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Motivation Monday- 3 Tips to Get You Going!

February 7, 2011

Good morning!  Happy Monday! If you are job hunting or in a job you hate, Mondays can be a huge disappointment.  They mark the beginning of five days of doing stuff you don’t want to do.  While I can’t change the fact that you don’t want to do them, I can suggest some things you [...]

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I Need to Find a Contact at…

August 31, 2010

Often times I have seen LinkedIn group members pose the request “I need to find a contact at ABC company, know anyone?” My first reaction is, great!  They are asking for help.  But then as I think about it I wonder if that is the best way to get the information they are looking for. [...]

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Are You Lurking or Participating?

May 7, 2010

Are you a "lurker"?  I guess I should define the term to be sure you know what I mean.  According to Wikipedia: "In Internet culture, a lurker is a person who reads discussions on a message board, newsgroup, chatroom, file sharing or other interactive system, but rarely or never participates actively. Research indicates that "lurkers [...]

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LinkedIn Groups- What is the purpose?

March 11, 2010

Are you a member of a LinkedIn group that you benefit from?  Let’s define “benefit from”. In other words, are you learning, sharing, engaging in conversation, meeting great thinkers?  In my opinion, that is what LinkedIn groups are supposed to foster.  You hear the term virtual community used to describe some groups.  Are they really [...]

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Famous Last Words of Job Seekers

March 5, 2010

What is the one piece of advice you would give to a fellow job seeker?  What worked in your search?  What didn't? These questions have been asked many times and the answers come back fairly the same from different successful seekers.  However, the answers aren't as specific as I think you are looking for.  What [...]

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What is Your Social Media Policy?

February 11, 2010

Businesses around the globe have been jumping on the social media band wagon.  They each have a different reason for doing it:  increase sales, increase customer service levels, increase brand awareness…Companies have corporate Fan pages on Facebook, blogs, Twitter accounts and are trying to figure out this new technology. So as corporate America tries to [...]

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