If you find yourself in the job market, you know how overwhelming it can seem. The secret is - a sound work search strategy, consistently applied - works. Using the best new online and traditional resources will shorten your search. Endlessly trolling the large online job boards to the exclusion of other effective methods is not a sound search 

Whether you’re currently in a work search or wanting to hold on to the job you have, invest in yourself for the long term. Test your marketability with this 5-point checklist. If you find any areas wanting, create an action plan to improve them. You are the product you’re selling. Be proactive to remain competitive.

1.  My current employment serves 

The path to reaching your work life goals - getting a new job, changing careers, re-entering the workplace, launching a new business - requires a price of passage. And it may not be what you think. Test your intent, willingness and readiness to pursue your goals by answering the five questions below.

Are you prepared to pay the price to 

Do you know why we celebrate Labor Day? Although it does signal the end of summer and an excuse for a tasty barbeque, the Department of Labor enlightens us. Since 1882, each September we mark the social and economic achievements of working Americans.

What about your own achievements? Do you ever celebrate pride in your work, how far you’ve come, how much 

Sadly I learned a painful lesson about the importance of living in the present. My thoughts raced on a warm, sunny morning as I rushed to a long-anticipated event - quite distracted. That’s when I missed a step on the concrete stairway leading from the train platform and tumbled down the stairs. Thankfully, no broken bones - but the