Brian Young I can’t say as I’m a big follower of professional football, but one of the news items that I heard about close to a month ago was the resignation of Andrew Luck, the quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. In his seven seasons, he’d had
Successful Beginnings
Brian YoungRockIt Career Consultation Services Starting a new job isn’t easy. You go through training, learn new systems and processes, meet everyone on the team, introduce yourself to all the stakeholders you’ll be working with, and so on. All the
Green from Envy is Not a Good Color for You
Brian YoungRockIt Career Consultation Services Envy is the first of the seven deadly sins described by Dante in Inferno. It’s characterized by an insatiable desire and a discontent towards someone else’s traits, abilities, status, or rewards. At
New Year, New Me?
Brian YoungRockIt Career Consultation Services As is tradition, everyone rings in the new year with resolutions on how they are going to change over the next 365 days. Somewhere between day number 14 and 60, most of us give up on the resolution and
Stand Out with Your Style . . . In a Good Way
Brian Young RockIt Career Consultation Services Few things are as instantly noticeable about a person as what he or she is wearing. Depending on the company dress code there can be quite a bit of flexibility on what is appropriate nowadays. This
Working Hard While Others Loaf
Brian Young RockIt Career Consultation Service Have you ever been in the situation where one of your co-workers seems to get away with not doing their job? They’re never at their desk. You can’t get a hold of them on the phone. They are slow to
Should I Stay, or Should I Go
Brian Young Owner - RockIt Career Consultation Services Newton’s first law of motion is that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force.
What Not to Talk About in an Interview
One of the fun things about being a Recruiter is that we often learn a lot about different lines of work, people's twists and turns in their career path, and interesting facts. Sometimes, however, the interview can take a bizarre turn that I couldn't
May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor
How many of you have watched "The Hunger Games?" Yes, I know, another movie I'm relating to career advice...what can I say, I like movies. Anyway, for those of you not familiar with the film, IMDb gives this as their quick description: "Katniss