As you watch your hometown parade today, remember the sacrifices made for our country. As tough as things have been here over the past few years, we are still some of the most fortunate people ...
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Archives for May 2010
Networking: How to ask for a favor
The other day I received an email asking me to do someone a favor. The request made me feel uncomfortable and I pondered for a day on how to respond. As an active networking job seeker, I am ...
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Social Media In Job Search
As a last minute sub, I presented this information on Social Media in Job Search yesterday. It was a great crowd and lots of good questions.
What amazed me most was the fact that most ...
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Find and Follow- New on LinkedIn
Well, based on changes at LinkedIn, this feature is no longer available...however, you can find instructions on how to follow your LinkedIn connections on Twitter by reading this post by Andy ...
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Going Up or Going Out
The cream always rises to the top, or so the saying goes. Today's organizations are becoming flatter and so is our world. This poses a problem for those career enthusiasts who wan to ...
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Summary Sunday
This is one of my favorite Summary Sundays so far. It is referencing some of the posts from this week I shared on Twitter. Actually, if you aren't on Twitter yet, there are some posts here to ...
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Monitoring Media: A Must for Career Management
I remember about 10 years ago, the only way to get press release, financial and other news about companies was to go to the library. You would sift through periodicals and perhaps even read articles ...
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I Think I Can
Do you remember the story of the "Little Engine That Could"? Imagine my surprise when my Star-Wars-loving, DS Nintendo-toting son, brought that book home with a gleam of excitement in ...
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Summary Sunday
In honor of the droves of folks who have secured new jobs, I thought I would share some of the posts I've read that have a connection to managing your career.
Eight Thoughts on Elegant Leadership ...
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10 Ways to Re-Use Old Business Cards
You have them, don't you- a box or stack of old business cards that sits wastefully in your desk or perhaps they are in the box in the attic along with your old work files. Perhaps you ...
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Summary Sunday
Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. Each week I find new people to follow and new blogs to read. In sharing them, I hope you learn something new and/or find a new blog to read. ...
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Coasting Through Your Career
Looking back over my work (not sure if I can truly call it a career), I've been lucky and I've been stupid. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. If I had only known then what I ...
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Marketing Your On-Line Presence
Part of my personal mission is to share information. Why? Because I like finding information to share and I believe that once you've shared it, it can grow into something bigger and better.
I ...
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Another Example of “Perception Is Reality”
Having an online presence has never been more important
If you are a job seeker (active or passive) you have probably heard that it is important to build your online reputation. Have you begun? The ...
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