Warning: this is a contrarian post and as such it may question some deeply held beliefs. If you keep going you might not like what you read. The education industry has successfully installed the meme that not going to college (buying their product) putatively leads to a life in poverty. A common selling point is a piece of shoddy statistics that demonstrates the correlation between average income and level of education. For whatever reason education takes longer and longer while getting more and more expensive at rates way above inflation level. This has promoted counter studies questioning the monetary value…

Feels like the ground is shifting under your feet? Especially if you work a white collar job. AI is reshaping industries faster than anyone expected—and if you’re not adapting, you’re at risk of being left behind. If you’re Gen X (like me), you’ve seen this kind of disruption before. You know how to pivot. You know how to build. And today’s tools—especially AI—can help you build a future-proof career you actually want. This week’s mixtape is loaded with insights, tools, and even a few laughs to help you take back control. How to Stay Relevant as AI Transforms White Collar…

I must admit I am hopeless to give advice on reducing the cost of eating out, because eating out to me means about as much as a book on string theory does to the next person. Fortunately, I got “saved” by S who has taken a year off to travel around US and Canada by car staying with friends. I think it’s key to make it easier to eat in than out. This week we’re on a mountain in the middle of nowhere with a great kitchen, so we’ve eaten every meal here. We eat out an unfortunately large amount…

Are you looking for a new job this year? Take stock and jump-start a job search strategically. Too Busy to Search for a Job? No doubt, you’ve heard looking for a job is a full-time job in itself. What does that mean if you are overwhelmed with other full-time responsibilities? Especially if you are working at home without the normal supports you typically rely on, it is difficult to make time for job search. The best approach is to be strategic. Select activities that are most useful in propelling your search forward. Don’t spin your wheels and make forward progress.…

  There is a behavior that we rarely hear about when it comes to job searching and that’s consistency. So often we emphasize grander notions such as knowing who you are and what you want, or the more practical details of actualizing your goals, such resume and cover letter writing.  And networking, which is of utmost importance.  It’s true, a successful search is difficult without answering the bigger questions, perfecting your job search materials, or building a responsive network.   Yet, what separates those that succeed from those who don’t frequently comes down not to these elements but the idea that lies in between…

With so many job interviews being conducted remotely these days, it’s never been more crucial to nail the video interview. ​And now that many of us are so accustomed to doing Zoom calls for work and fun, thankfully video interviews seem a lot less intimidating than if we had never used video conference technology before. ​So, bonus on that one! ​However … when those squares of people are focused entirely on YOU as you answer their tough questions, suddenly things can get very real. ​Now, while I’m not going to cover interview questions today, here are some specific ways you…

by Karen Adamedes I don’t know about you but I am all zoomed out. Teams-ed out and completely over any kind of video conferencing. What a year it has been! Don’t get me wrong, I am incredibly grateful to have been able to work through the year. And to have the technology that works (most of the time) to enable me to do so. But now is the time to take a break. For many of us the festive season is a great opportunity to take some time off and not spend your days viewing the world through a screen.…

We have a new job search tool, ChatGPT. It’s a large language model (LLM) chatbot from OpenAI trained on massive amounts of data from unknown sources up through the end of 2021. It will take on just about any question you want to ask it. Think of it as your ultimate “Ask Me Anything” friend. It’s engaging, over-confident, and bound to both simplify and confuse your job search. That said, it’s super-easy to use and offers enough benefit to job seekers to give it a try. I took Hannah Morgan’s job search process chart and used some of its elements…