First Job Problems: Experience Required!

First Job Problems: Experience Required!

“I am looking for my first job, but all of the positions I find require 3-4 years experience! This is ridiculous!”

This is a common complaint that I have heard from many people entering the work force. As a new graduate, finding that job that matches your ambitions, academic emphasis and experience is getting tougher and tougher. With statistics from the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics showing that 13.5% of new graduates with bachelor degrees are unemployed and 20%+ are underemployed (due to lack of hours, overqualified, or seasonal employment), one case see where the frustration derives. When someone is nearing graduation or beginning to think of job prospects, I normally ask 3 questions to recalibrate the young grad

Creating That Golden Moment - Value Driven Work

Creating That Golden Moment - Meaning and Value Driven Work

Your career is in a natural state of entropy.

In following the second law of thermodynamics, entropy (the measure of randomness) will never decrease as the number of variables continuously increase over time. With the constant expansion of variability, a sense of meaning can also be lost. This loss of meaning in your work may cause you to only go through the motions at work, while avoiding any negative repercussions. Your job may seem like an endless stream of meaningless busywork which is constantly multiplying and being thrust upon you. Worst of all, you may feel trapped in your job for whatever reason. This may be the case for you, or your employees. Fortunately, through specific actions you can remediate the situation to reengage yourself or your employees.