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A Job Hunter’s Dilemma
Chip Conlin
While having lunch recently in Bryant Park, mid-town Manhattan, I overheard two women discussing their career objectives. In the course of their conversation one of them was lamenting over not hearing back from Human Resources regarding a job for… Read more
A Successful International Assignment Begins with The Five O’Clock Club’s Fifteen- Year Vision and Seven Stories Exercises
Mary Anne Walsh
As an executive coach working in Tokyo helping expatriates manage their careers overseas, I was looking for a methodology that I could use to get them thinking about what life after an international assignment might look like. It was at this time,… Read more
Outplacement Helps Job Hunters – and Their Families
Five O'Clock Club
“I used The Five O’Clock Club successfully three times,” says Manny Esteban, a personal banker at a major financial services firm, “because every time I got a better job, and a much higher-paying one.” At a recent Five O’Clock Club… Read more
Thinking of Having Your Own Business? Start with The Seven Stories Exercise and Lots of Research
Kate Wendleton
Fifteen percent of those who attend the Club start their own businesses. Many become consultants. For example, an actor who attended the Club became a presentation coach for senior executives. Some start growth businesses (such as a… Read more
The Medici Effect: Using Innovation to Build, Change and Grow Your Business
John Fitzgerald
The following article is based on the dynamic presentation that Frans Johansson gave at the HR Network Breakfast at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City on January 21, 2011. The HR Network is sponsored by The Five O’Clock Club and is a… Read more
Managing Down NOT Up
Bill Belknap
When it comes to being perceived as effective at your job, many of us have followed the advice that “to be successful you must learn to manage up”—i.e., keep your boss happy and you will never have to worry. Though this maxim contains a shade… Read more
The Shortest Route To A New Job
Susan Adams
Instead of wasting your time on job listings, go directly to the source. In his editor’s introduction to this year’s Forbes 400 issue of Forbes magazine, chief product officer Lewis D’Vorkin recounts how he first came to work here. “I grabbed… Read more
The Future belongs to the few who are willing
Ron Thomas
I received an invitation from Inc. Magazine a few weeks ago to attend one of their events. It was the book launch of Howard Schultz new book called “Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul.” I really looked forward… Read more
Six Job Search Myths that Can Hurt Your Search
David Madison
Myth #1: The Internet will do the trick Hitting the send button, clicking your resume into cyberspace, is not job search. It’s playing the lottery: the odds against success are huge. Instead use the Internet to do the research that will… Read more
Manage Your Search as You Would Your Job
Anita Attridge
Managing your job search can be a challenge. Five characteristics that can help you manage a successful job search are the same ones you used to successfully manage your jobs. 1. Perseverance: Your own resolution to succeed is… Read more