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Why Your College Degree Has More Value Than You Think
April 04, 2013 by William FriersonA college degree goes beyond just improving your chances of getting a job and making money. It offers other benefits as well. The following post explains.
We all know about the obvious benefits to having a college degree—namely, a steady job and financial security. But we often overlook other benefits to higher education: quality of life improvements that deserve to be brought into focus, whether you’re on the fence about going back to school or are just having a
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Top Three Reasons Why You Should Be a Medical Assistant
April 01, 2013 by William Frierson
Medical assistant on the phone at a desk, with doctor in the background. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
Anyone who wants a secure career in a field that’s rapidly growing could find that a medical assistant degree provides a fast track to a promising career. Besides having a short path to employment, working as a medical assistant provides job satisfaction by helping others and can lay the groundwork for advancement in a career in medicine. Continue Reading
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Bring the Passion Back to Your Job
March 13, 2013 by William Frierson
Are you losing the desire to work at your job? The following post has some tips to help make you more passionate as an employee.High stress levels, increased workloads and long hours can impact your morale and lead to decreased job satisfaction. Add on a competitive coworker or an overbearing boss and you might be wondering if the relationship is worth saving. Continue Reading
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Telecommuting Benefits Environment, Worker Productivity, Job Satisfaction, and Profits
February 06, 2013 by Steven Rothberg
John Challenger of Challenger, Gray & Christmas
With a new report detailing the growing cost of daily commuting to and from work, one workplace authority wonders if it is time for the nation’s employers to make a serious commitment to expanding the use of telecommuting strategies.
“Right now, a very small fraction of the nation’s workers who could viably work from home on a regular basis are actually doing so. By not expanding the use of telecommuting, employers are negatively impacting the environment, worker productivity, job satisfaction and, most importantly, their bottom lines. And, it is not a lack of technology or other resources that is holding back this expansion. It is simply a lack of vision, a shortage of trust and an irrational adherence to antiquated notions of how and where work should be done,” said John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Continue Reading
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Burned Out and Biding Your Time?
December 10, 2012 by William Frierson
The following post is for anyone who is experiencing job burnout.A burned-out reader recently got in touch with us at Fast Track:
I’ve been at my job for two years, and I’m getting bored. The things I’m working on are repetitive, and I’m starting to get increasingly annoyed with day-to-day nuisances. I’m essentially having to restrain myself from biting my coworkers. About a year ago, my direct manager left, and was never replaced– instead, they removed his position and shuffled his responsibilities to me and a coworker. In addition, over the last year, the product I work on has grown a lot: we’ve had some success, which is good, but it comes with a lot more work and responsibility. I’m the only one working on that project, and things keep getting dumped on me, from big tasks to administrative details that someone else really should handle, but which end up on my plate as “I’m the only one who knows this project.”
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Workers Want Direction in their Career Paths
August 10, 2012 by William FriersonEmployees seem to want more guidance on how to take their careers to the next levels.
For workers, “show me the way” can be just as important as “show me the money,” new research from Accountemps suggests. In the survey, more than half (54 percent) of workers interviewed said knowing their career path is very important to their overall job satisfaction. Nearly one-third (31 percent) of respondents feel this feedback is at least somewhat important. Continue Reading
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Job Satisfaction: What Workers Want
January 30, 2012 by William FriersonHave you ever thought about what you want out of a job?
Professionals interviewed by OfficeTeam identified work/life balance (28 percent) and opportunities to learn and grow (27 percent) as the top contributors to their job satisfaction. The results are in line with those from a similar survey in which managers were asked about the factors most tied to employee morale.
Workers were asked, “Aside from salary, which one of the following aspects of your job is most tied to your satisfaction?” Their responses: Continue Reading
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I Can’t Get No Job Satisfaction
January 05, 2012 by William Frierson“It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity.” – Frederick Phillips
Not feeling appreciated at work?Feeling underpaid or under valued?
Why spend time focused on getting a new job before you’ve spend time improving the job you’ve got? The vast majority of us have had the “I wish I could quit my job right now” feeling. And, many of us get so frustrated (for a variety of reasons) that we start our job hunt with a single purpose in mind – “get me out of here”.
But what about all of the positive things about your job and company? Continue Reading
