Over the week-end, my son and his fiancé came into town. As we headed to one of many pre-wedding take-care-of-business stops, all of which required decisions, I asked the bride and groom-to-be if they were familiar with different styles, makes...
Category : Career Management, job-search, Online Career Marketing, personal-branding, Web/Tech
Many things may happen before a recruiter or hiring authority ever sees your resume. These are some: s/he Googles your name, searches for you on LinkedIn, checks Facebook to see what kind of person you are, checks Twitter for evidence...
Wouldn’t it be nice if there existed one universal hand-dryer system? I was in a beautiful new office building yesterday and for the life of me, could not get the towel dispenser to work. No matter what I tried, nothing...
Let's pretend that television producers have approached you with an offer too good to refuse: "We understand that you are looking for a new j-o-b and here's what we're going to do to help you this Super Bowl Sunday 2012....
During a blogging and job search presentation I delivered a few weeks ago, one of the participant questions had to do with “what to say when you write a blog or make a tweet." A tip one of my English...
You'd be surprised, but only about one out of 10 of the technology executive clients I speak to have a built-out online identity - that is, they show up in more places than just LinkedIn. The time is past when...
Imagine that you are a business, trying to make a buck in this competitive market. Imagine that you have cut your staff to a skeleton crew to keep things afloat. Imagine what happens when one or more of your employees...
Watching one of my favorite television programs, CBS Sunday Morning, I was particularly interested in the piece about “Charisma.” The story reminded me of some teachings in a Napoleon Hill book I recently read again. Lesson Ten from the The...
Category : 2012, Career Change, Career Management, careers, employment, job hunt, job-search, jobs, Online Career Marketing, personal-branding, transitions, Web/Tech, work, Workspaces
Looking forward to 2012, my friend and I were chatting about words that end in –al and how they seem to provide a launch pad for goals, changes, fresh starts and dreams for a new year. As you peruse this...
You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny. The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand. ~ Irene C. Kassorla In my practice, one of the services I provide is interview...
