That Dreaded Salary Question: Good Riddance!

            Question: “How do I deal with the salary history or salary expectations question in job applications and interviews?”             Answer: Apply for a job in New York City (at least for now).             As we all know – all too well and for all too long – the bane of job seekers’ existence has…

Playing Your Strong Hand in a Strong Market

            Much has been discussed about the strength of our job market. Statistics have been spewed, analyses offered, predictions launched – including here. Well, the stats and analyses, but I’ve learned not to make predictions. They seem bold when you make them but foolish once you have. On the other hand, expectations make for meaningful…

The Great Resignation: Not Quite.

            We love our catchphrases, don’t we? Indeed, along with our obsession with memes, slogans, jingles, mottos, monikers, and links, we’re a catchphrase culture. And one of the big ones of the last couple of years, hands down, is “The Great Resignation.” Problem is, turning things into snappy little quips tends to romanticize them, although…

The Birth of the “Baby Zoomers” Generation

            Millions of young workers who started their careers since the onset of the pandemic have still neither been to their employers’ brick and mortar addresses nor met any of their coworkers in person. Millions more haven’t been to the office enough times to know what “going to work” feels like as a regular element…

When the wind is at your back…

            A month ago, my article on the unprecedented strength of our job market suggested all the ongoing factors that could have derailed our high-powered job creation engine: a new Covid variant, supply chain issues, inflation, truckers’ strike, shaky couple of months for the stock market.             Factors that could have caused trouble – but…

Full-Time Remote Work Forever? Uh…Not So Much.

            If you have visions of working remotely for the rest of your career, get over it. With very few exceptions, it’s not going to happen – not full time, anyway.            Will the workplace continue changing? Of course – and for the better. But you’re unlikely to continue shuffling around the house in your…

The Rise of the “Stay” Interview – How Things Have Changed!

By Eli Amdur If you’re not yet totally convinced that we’re in the most favorable employee’s job market in memory, then try this on for size: one of the fastest growing practices – if not the fastest right now – is the “stay” interview. The “what” interview?!? Certainly, we’re all familiar with the exit interview,…