Search


The Job Shop
- Jan 22, 2020
- 4 min
9 Ways to Keep Learning and Advance Your Career
Author: Sarah Landrum
Source: Punched Clocks Whether you’ve been out of school for a few months or many years, it’s normal to miss learning new things. While you’re probably introduced to a few new skills, strategies or processes on the job, it’s not quite the same as immersing yourself in a new topic. When you don’t have the time or budget to head back to school, you may feel like you’re out of options. Luckily, there are a number of ways you can keep learning while at work.
4 views0 comments

The Job Shop
- Aug 6, 2019
- 3 min
Why You Should Have (At Least) Two Careers
Author: Kabir Sehgal
Source: Harvard Business Review It’s not uncommon to meet a lawyer who’d like to work in renewable energy, or an app developer who’d like to write a novel, or an editor who fantasizes about becoming a landscape designer. Maybe you also dream about switching to a career that’s drastically different from your current job. But in my experience, it’s rare for such people to actually make the leap. The costs of switching seem too high, and the possibility of
3 views0 comments

The Job Shop
- Apr 9, 2019
- 3 min
Don’t Find Your Calling, Create It
Author: Christopher D. Conners
Source: The Ladders Several years ago, at the start of my consulting career, I had a manager who wanted to open me up to countless opportunities and possibilities. She cared for my development and knew that I needed exposure to all kinds of work. She told me that it would be best for me to, “sample from the buffet,” rather than to become a specialist in a given area. As I grew in my career, I remember turning back to her and thanking her for gu
1 view0 comments

The Job Shop
- Apr 1, 2016
- 8 min
Weekend Planner: April 1
Every Friday we put together a list of the weekend events we think look most interesting and provide them here. Keep in mind there is always a lot more going on, and all it takes is a little digging to find something that will be the perfect activity for you. Click on any of the event titles for a link to the event. Friday, April 1 6th Annual Spring Book Sale Fort Mason, San Francisco All Weekend, All Ages Free Hundreds of thousands of book & media for only $3 or less! Procee
3 views0 comments

The Job Shop
- Mar 22, 2016
- 3 min
Technology Tuesday: March 22
Welcome to Technology Tuesday! Every week The Job Shop Blog will bring you our 5 top science and technology news stories from around the web. This week: Cancer treating nanoparticles, recovering memories for Alzheimer’s victims, DARPA is trying to build a “learning machine”, 3D printing cartilage, and creating “Omnifocal” glasses. Nanoparticles Effectively Treat Cancer in Mice For most cancer patients, it’s not the original tumor that poses the greatest risk. It’s the metasta
0 views0 comments

The Job Shop
- Mar 14, 2016
- 3 min
8 Lessons You Can Learn From A Job Rejection
You spent ages tailoring your resume, you put your full effort into writing a top-notch cover letter and you put your most charming self forward in your job interview. They’d be silly not to hire you on the spot, right? Unfortunately, even when you feel like you’ve done everything you possibly could have to land a job, it doesn’t always pay off. This doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s anything wrong with you or you’re entirely unemployable, so there is no point beating you
5 views0 comments

The Job Shop
- Feb 25, 2016
- 2 min
Meet Your Company Goals With Employee Development
Author: Robyn Showers
Source: Brazen Flash Poll: Who here thinks that human resources has a direct impact on bottom-line company goals? (Me! Pick me!) I hope you raised your hand, because it’s 100% true. Hiring, training, and retaining high-achieving employees is arguably the most impactful job there is when it comes to bringing your company closer to hitting its bottom-line goals. A company is only as good as its people — and if you’re in HR, you’re in the people business. I
5 views0 comments

The Job Shop
- Nov 18, 2015
- 4 min
Career Mistakes EVERYONE Should Make Once
Author: Rachel Grumman Bender
Source: Learnvest When publicist Jennifer B.* was just starting out in her career, her job was so demanding that she tried to take a few shortcuts. “I was pitching all the major beauty and fashion publications, and I cut-and-pasted the same pitch into about 50-plus emails,” she recalls. “I ended up addressing two top editors with the wrong names, so it was clear I was ‘mass’ pitching. It made me look incompetent and lazy. Huge mistake.” Whether y
2 views0 comments

The Job Shop
- Jun 19, 2015
- 5 min
Weekend Planner: June 19
Welcome to Weekend Planner. Every Friday we put together a list of the weekend events we think look most interesting and provide them here. Keep in mind there is always a lot more going on, and all it takes is a little digging to find something that will be the perfect activity for you. Click on any of the event titles for a link to the event. Friday, June 19 Cosentino Winery, Napa 5PM, 21+ $15 Make the jaunt to Napa for Cosentino’s spring celebration of seasonal flavors and
0 views0 comments
{"items":["5eb4ac94635b6c0017359ad6","5eb4acaa5580e1001710463b","5eb4acffb4602a0017f97804","5eb4ad3c03881000173ed89a","5eb4af900582590017ba284f","5eb4af97586d9e0017995f81","5eb4af9e3f25c500178ee754","5eb4afa7ca6fd000185e66f9","5eb4afdcbb96820017bec3ac","5eb4b02bc3721c00171d947f"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":939,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"rgba(24, 24, 24, 0.25)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":939,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":939,"galleryWidth":971,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}