How do you know you have a good coach? I believe it’s when you can take the lessons you’ve learned from him or her off the athletic field and into life. I was lucky to have a great coach influence my life early on. I showed up to tennis practice two weeks before my freshman…
Category: Soft Skills
Unemployed men struggle with new roles
Male members of the work force facing unemployment — it’s not an uncommon thing anymore. So how do they reconcile their job search with the traditional role of providing for the family? The Star-Ledger ran a great piece today about unemployed men, who have lost their jobs because of the economy, trying to come to…
Tips on maximizing your LinkedIn experience
A site called HowToLandAJob has a great article on maximizing your LinkedIn expertise, especially if you’re planning on using LinkedIn to help find a job. Used correctly, it can be an incredibly powerful tool in your professional life. The article , entitled “Exploring LinkedIn: Beyond the Profiles“, covers some of the basics as well as…
Your own skills, funding could grow your business
When you think about going into business for yourself, how do you come up with your money-making idea? And do you have realistic expectations of how much money and time the venture will cost you? With the new year comes many financial goals — making more money a popular one — and MyCentralJersey.com ran a…