Tips on Learning to Thrive in the Jobless Economy

Thriving in a Jobless Economy

By Mac Byrd  At Booyango.com, we see that the work-world is changing and has been changing for many years.  We have cited Tina Brown as the founding descriptor of “Gigonomics” back in 2009.  And we believe that the changes in the traditional relationship between employee and employer is accelerating with the global economic pressures that are upon us all – especially after these past several days.  We have spoken on this new work-world in these previous posts: Five Career Secrets You Can Learn from Actors Is the New Career a Perpetual Job Search? Success and a Future of Contingent Employment  While it can be pretty scary, it can also offer opportunities that we never dreamed of.  Haydn Shaughnessy is a … [Read more...]

Five Career Secrets You Can Learn From Actors

William Shakespeare

By Chris LaFontaine, CEO Booyango Gone are the days of working for one company for the entirety of your career. It is being replaced by a career of moving from one company to another and project-to-project. This method of working is similar to that of actors and athletes, where their careers build on their ability to move and adapt. Early in the Hollywood era, actors worked much like the rest of corporate America did through the 80s and 90s – they were employed by a studio and did the work that was required by the company. In the 1950s, with the rise of television and the government anti-trust decision that separated the industry, this all changed. Actors became independent agents that worked for multiple studios across multiple … [Read more...]

Have an Action Plan in Place BEFORE You Get the Job

Need a Tie-Breaker?

By David Luke   Do you have a 30 – 60 – 90  day action plan BEFORE you get the Job?   It can be a tie-breaker in the decision of the hiring manger. There are many good free webinars out there for job search. One of them is presented by Peggy McKee, the founder of Career Confidential. Peggy believes that these days, it’s so hard for hiring managers to tell candidates apart, they need an effective way to break the tie. The flip side of that challenge is that candidates need to find a way to differentiate themselves and be the ‘purple squirrel’ amongst all the grey ones. Having a 30/60/90 day action plan is a good way to do it.  Peggy believes that having a plan BEFORE you are employed anywhere is a difference maker.  It … [Read more...]

How To Be Successful At Telecommuting

Phil Rosenberg

Jun 7 2011 by Phil Rosenberg originally published in reCareered.com  Many job seekers would love the idea of working from home at a telecommuting job. That’s easy if the job you’re interviewing for is already a telecommuting job – But what if it’s not ? How can you convince a hiring manager to consider changing an in-office job to a telecommuting position? Want to structure a telecommuting job, but not sure how? Afraid that telecommuting could leave you at a greater layoff risk or with lower advancement potential because you’re not at the office every day? At the core of both issues is employer value. If you create greater value for your employer in a telecommuting role, you’ll have less risk and less problems … [Read more...]