Career and Job Hunting Advice: Beware of Those Bearing Advice

I'm not sure whether the irony was intentional or not, but the first productivity tip I have linked here admonishes productivity tip seekers to not just blindly accept productivity tips offered by self-proclaimed productivity experts. In the two weeks since last posting links to job hunting and career improvement articles, there does not seem to be a whole lot of good stuff out there. Maybe the severe winter freezing temperatures and unprecedented levels of snow and ice has caused cabin fever and seasonal affective disorder to concentrate more effort on personal survival than imparting their collective wisdom to the ignorant masses. 

• Things to Know Before You Try out Any Productivity Tip (like all the ones offered here),  Aja Frost
• Lessons Job Seekers Can Learn from the Great Recession,  Hannah Moran
• Survey: Your Pay Stinks, but You're Happy at Work Anyway,  Bret Silverberg
• Take Your LinkedIn Profile from Boring to Recruiter Friendly,  JobScan Blog
• Are You a Manager or a Leader? 5 Ways to Tell the Difference, Austin Lin
• Is Your Body Language Sabotaging Collaboration?,  Carol Kinsey Goman
• The Death of the 9-to-5: Why We'll All Work Flex Schedules Soon,  Alexandra Levit
• Working with the Boss: Questions for Better Effectiveness with Your Manager,  John Ballard
• When Not to Make Or Take an Employee Referral,  J. Maureen Henderson

Posted February 23, 2015