Archive View (May 2006)

Chairman, Trump UniversityAll over America, new college graduates are heading out into the real world. It looks like members of the Class of 2006 are an optimistic group. They don't seem too worried about the economy or the job market.According to a number of recent surveys, most of this year's graduates admit that they haven't actually started to look for a full-time job yet. Yet, more than half of them say that when they do start looking, they only expect to interview with between two and five companies before they get the right job offer. They think the entire process should more...

Chairman, Trump UniversityRecently, Yankee player Hideki Matsui injured his wrist during a diving catch in a game against the Red Sox. Unfortunately, the Yankees ended up losing the game.When Matsui was told he probably would have to sit out most of the season, he didn't throw a tantrum, didn't curse, didn't sulk. The first thing he did was to apologize.He said, "I feel very sorry and, at the same time, very disappointed to have let my teammates down. I will do my best to fully recover and return to the field to help my team once again."Matsui's injury ended a 1,768-game more...

Tired of your job? Stop complaining about it and dust off your résumé. The job market hasn't looked this good since the dot-com boom several years ago.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are about 2.6 million people leaving their jobs each month. While those employees are out looking for greener pastures, that means lots of job openings.So don't procrastinate. You have to strike while the iron is hot because industry watchers predict that this current job boom will be short-lived. Those jobs will be filled quickly or, even worse, employers will decide they don't need to fill those positions more...

Chairman, Trump University It used to be that if you wanted to get a better job, you didn't think twice about padding your resume just a little bit. Maybe you lied about a degree here and there or about playing on your college football team. But employers are getting wise -- and worried -- about those kinds of deceptions and have increasingly hired special companies to do background checks on candidates before they ever get an interview. What's the harm, you wonder, in a few minor deceptions? Those lies can come back to haunt you. Recently, resume inaccuracies have hurt the careers of executives more...

Chairman, Trump UniversityHere we go again with gas prices skyrocketing to unbelievable heights.Gas prices are already over $3 dollars a gallon in many parts of the country. Some Californians are actually paying $4 dollars a gallon, and energy analysts predict that by summer the rest of the country could be paying just as much.You can blame the high prices on growing global demand for oil, hurricane-damaged oil refineries here in the United States, and greedy oil companies. Last year alone, the head of ExxonMobil earned nearly $70 million dollars. That's $190,000 dollars a day--not a bad income!President Bush proposed short-term measures more...