Monster Monday

295 days ago - Q: I have recently been promoted to a managerial position. How can I begin to establish my credibility and gain respect as a manager from those I used to be peers with?

295 days ago - With a presidential election year a few weeks away the campaign offices in every state are actively recruiting for energetic people who want to participate in grassroots level politics. A state as large as California means candidates need to cover a lot more ground and reach a lot more constituents, which translates into hiring more people for the duration of the campaign. Luckily, both ends of the political spectrum are hiring.

302 days ago - Question: How do I find out more about the culture of a company before I accept an offer? I want to work for an employer who walks the talk and stands behind the claim that they treat employees like “their #1 asset”.

309 days ago - With Gordon Ramsay barking orders at underlings and Rachel Ray giggling her way through an easy-to-make meal it is clear professional cooking has cemented itself as a popular way to make a living. Celebrity chefs, however, are just a small part of the pie when it comes to jobs within the realm of the kitchen. There are a host of other opportunities in this industry and it doesn’t require catchphrases or shouting matches to make this a viable career choice.

329 days ago - The ban on plastic bags is gradually making its way through the retail outlets and becoming the norm for San Francisco. As we say goodbye to polythene at the grocery store companies in the area are saying hello to a host of new ways to embrace the green movement. It has become about much more than buying recycling bins to house discarded office paper. Companies are looking at ways they can lessen their environmental impact literally from the ground up. This includes structural changes to office buildings and greater attention to the sourcing of materials—from bamboo floors to beverages.

330 days ago - The life science and information technology industries usually get all the attention here in Northern California. Last month, however, the accounting firms got their due when BusinessWeek magazine listed several national companies as good places for young employees to start a career. The list ranked Deloitte & Touche number one, with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young landing at the second and third spot. Luckily the Bay Area is home to several local offices for these organizations—all of them with dozens of opportunities for young employees to position themselves for long term success.

344 days ago - Most employed people might begrudge getting up early to make it to work on time, however they can be reasonably assured they aren’t going to arrive at their place of employment and have the daylights scared out of them. For some in the Bay Area, however, the opposite is true. If the scariest thing that happens at your job is encountering a grumpy supervisor before they’ve had their morning coffee, consider yourself amongst the normal. There are others who would call that a boring day at the office.

351 days ago - Saving time begins with the keys. My guide for the day, Barron Brooks, has been delivering packages for UPS for the past twenty-seven years, and knows a thing or two about saving time. It takes two seconds to put your keys in your pocket, he tells me, and another three seconds to take them out. For each of the day’s one hundred and sixty stops that adds up to almost an extra fifteen minutes. This is precious time that could be spent getting packages to their destination sooner.

357 days ago - The world of biotechnology can be a tough nut to crack. It costs million of dollars to operationalize even the most simple chemical compounds, and millions more to pay for the support staff to cover all the administrative basics. Baybio, a local nonprofit trade association, is working to lower the barriers to entering the field by hosting the Annual Entrepreneur Roundtables at the Crowne Plaza in Palo Alto this Tuesday at 7pm.

365 days ago - The nursing shortage is nothing new. Projections about an aging population and a limited number of graduates entering the workforce each year make the rounds of the headlines each month. Unfortunately, the doom and gloom doesn’t end there. Many of the other professionals that work alongside nurses are also in short supply. The good news, quite simply, is that the job market is great for anyone certified in an allied health profession.

372 days ago - The Bay Area is generally considered the world’s capital for biomedical research. On any given day there are hundreds of different pharmaceutical products being developed all around us. Clinical trials are some of the most highly regulated procedures in existence and for the average person this can seem like an overwhelming sea of acronyms and medical jargon.

379 days ago - Public servants are often said to be following a calling. Nowhere is that more true than those who actively put themselves in harm’s way in order to protect the safety of people around them. Police officers do just that on a daily basis. From breaking up bar fights to intervening in domestic violence situations, officers are on call to face the toughest of situations. Sergeant Dave Ehrlich, member of San Mateo’s finest, discusses how to become a police officer.