5 Ways Graduates Can Avoid Bad First-Time Experiences (Getting Work!)

Congratulations. You’ve graduated. After the pictures and the parties and perhaps a well-earned vacation are over, it’s time to get a job and join the workforce. We want to make sure graduates put their best foot forward and avoid a bad experience getting work. So much effort goes into securing that first ‘real’ job that … Continued

Getting a Piece of the Action – Equity in Employment Contracts

Employees below “C level” (CEO, CFO, etc.) are unlikely to get rich on their salaries alone. The more usual way to make serious money from a job is to get some form of equity-based compensation. Employee equity is often granted via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP. About 7,000 companies in the US have … Continued

Why You Need to Review Your Employment Contract

So you’ve just been offered a job. YAY! You COULD just sign your employment contract, then head out to upgrade your collection of business-casual khakis. Or, you could actually READ it. Ick, you say. Why ruin a new-job buzz with all that boring legalese? After all the job hunting, resumes, and interviews, why rock the … Continued