Demystifying Twitter and your Job Search

Flipping out 140 character messages may not be the salvation to your job search, but these few tools and tips just might help. I found Marci Reynolds’ site and it gives a good overview of what you need. It gives a Twitter primer (It’s a mystery for many of use, I know.) and [...]

Listen Up If You Are in Job Search Mode

Keith Ferrazzi wrote an article called “Are Your Poor Listening Skills Hurting Your Career?”   Ferrazzi’s the guy that wrote a “Never Eat Alone” and another one recently called “Who’s Got Your Back.” In both books Ferrazzi talks about networking and gaining support from the people around you. Could your listening habits [...]

To Stay at Your Electrifying Best...Pull the Plug

No matter if it’s voice mail, email, your Blackberry, a text, your next meeting or perhaps  even an letter delivered the old fashioned way – in an envelope with a stamp, every once in a while you have to pull the plug and scream an obscenity ridden with – ENOUGH!

What a concept…becoming unattainable for some [...]

South Florida Association for Financial Professionals

Title: South Florida Association for Financial ProfessionalsLocation: Banker’s Club Downtown MiamiLink out: Click hereDescription: The South Florida AFP Presents:

Roberta Kressel, EVP of Human Resources at BankUnited
Tom Shea, CEO of Right Management
Carlos J. Arboleda, Director of Banking & Financial Services at Stephen James Associates

Topic: Panel Discussion – Opportunities in 2010, HR, and the Professional [...]

Let Me Share Some Positive News

There’s a rumor going around that the economy’s improving. Job creation is on the move. Since good news is meant to be shared, I’m passing on the article “Four signs our recovery may not be entirely ‘jobless’” that should raise your spirits. After you read the article, shake off the blues, rebuild [...]

Are You Buzzard, Bat, Bee or People?

I got this from someone in an email a long while back.  I keep stuff much longer than most do only so I can use it for writing fodder someday in the future.  Well I ran into this one and the day came for this one.   Watch out!  (BTW, it came with no author, so [...]

Top Ten Reasons Why Size Does Matters

Wouldn’t it be great if your career came with a guarantee for success? We all know that won’t happen. But here’s some good news. When you evaluate fit by looking deeper then basic responsibilities and compensation, you’ll find employment partners where you will be best suited to succeed.

Since one size doesn’t fit all (We’re talking [...]