Career Advice
Joe Stein
Human Resource Professional
The following has been prepared for the general information of WNYJOBS.com visitors. It is not meant to provide advice with respect to any specific legal or policy matter and should not be acted upon without verification by the reader. All articles are owned by Jobs Weekly, Inc. and may not be reproduced in print or on another website without prior written consent.
Career Advice Articles
Maximizing Your Compensation: All Signs Point to New Employer
While the best things in life may be “free” (family, friends, etc.), the reality is that we all need money…lots of...
Are You the Management Type?
For many people working as an individual contributor, going into a management position is the ultimate career goal. It...
Are They Financially Stable
There are so many things to consider when a person is thinking of changing jobs. Things like the new role, what will...
When to Consider Turning Down a Promotion
For some of you, the header to this week’s advice may seem almost sacrilegious…why would someone turn down a...
Should You Accept a “Dry” Promotion?
For most organizations, one of the largest sources of expense is related to labor costs. Companies are constantly...
Warming Up Your “Cold Feet”
With the winters we have here in Western New York, we are all familiar with having “cold feet”. The subject of today’s...
Actively Managing Your Career
It wasn’t that long ago that a worker generally stayed with one company their entire lifetime. Their career...
Evaluating a Career in Home Healthcare
You may have seen the advertisements in WNYJOBS.com for Home Healthcare professionals and wondered if this career is...
Promoting Your Own Career
If you are like most, you probably find it uncomfortable talking about yourself and any achievements that have...
Landing a Skilled Trade Position
Over the years in this column we have reviewed many professional-level positions and the job search techniques needed...
A Career in the Skilled Trades
There are many positions that can be filed under the umbrella of the skilled trades. Among the positions are those in...
Benefits to Staying with a Company Long-Term
The subject of this week’s article will be a bit different than most that have been written. Typically, the focus of...
Take Advantage When in the Office
There has been so much written and discussed, over the last few years, regarding the benefits of remote working,...
Culture Fit is Critical
Job Seekers focus on a number of items when evaluating opportunities during his/her job search. It is easy to focus on...
Thinking of a Return to Healthcare?
Each year, there are many Western New York healthcare professionals who decide to reenter the workforce and look to...
Learn New Skills with Paid Training
It is, unfortunately, fairly common for job seekers to self-deselect themselves from positions because they are...
Financial Considerations Prior to Resignation
It is a simplistic belief that all you need to consider prior to resigning, is how to tell your Manager. This is an...
Take Advantage of the “Great Resignation” Phenomenon
You may have read or heard about the current concept of the “great resignation” but wondered what it is all about....
Careers in Manufacturing & Maintenance
This week we will dive a little deeper within two of the more popular areas by examining positions in Manufacturing...
Don’t Be a Ghost!
Something very scary is occurring in many job searches. It hasn’t quite drawn the attention of the TV shows like Ghost...
Make it a Successful Move to WNY
It’s that time of the year where the chillier weather means much more than just the start of the winter season. We are...
test multi category post
testing
Going Back to School: Choosing a Bachelor’s Degree
For some individuals, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused them to reflect on their current profession, pondering whether...
You Can Find a Job as a High School Graduate
It can be easy, sometimes, for a High School graduate to feel down as it pertains to his/her job search. All a person...
Five reasons why now is the best time to go back to work
...and leave Unemployment Insurance behind. Many employers are now desperate to hire help as they try to reopen and...
What are the Soft Skills Most in Demand?
The topic of employee “soft skills” would seem to be one worth revisiting on a periodic basis. It is an area that many...
Unhappy? Leave Before You Become Disruptive
In today’s COVID-19 world, there are a lot of reasons for all of us to be unhappy, ranging from the semi-quarantine to...
Reinvent Yourself During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues deep into 2020, the situation should cause many Job Seekers to pause and consider a...
Consider Obtaining a Certification
For many workers, the COVID-19 situation and related job layoffs have caused career self-reflection to occur. The...
Human Resources Covid-19 Update
April 2020 I don't know how to start this month's update other than by stating that March was certainly the most...