Marty Nemko's Blog, page 270

The Influencing Letter: A superior alternative to the job-seeker's thank-you note

After a job interview, standard advice is to send the interviewer(s) a thank-you note. You can do better.

Thanking them for opportunity, for no pay, to get grilled can be perceived as toadying if not disingenuous. It’s unlikely to help levitate you to the top of the applicant pile.

Far better to write what the 5 O’ Clock Club calls an influencing letter. My PsychologyToday.com article today offers is an improved version of what it recommends.

Be a Generalist or a Specialist?

My PsychologyToday.com article today explores the question of when it's wise to be a specialist versus a generalist.

The Case for Bright Self-Starters Dropping Out

Today, it’s an article of faith that nearly everyone should finish high school and probably go to college. After all, so the argument goes, high school and college curriculum exposes you to important concepts and improves thinking and communication skills while allowing young adults to explore career and personal directions they wouldn’t pursue on their own. Plus, for most decent jobs, a college degree is virtually required. That, however, doesn’t provide the complete picture.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I attempt to offer a fuller look at the issue as well as an alternative to college for smart self-starters.

Against Labeling of Personality and Mental Issues

Labeling is comforting but often yields more liabilities than benefits. I make that case in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

After 60

Tips for older adults on making the most of their remaining productive years. That's my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Seeming Smarter

My PsychologyToday.com article today offers tips for seeming smarter and may even help you get smarter.

What I Wish I Knew When I Was a Kid

Parents, you might want to share this, my PsychologyToday.com article today, with your school-age child. It’s appropriate for kids from bright first graders through high school.

Coaching a Challenging Client Who Wants to Lose Weigiht

As my PsychologyToday.com article today, I paraphrase an actual client-coach dialogue I had today.
 

Verbosity: An under-considered contributor to career and personal failure

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I discuss causes and cures for verbosity, an under-considered contributor to career and personal failure.

Work Wearables: Promise and Perils

A University of London study found that wearables increased productivity by 8.5 percent and  job satisfaction by 3.5 percent. So, not surprisingly, a Tractica Reseach report projects that workplace wearables, variations of AppleWatches and FitBits, are projected to increase from 2.3 million units shipped in 2015 to 66.4 million by 2021. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I discuss upsides and downsides.