TIPS, TRENDS AND RESOURCES

It’s easy to get sucked into the hype and drama of current events that play into our emotions. So when it comes to managing our careers or our businesses, you’ll make better, more reliable decisions when those decisions are based on fact-based research.

Let’s face it there will always be challenges, competition and opportunities. And each [...]

Create a Compelling Brand Identity Through a Professional Competency Audit

Our professional identity is all too often determined by the title of our positions and the list of corresponding responsibilities we’ve had over the course of our careers. Unfortunately, these characteristics don’t communicate our confidence, competitive advantage or true value in the workplace. Knowledge that is accumulated through experience is good — APPLIED KNOWLEDGE [...]

The 2011 Employment Dilemma

HEY — are you one of the millions who have been “downsized” more then once at this point? Are you over 50 and curled up in a fetal position under your desk because you just found another gray hair? Have you thought about dropping out of the corporate insanity to create a little chaos of [...]

You Are Exposed

This information was sent to me from my good friend Terri Eileen Liggins. (terri@theliteraryfront.com). She’s not only a great writer but she uses her talent to keep us in the know about things that can affect our personal and professional success.

If you’ve ever plugged your name into Google, you were probably pretty surprised to see [...]

This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Experience and Gain Presence (instead of presents) Through Collaborations

Once upon a time there was a professional who didn’t have to do everything, know everything or have everything but this person lived happily ever after multiplying their contacts, resources, time, energy and income without increasing their workload. The really good news is, this is no tall tale and it could be your new reality. [...]

Take the $10 Holiday Challenge

For those of you who know me well, you know I love a challenge – I find it exhilarating to overcome an obstacle, defy a risk or breakthrough a limitation. You also know I am adamant about helping people find and keep meaningful employment.

Here’s something you may not know. I have been affiliated with an [...]

Run Your Business Online with $10 and a Google Account

Ok everyone.  I have something to tell you.  I just have to come clean.  Here it is:

 I’m not an expert at all this web and social media stuff.  

Sure I got my website, Twitter, Facebook and a gazillion other things, but I create the magic using the smarts of my web guy who takes care of all my needs.  (I’m talkin’ web [...]

Finding Your Dream Job Through LinkedIn and Other Tips

The Financial Post reprinted an article by Susan Adams from Forbes that gave some really good advice on using these social media sites to get ourselves some real job hunt value.  You can get to the article by clicking here.

It not only gives some good specific and practical advice.  It gives links to six articles [...]

WEDDLE’s 2010 User’s Choice Awards, The Elite of the Online Employment Industry

I wanted to share with you a list I discovered online.  It contains some really solid online employment sites.  Check them out and tell me what you think about using them to find your next job.

Absolutely Health Care http://www.healthjobsusa.com/
AfterCollege.com http://www.AfterCollege.com/
AllHealthcareJobs.com http://AllHealthcareJobs.com/
AllRetailJobs.com http://www.AllRetailJobs.com/
CareerBuilder.com http://www.CareerBuilder.com/
CollegeGrad.com http://www.CollegeGrad.com/
CollegeRecruiter.com http://www.collegerecruiter.com/
Dice.com http://www.dice.com/
DirectEmployers.com http://www.DirectEmployers.com
DiversityJobs.com http://www.DiversityJobs.com/
EmploymentGuide.com http://www.EmploymentGuide.com
ExecuNet http://www.execunet.com/
GetTheJob.com http://www.GetTheJob.com
Hcareers http://www.Hcareers.com/
HealthCareerWeb.com http://www.HealthCareerWeb.com/
HEALTHeCAREERS Network http://www.HEALTHeCAREERS.com/
Indeed.com [...]

Do You Offer Others Real Value?

“Everything You Do MUST Have Value to Others.” That’s the title of a Career Opportunities podcast I listened to recently. It made a recommendation we should all consider when we doing just about anything.

I see this problem over and over again. Someone takes an idea for a new business, a product idea or even something [...]