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Hannah Morgan

Creating a Network from Scratch

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Here's the thing, you have been networking all along, you just didn't call it that.  Take the focus off of job search and you'll feel better about "networking". The Harvard Business Review (don't I ...
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Getting Back to Basics

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Everything happens for a reason.  Perhaps this situation we find ourselves in right now was to serve as a wake-up call.  Were our values out of whack? Now is a really good time to ...
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Looking for a Job-Try Harder

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Most of you don't want to network. Introverts outnumber extroverts 50.8% to 49.3%.  More men (54.1%) are introverts than women (47.5%). So let's not call it networking.  Call it getting out of your ...
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I can’t move my family…

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Or can you?  Relocation is a scary thought.  Anita Bruzzese wrote a post about considering the options and tells the story of a family that took a risk. Here are the take ...
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Numbers Speak

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If you want to know how you are doing with your job search, you need to look at the data.  That means you will need to track the data.  Are you keeping track of how your time is being ...
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Small Talk

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"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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Help Is Out There

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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

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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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The 4 P’s of Marketing

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Product, Pricing, Placement, Promotion.  Product:  What service or product do you offer that fills a need.  In true marketing, a warranty is generally included in defining this. ...
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Checklist for a Job Search

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Having a checklist for job search makes sure you have the right equipment and tools to compete. Without having everything you need, you potentially waste a lot of time.  While gathering this checklist ...
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Changing What We Do

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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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WIIFM

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Everything we do in life could be looked at as a "deal".  We have to communicate with people and that means that we are trying to push our ideas, needs, desires, or ...
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A Career Do-Over

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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!

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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. Pop, ...
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Knowing it All

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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

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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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Get a Job Quickly!

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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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Networking = Rule Breaking

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As I was preparing to talk about the value of building a network to a group of teenagers, I began looking at the concept through their eyes. In school they have learned to follow rules, stay within ...
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