Career Management
Following up after meetings
Here’s something they don’t teach you in business school…
Add follow up time to your next meeting
How many times have you had a great meeting, then struggled to find the time later to follow up on your action items from it?
I believe that business life is filled with out-of-sight out-of-mind behavior, where meetings end up being [...]
Do you Squidoo?
Some of you might be saying “huh?” to that question….
Well here’s a start on the very basics of Squidoo and why it can matter to you and your job search.
“Squidoo is the world’s most popular site for building free, single pages about your passions.
Highlight books, blogs, vids, online shops, or just spread the word about [...]
What Do You and a $20 Bill Have in Common?
I found this in a job group posting and wanted to share it -
Sometimes we just need to be reminded! A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill.
In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to [...]
Networking Like a Pro
Here’s another good article full of great tips!
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Speak Right and Network Like A Pro
Just as there’s a wrong and a right way to write, there’s also a better way to speak right, particularly at networking events. Knowing how to work the crowd is more than shaking hands and handing out business cards.
Speak right at these [...]
The New Way to Network for a Job
I found this article posted to the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group - I saw it posted on the Atlanta Job Search Yahoo! Group, but it was originally published in Advertising Age.
Social-Networking Sites Have Become ‘Supercharged’ Job Sites, the New Way for Candidates and Employers to Gain Unique Insight as They Search
By Erik Sherman
Published: [...]
Speed Reading and Other Shortcuts to Continuous Learning
As you (should) know, to be successful in your career you should never stop learning. One of the ways to make your learning more efficient is to learn how to speed-read. I took a speed-reading class back in high school, and at one point I got up to over 1200 words per minute. Not bad, [...]
What…Me Worry?
I’m a strong believer in personal development and continuing to educate yourself even after school is over - it’s an ongoing thing.
I’ve been listening to the audio program “Lead the Field” by Earl Nightingale and it’s excellent! I was listening to tape 2 and thought I’d share some of the statistics on worrying, especially given [...]
Little Hacks with Big Results
Tim Ferris, author of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich runs a very useful blog. His book is one of the most powerful books I read all of last year, and I would HIGHLY recommend it to just about anyone.
There is a post here that includes an interview [...]
Interesting “Employment Wanted” Ad
Here’s an interesting classified ad I stumbled across online…it originally appeared in the Employment Wanted section of the Financial Post (Toronto)
What you can learn from this ad is how the former marijuana smuggler focuses on his transferable skills and experience while being up-front about his past. When changing careers, emphasizing what you can [...]
How to Negotiate a Better Buyout Offer
SmartMoney published a useful article today on negotiating buyout offers.
“EMPLOYERS CUT SOME 17,000 jobs in January, spurring the first negative turn in job growth since 2003. And, as businesses continue to strain under a slow-moving economy, that trend will likely continue.The one relative bright spot in this slowing job market is that many companies are [...]
