All the Right Networking in All the Wrong Places
It dawned on me one time while I was at a breakfast meeting for some Association of Whatever. It was the typical event with time set aside for networking before the program began. I do not recall what...
View ArticleAnother Broken Promise. Or, Were They Lying?
The nerve of them. You ask a simple favor. Send your resume to one of their contacts. Forward you the name and number or at least the email address of their friend, or colleague, or somebody they...
View ArticleEveryone Has a Great Story to Tell. What’s Yours?
Them: So, tell me about yourself. You: What do you want to know? Them: You know, a little bit about your background. You: Well…I started out as a child… Them: Zzzzzzz…. Well, maybe not actually...
View ArticleFind the Job You Like Through People You Like.
When looking for a job we like and a successful career, we usually think about our skills, knowledge and motivation. I guess this makes sense. After all, jobs are about what we do. Work is the...
View ArticleThree Reasons Your Job Search is Running Out of Steam
Job searches run out of steam for a number of reasons and this economy requires searches to have staying power to deliver results. To re-energize a search it helps to understand where most people’s...
View ArticleDegree-less and Doomed???
Degree-less and Doomed??? You have got to be kidding. I am all for a college degree. In fact I have a couple degrees myself. But for many people, getting the college degree didn’t happen either by...
View ArticleNo Experience? No Problem!
Five Keys to Breaking in to a New Career There is a lot of talk about transferable skills – taking skills and knowledge from one profession or industry and transferring them to a new career. This makes...
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