by
Pamela Skillings
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The first Labor Day was celebrated on September 5, 1882. The holiday was established by the American labor movement as a yearly tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
Today, many of us see Labor Day primarily as a much-anticipated three-day weekend, a last hurrah of summer. We American workers certainly deserve it after a year of hard work and long hours.
But Labor Day is also a good time to reflect on work and your career path in general. Are you happy about how and where you’re putting in all those hours? Does your current job allow you to use your talents and contribute to the well-being of our country (and yourself) the way you’d like to? Does the idea of spending another year laboring in your job inspire feelings of excitement or dread?
Take some inspiration from all of those schoolkids going back to class with fresh notebooks and pencils and big dreams for the future. Make a fresh start this fall.
Hiring managers are also coming back from summer vacation and getting serious about filling vacant positions. If you’ve been contemplating the idea of making a career change, or looking for the best career for future entrepreneurs, then pick up one of those notebooks at a Back to School sale near you and start jotting down ideas for the next phase of your brilliant career.
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