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Career Change Lessons

October 11, 2018
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By Dan Resendes, Chief Consulting Officer at The Barrett Group The vast majority (around 80%) of our clients are unhappily employed. The remaining 20% are out of work for one reason or another. Here are several career change lessons garnered from 15 plus years of experience in the career management...

The Digital Age Is Transforming Work: Here Is How to Get Out in Front of the Changes for the Future

The Future Of Work Is… Virtual!

October 11, 2018
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The Digital Age Is Transforming Work: Here Is How to Get Out in Front of the Changes for the Future A review of management consulting literature about the impact of the digital age on the workplace is apt to take your breath away. The language used predicts nothing short of a full-scale revolution...

What Should Women Know to Get Ahead?

October 10, 2018
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By Julie Norwell Between the #MeToo movement and the Kavanaugh confirmation process, the national news is focusing on women’s issues. It seems fitting in this forum, then, to consider employment from the perspective of women. It’s no secret that they have a tougher road to travel than men. Their...

How Has Job Searching Changed in the Digital Age?

September 13, 2018
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The job market is hot! Job openings are at a record high. If ever there was a time to consider changing jobs, now is it. But if you haven’t switched jobs in a few years, make sure you understand what is new. Because job searching in the digital age is different from just a few years ago. By Julie...

Where Will the Jobs Be in the Digital Age?

August 7, 2018
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By Julie Norwell Technological advances transform the landscape of the global workforce. Developments in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are at the forefront of workplace change. These herald a future of automation that make work drastically different from yesterday and today. Today technologies...

Where Will Your Office Be in the Digital Age?

July 1, 2018
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By Julie Norwell Barbara Hockstader is the vice president of Product Strategy at The Energy Project. On a recent July afternoon, Hockstader and her co-worker finalized some changes to a presentation. The two were collaborating and sent it off to the CEO for review. Then Hockstader walked downstairs...

In the Digital Age, Upskilling Is Hot!

June 1, 2018
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Like it or not, the digital age is the source of a tsunami of change in our lives. By Julie Norwell Rapid technological changes are shaping everything from the way we hail a cab to the way we order takeout food. We are forced to adapt to new ways of doing the most basic tasks. It’s no wonder, then,...

Why Aren’t the Recruiters Calling Me?

May 7, 2018
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Executive Recruiters, headhunters, and placement agencies work on the other side of the fence from career management specialists like The Barrett Group. The difference lies in how they are paid for their services. This difference dictates loyalty. It also changes where the effort lies when servicing...

The Elevator Speech: Going Down?

April 2, 2018
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It may be too early to write the obituary for the elevator speech. But we have serious doubts about the future of The Elevator Speech in the Career Management industry. The phrase has been in use since the popularization of the modern résumé after World War II, and it gained ground during the Dot...

Turning Tables on Discrimination

March 14, 2018
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There are various laws in the workplace both nationally and globally that come into play from a patchwork of jurisdictions. Also companies have policies and rules of ethics that may or may not come into play as you enter the hiring process. Unless you’re conducting a search in concert with your attorney...