How to make a job share work Personal chemistry, trust and a similar work ethic are key to successfully sharing a job, say Maggy Pigott and Judith Killick, who shared seven positions over 23 years. If individual skill sets complement each other and both people work together one day in the office, it's easier to sell the concept to HR. BBC (7/11)Share your knowledge to leverage a career's later years
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Careers usually peak long before retirement, so talk to management about moving into a role that allows you to share your expertise, writes Nick Douglas. This will boost your value to the organization, while improving your self-esteem. Lifehacker (7/5) Poll question: Have you already peaked in your career? A PayScale analysis says that college-educated women's salaries peak at age 41 at about $61,000, with college-educated men's salaries at 53, at about $95,000. But peaking in salary does not mean peaking intellectually or professionally -- so have you've peaked professionally in your career?
59 ways to leave your networking event successfully Diving into a question right away at a networking event can be jarring, so start with a statement that telegraphs "an interesting conversation is coming," writes career coach Michael Thompson. He offers two such icebreakers and 59 questions that encourage people to talk about themselves. Medium (tiered subscription model) (7/9)
The Landscape
Editorial: What could curtail the long-running US rally? With the US economy achieving 121 months of growth, the longest expansion since records began in 1854, The Economist asserts that "a placid expansion can continue well beyond historical norms" but that "the way it will eventually end will be different." The editorial analyzes factors that could end the rally. The Economist (tiered subscription model) (7/11)
Your Next Challenge
6 questions hiring managers are asking themselves about you Hiring managers are judging candidates on their soft skills and explanations of how they'll help the business grow, says Paul Wolfe, Indeed's senior vice president of human resources. Be prepared to prove you'll enhance the company's culture and answer questions or perform tasks specific to the job description. Forbes (7/12)
Balancing Yourself
Can it wait? Employees should commit to time management strategies that help prevent work from creeping into their personal lives after hours, writes Elizabeth Grace Saunders. "The first step to avoiding working outside of work is to know exactly what needs to be accomplished for the week," she notes. Fast Company online (7/9)
Metallica is releasing a children's book, "The ABCs of Metallica," that aims to help teach children the alphabet by sharing aspects of the rock band's journey. A portion of the proceeds goes to its nonprofit, All Within My Hands, which focuses on hunger and other causes. Rolling Stone (7/11)
When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope.
Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, environmental and political activist
