Career Development

Archetype Test

Are you more of a Jester? What about a Wizard, or even a Revolutionary? This test will tell you which of the 12 employee archetypes you fall into. Gain a better understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, and how they impact both your work and everyday life. We'll even suggest a few careers.

Performance Self Test

You want a promotion, a raise and to start climbing your career ladder sooner than later. Welcome to the club. While almost everyone is looking to advance professionally, far too few workers actually take the time to look in the mirror and perform an honest self-assessment. Use the Performance Self-Test to rate yourself on the most important characteristics of your job, and we’ll help you accentuate your strengths and improve on your weaknesses.

Career Development Advice

  • 4 Tips for First-Time Job Hunters

    The biggest mistake most new job seekers make is not taking enough action. A lot of people spend way too much time sitting at their computers scrolling through job listings while they should be taking lots of other actions, such as visiting … Read more...

  • Dream Jobs: Harvard Professor

    Coming across an accomplished yet humble professor at Harvard is like finding a secret treasure. Which means locating a professor who trades his permanent tenured employment in for a contract position is even more rare. But for Jeffrey … Read more...

  • 12 Intangibles to Consider Before Accepting a Job Offer

    You finally have the formal job offer in hand. But wait! Suddenly, out of nowhere, that long-shot interview you went on paid off. Now you've got not one, but two job offers in hand and you need to make a decision. Granted we're talking … Read more...

  • 13 Things Your Smartphone Can Teach You

    Back in the dark ages when cells were molecular and phones were for spoken communication, it may not have been simple but it was predictably segmented. Tasks were sequential, not simultaneous. People could disappear for minutes at a time … Read more...

  • TV Producer Sherali Najak

    Najak is doing what he's wanted to do since the age of 15 -- producing a television show. He is the senior producer of live and remote broadcasts for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's esteemed Hockey Night in Canada, which is the … Read more...

  • Promoting Mediocrity: Why Employers Don't Always Reward the Best Talent

    Everyone knows "That Guy" at work. He's competent (mostly), but never brilliant. He turns his work in by deadline, makes pleasant water-cooler conversation and walks out the door at the stroke of 5. He is emphatically mediocre. Why, then, … Read more...

  • 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back

    Most self-help books tell you all the things you need to start doing if you want to be successful. Which is why James Waldroop's "The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back: Overcoming the Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting … Read more...

  • Music Composer and Sheet Music Publisher

    At 26 years old, Noah Luna is the owner and founder of Beauty in Cacophony Press, a full service company in San Jose that publishes sheet music and does pre-press editing and typesetting for other publishers. He is also a freelance … Read more...

  • 360 Degrees of Influence

    Getting ahead at work and becoming a leader isn't just about hard work. You have to be able to relate to people, read them and their emotions and win them over. And that goes for people above you and those you eventually hope to have … Read more...

  • 7 Ways to Make Yourself Indispensable

    As companies downsize and jobs are lost, many people wonder why they're let go while other employees remain with the company. Although there are always many factors to consider -- political, economic, etc. -- it often comes down to being … Read more...