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Business Pain and the Job Search
A term which gets a lot of talk these days is “Business Pain.” For many job seekers, this term seems ambiguous at best. Business pain? What the heck is that, and why are we only now hearing about it? Business pain boils down to big problems that managers have to face. Designing a prettier product isn’t business pain, but extreme employee dissatisfaction is. These pains are large problems that cause issues within the system of the business as a whole. Business pain has been around for years, but has only recently entered the vernacular under that title. And solving these big pains is one of...
read more7 Ways to Improve Your Job Security
As was discussed in our recent article, most companies in the United States are “at-will” companies. This means that a company can dismiss an employee at any time and for any reason, without warning. The prospect of this happening is understandably nerve-wracking, which is why you should never stop growing your network and honing your job search skills. However, there are some things you can do to increase your job security and hopefully prevent this from happening unexpectedly. Know how to communicate with your manager. Having unclogged, clear lines of communication with your manager will...
read moreJob Security: Then and Now
From a technical point of view, job security is the probability that an individual will keep their job. It is measured and compared globally, and it is one of many variables that help determine “well-being” in various countries. Traditionally, job security is higher during economic expansions and lower during recessions. In the Unites States most workers are now “at-will” meaning they can be let go for any or no reason at any time. The situation is different for government employees and industries where labor unions still have some power and job security is higher. We can thank labor unions...
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