17 Your Career in 2017 - Coffee Break Blog

Link Roundup 1/20/17 Your Career in 2017 - Coffee Break Blog Were still in the first month of 2017, which means you dont yet know what your career will hold for you this year. In light of that, we have plenty of advice and insight into what 2017 may look like. The current market does look optimistic for job seekers, and the beginning of this new year is a great time to start making positive changes in your career. First up is re-examining how you perceive your income, in our first article. Why Calculating Your Career Earnings is Key to Creating Savings This excellent article from Peter Dunn discusses why it is crucial to examine your career earnings, and more specifically, your career savings. By providing an excellent analogy, Dunn makes it easy to understand why its so crucial to look at career savings. The earlier in your career, the better. If you feel as if youre slacking in the savings department, this is the read for you! In Choosing a Job, Focus on the Fun Echoing one of our recent blogs, this article stresses the importance of finding some enjoyment in what you do. While a later link in todays roundup will warn against chasing your passion, it is important to find some enjoyment in what you do. We focus so much on the present, we rarely think about the road ahead. This is especially true with jobs. This article will help you take a step back and realize what is important. Job Seekers are in the Drivers Seat This Monday (1/16/17) was the first Times Union Job Fair of 2017. We were thankful to have a booth and have met many fantastic applicants! The January job fair provided an optimistic vision for many job seekers. The job market in the Capital Region is looking extremely healthy, as was evident from the many booths lining the fair.  If youre interested in attending one, the next general Job Fair will be April 18th, 2017. Why LinkedIns Head of Recruiting Asks Every Job Candidate What They Want to Do After LinkedIn This article provides an interesting perspective from the Head of Recruiting at LinkedIn, Brendan Browne.  One of Brownes interview questions he considers crucial to the interview process may surprise you. When interviewing someone for a position at LinkedIn, he asks them what they plan to do after leaving the company. Browne believes this kind of upfront honesty allows the company and the new candidate to both come to an understanding of what they can expect from each other. Its amazing the progress that can be made when nobody is pretending that employees will stay at the company forever. Quite the novel idea! How Youll Search For a Job in 2017 If youre currently searching for a job, or believe you may be in the near future, this article help you know what to expect. While job searching isnt vastly different than a few years ago, new technologies and platforms and driving change. With Facebook eventually rolling out  the ability to post open jobs, social media is influencing the scene in big way along with other emerging technologies. 10 Types of Career Advice That Can Make You Sick Its true that not all career advice is created equal, and this article  will tell you what advice author Bruce Lee believes is downright wrong. Lee  talks about some of the big downsides to common career advice, and why you may run in to trouble if you use it. If youve tried some advice that has backfired on you, its probably on this list. Save yourself the trouble for next time by reading this list first. 5 Steps to Rock Any Networking Event Networking can happen anywhere, at any time. However, if you decide to attend a dedicated networking event, you should definitely go in prepared. This article shares a few short pieces of advice to  ensure you make a strong  and positive impression to everyone you meet. Our pick for the most stand out piece of advice- pretend your business card is money. Focus on spending it wisely by making important connections instead of spreading the cards around generously.