A good project schedule ensures projects are completed on time and within budget. When I create a schedule for my projects, I follow four steps that can be applied to any project at McMul—from[...]

The natural ebb and flow of project work may make you think our company would be a perfect fit for contract or freelance workers. The diverse skills required for our projects assuredly could benefit[...]

Paradoxically, the most effective way to alleviate chronic or toxic stress is not to retreat from stressful conditions but to sink deeper roots so that you can once again rise above the little[...]

Maintaining strong relationships with your clients provides two-way benefits—especially when much of what you do as a vendor requires being a part of your client’s team. Connections supported by[...]

Many articles describe how to overhaul your LinkedIn profile to get a new job or increase exposure within your industry. But what if you just want to tidy things up a little? Whether you're a new[...]

Being consultative can sometimes feel like a lesson in mind reading. While we aren’t magicians at McMul, we are dedicated to making our clients’ lives easier. For example, we recently came up with a[...]

Keep Cash in Your Pocket If you’ve got a highly variable workload, outsourcing can save you money, allowing you to pay for work as it comes. Since the cost of the work is proportional to the amount[...]

In the first articles of this series, we talked about the two most important documents in applying for a job: the résumé and the cover letter. But what about other stuff like references, samples,[...]

We recently posted job ads for open positions, and each ad brought in more than 200 applicants. That is a lot of résumés for a small business to go through! That’s why you need to make sure yours [...]

My first résumé out of college had a decorative wheat stalk on it. And yes, “Why?” is the correct response to that. My twenty-one-year-old self liked the look of it, but this design element confused[...]

Working through a pandemic has been difficult for many of us. To keep stress at bay and bring our best selves to both work and home life, it’s important to keep our hearts, minds, and spirits strong[...]