Smart Spending, Smart Employee

    One way to gauge your career aptitude (aside from what Seymour said and those ridiculous tests they used to administer in high schools) is to consider your personal spending and savings patterns. When payday (or a parental disbursement) rolls around, how do you allocate your money? Are you a saver or a squanderer? In my personal experience, those who save tend to be those who can adhere to schedules, effectively compromise, multitask, and possess all manner of other business skills that employers value. This isn't to say that a tendency to blow your cash will blow your chances of successfully holding down a career - just look at the entertainment industry if you need proof of this. However, sensible money management is an important skill to learn, as it not only keeps you out of financial hot water (duh) but, once mastered, facilitates the learning of other key life skills. It's often extremely difficult to properly balance spending and savings, so once you develop this ability, everything else is a breeze. If you can't seem to get your act together, stick to a budget for a few weeks and then evaluate your employability as per Seymour's criteria. You should be pleasantly surprised. 

Labels: career prep, money management

Posted by Rap_Snacks on 11/19/2008 01:13:00 AM
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