"Help, don't make me talk to people I don't know!"
This is what I am thinking if I have to mingle at a meeting, seminar, or party. I am in awe of people who can ask good ...
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Archives for February 2009
Help Is Out There
So you say there aren't any jobs available right now- companies have a hiring freeze or they just laid off people. It just isn't true. There are jobs. We just have ...
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Know Thyself
The great philosophers said it long ago. Know thyself. It is so basic and so obvious, why do we fight self-assessment? Because it is difficult.
Life moves so quickly today, running around doing ...
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Playing the Game Right-How to Send the Resume
Sharing information is a wonderful thing. That's one of the reasons I love blogging. My passion for the topic of career management and transition allows me to uncover or collect all sorts of great ...
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Changing Careers…why you might want to wait
Louise Fletcher at Blue sky resume wrote Can You Make a Career Change in a Bad Economy. She points out several things:
It is possible and more likely to happen if this change is ...
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Finding a Blog that’s Right for You
Holy cow! Who knew there were so many blogs out there. More and more every where you look. There are groups and communities of bloggers, corporate bloggers, independent bloggers galore.
Here's ...
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Changing What We Do
There was an article in the NYTimes this week about the conditions of the labor market in a Wisconsin town that lost over 4,000 GM jobs. These overpaid ($28/hr) workers are now ...
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The Best On-Line Job Posting Resources
You might need a better understanding of the job market. One of the best ways to do that is to do your research. By research, I mean search the job postings on-line. See what employers are looking ...
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A Career Do-Over
Peter Weddle's Newsletter on a Career Do-Over is worth reading, though I will summarize his four key points, or what he calls the "four genuine advantages" in my words, not his:
You are ...
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100! Thanks!
This is post number 100! I need to thank the many people who inspire and motivate me. I look forward to 100 more posts and readers!
Mike Lally, for the "gentle" nudge to start blogging.
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Changing What We Expect Work to Be
At it's peak, Kodak employed close to 60,000 employees in Rochester alone. Right now, the numbers are well under 10,000, and dropping. They are not the only big guy shrinking, Xerox, ...
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Knowing it All
The next time you are telling someone something, stop, and think about how much you don't know about what you are talking about. It is so easy, especially when we get older and supposedly ...
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Business Cards- Get ’em Now
New employees are sometimes handed a box of business cards. Why? They'll need them. They will go to events and meet people, they will meet with clients or customers, they will ...
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Looking for a Job Is Different than it was Last Time
What I saw the other night in a room of over 20 people was that more than half of them had not had to look for a job in over 5 years. Think about how our lives have changed in just 10 ...
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Re-focusing- What is TRULY Important
Dan Schawbel interviewed Lisa Earle McLeod who is a speaker and author specializing in humor business coaching and spirituality attainment. The full interview! But in case you don't have time...here ...
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Get a Job Quickly!
This is a warning, not a "how to" post. The longer you are unemployed, the more damaged you appear to be. Is that mean, it isn't meant to be. It is how recruiters and ...
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