Have we become accustomed to hand outs? Do we feel entitled? Typically these are qualities associated with the younger generation, however, it may be cultural or societal.No one promised us employment ...
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Archives for June 2010
Summary Sunday: Best job search post for June
There are just not enough hours in the day to write about everything a job seeker should know. Additionally, there is good advice then not so good advice. I love to find what I consider the best of ...
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4 Steps to Assess Your Next Dream Job
There may not be such a thing as a perfect job, but you can take these four steps to assess your next dream job. ...
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Go Twitter
I love Twitter and I want you to also. Well, at least like it. OK, please at least try it. Twitter is an amazing tool for marketing (read ERE's post Twitter: Media or (Un)Social ...
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Summary Sunday
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! I hope you enjoy your special day!Instead of just listing posts this week, I am sharing 5 of my favorite career blogs. Finding a blog is ...
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Assertive, Aggressive or Afraid
A friend called me the other day, excited and nervous because she had gotten an interview for a job she had recently applied for.
"What do I ask them", she asked me.
"What do you want to know" I ...
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Driving Change from the Bottom
Can change really happen from the bottom and move up the ladder? Do "grass-roots" efforts succeed? I attended the local meetup of "Linchpins are Everywhere Raise the ...
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Summary Sunday
Let's start this week's Summary with a Tom Peter's video! If you crave more, you are in luck, he has a host of them on his website here.
Now, we can move on to the regular posts!
The ...
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Finding Professional Development Ops- Part 2
Yesterday's post talked about identifying skills gaps and the need to develop a training plan or road map of what development you are looking for.
Today's post is just the beginning of where to go ...
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Seeking Training- Part 1
This week I mentioned the decrease in company training budgets in one of my posts. The result...WE need to pursue our own personal and professional development. So easily said. ...
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Personal Development Is Dying
What happens to the training budgets and staff when a company is in financial trouble? They are cut, right.What kind of budget does a small company (1-100 employees) have for training there ...
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Facing Your Biggest Fear Head On
Is it true that people don't change until they hit rock bottom?
I've met some truly incredible people along the way who've overcome pretty amazing odds. They've defied cancer, overcome the loss of ...
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Same Old Networking Events Getting Stale?
You and I have both attended them. Those networking events where all the same people show up and cluster together. I feel like I am in high school all over again. Yuck. The reason ...
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Leading A Team of One
We all lead a team of one (sometimes more). Being a leader doesn't mean that you are directing/managing/guiding others. It means having an awareness and practicing the competencies that make you the ...
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