Congratulations on Your New Job — Now to Impress!

“Congratulations on your new job!” is precisely what every job seeker is anxious to hear from family, friends, and LinkedIn connections. Getting the job is the first step toward accomplishing your goals. The next step is to impress for future success. In the job searching process, we’ve talked about how important first impressions are in…

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Use the Law of Attraction to Get a Job

When The Secret came out in 2006, it became all the rage and sold 30 million copies by 2009. While Oprah Winfrey was a proponent of the book and an article in Good Housekeeping reported overall favorable results of a month-long experiment, the book took some hard knocks by critics of the promotion of positive…

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Beware: The Counteroffer

You have just finished a lengthy interview process with your potential, new employer, and you got offered the job! Congrats! You are excited about the new opportunity and are looking forward to a much-needed change. Now the time comes to put in your notice. So, how much time is appropriate? 2, 3, 4 weeks? The…

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Working from Home: Tips & Tricks

  I’ve had the privilege of working from my home office for the past 12 years. It takes a little adjusting at first, but once you’re comfortable with it, you become extremely productive and fly right through each day. Here are some tips and tricks that have worked for me over the years: Have a…

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The Top 5 Perks of a Corporate Chef Job

Food culture has permeated the American zeitgeist in recent years thanks to the popularity of cuisine-focused television shows. Much of the programming highlights food truck and pop-up kitchen entrepreneurs. But truthfully, a corporate chef job is typically more lucrative. There’s no shame in running a large kitchen, and a hospitality professional who embraces the opportunity…

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Boost Your Earning Potential! 5 Ways You Can Earn a Better Hospitality Management Salary

Many hospitality professionals aspire to work in management, but the most ambitious among them don’t stop there. What happens once somebody earns a coveted leadership position? Is there still room for growth? Fortunately, the answer is “yes.” There are ways for people to continue their upward mobility and increase their hospitality management salary even when…

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