By James Chittenden There are many recruiting and job search sites that help connect employers with talent, and Indeed and ZipRecruiter are two leading sites. They both have a reputation for being easy to use, and for reaching a wide number of candidates. Indeed has a free plan and ZipRecruiter’s plan is a paid plan Read More

By James Chittenden Hiring employees is always a challenge, and a cash-strapped startup or small business needs help finding good talent. Recruiting software helps businesses by posting open positions to job boards while keeping track of applicants. There are several, and many wonder what the difference between them is. We will focus on ZipRecruiter, Glassdoor Read More

As you may have noticed, secure, well-paying employment is hard to find and keep. Coronavirus made job insecurity far worse, forcing millions to find a path from employment to business ownership. Perhaps you know the feeling of wanting to quit the 9-5 or fearing the 9-5 will quit you first. In 1990, America’s three largest Read More

“If you can get people to work for you for free, you must be really good.” Founders should expect to work for free, without a salary, for an indefinite period of time, for something that has an 80 percent chance of failure. That is why most people won’t do it. Sure, some solopreneur founders will Read More

By James Chittenden Crazy ideas in the hands of imaginative people who know how to get things done can change the world. The biography of this once obscure government employee offers a road map to make yourself and your descendants wealthy and to make history. Yes, a side hustle can become a new industry. “Any Read More

“You can make your life whatever you want it to be” — Wally Amos Wally Amos isn’t the sort of entrepreneurial hero you are used to. He’s more like the rest of us. He didn’t start a tech empire from a dorm room at Harvard. He has little formal education, much less an MBA. His Read More

By James Chittenden If you just lost a corporate job, or are about to, we are sorry for your misfortune. If this has been your career and you knew little else, this is a tough time. It is even worse if you have a family, and people depending on you. You are feeling pressure, rejection, Read More

If the coronavirus affects you, family, friends or employees, there is nothing more important than recovery. Coronavirus has halted social activity and commerce around the globe, fast. It is time to plan for the possibility that social activity and commerce will resume fast. Why? In China, coronavirus patients are recovering and resuming their lives. Temporary Read More

If you have a great boss and a satisfying, well-paying job that is 100 percent secure, stop reading now. Oh, you’re still here? Even if the above is true, your great boss could be replaced by a bad one at any time. Bad bosses are a major cause of employer turnover. According to a Gallup Read More

How does it feel when a good situation rapidly turns uncertain? You may have had a steady paycheck, contract, or supply chain with a large “reliable” company, institution or government. After watching large gatherings, contracts and jobs vanish on short notice due to coronavirus, you are unlikely to ever take these things for granted again. Read More