Ya Know What They Say About Assuming...

People come to me looking for help with their careers and businesses and I tell them if we are going to partner, they have to adhere to my three “golden rules”. Thou shalt not prejudge, compromise or assume.

Now that sounds simple enough, right? But how many times each day do we do that?

Many people prejudged [...]

Former Co-Workers Are Your Best Allies

Toni Bowers’ wrote an article on her TechRepublic Career Management blog with the headline “Talking smack about former employers is not advisable.”  She points to the farewell message sent by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dan Neil announcing his departure from the Los Angeles Times to go work for the Wall Street Journal.  It’s the kind of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Jobless Rates Better for College Educated Old Farts and Women

I ran into this New York Times article that covers the nitty-gritty of unemployment statistics. It’s dated November so it gives us the numbers when the economy was at its worse (or close to it). It cuts up of the population by age, education level, race and gender. What caught my [...]

We're All Temps, Right? Here's a Tip That Works

I ran into an article at CubicleRules.com called “5 Strategies to Survive in a World of Permanent Temps” and one line in particular sprung out at me. It says,

“Yes, we’re all temps now — but we aren’t ready for the role”

The article discusses how even high level corporate positions are temporary. You can’t [...]

Uptick in Executive Jobs Seen for 2010

It’s a new year and we’ve got a new attitude brewing (do you hear the Pointer Sisters crooning in the background?) I was flipping through the Wall Street Journal (electronically that is) and check out this article. Take a look at what’ s predicted for the 2010 executive job market……

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