to your career? I recently sat down to chat with writer/director Ed Burns and interestingly enough, his newest film on DVD, Nice Guy Johnny, tackles this career topic so many of us grapple with. Read More

Come On, Get Happy!

 

It's not uncommon to feel stuck in a job, knowing your heart would truly sing if you were only doing anything BUT your current one. So what is convincing you that staying in the muck is better than pursuing happiness? I have two words: unchartered territory. When you take yourself out of the equation, your employer isn't benefitting either. All in all, being unhappy is a lose-lose situation.

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Networking, Interviewing, and Yes, Exhaling

Have you ever started a project that you realllllly wanted to walk away from because it caused you pain and you weren't able to see your way through it? And if you've had a mentor, a boss, a teammate perhaps they wouldn't let you leave no matter how much you wanted to? Or have you been job searching for a while and hit a brick wall with the networking, interviewing, rinse and repeat cycle? Although cardio has its heart-pumping benefits, the mind-body connection is the quintessential Cntl-Alt-Delete you can get to reboot your day. Read More

Vicki Salemi is a journalist, speaker, former recruiting executive and author of Big Career in the Big City.

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Big Career in the Big City: Land a Job and Get a Life in New York
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The ABC's of College Life