Have You Thought About Becoming a Motivational Speaker?Thom Singer just wrote a post called Busy, but no complaints! The life of a motivational speaker. Thom has been a speaker since I knew him, and was one of two authors I spoke with before I came out with my first book. For most of the time I’ve known him he has had a [...] March 8th, 2010
How to Survive a LayoffManny Otiko is a PR professional who wrote a great post called Tips on Surviving a Layoff. You’ll have to read his post to get the explanations of all of his points, which are: Be Patient. Based on today’s economy he argues that it takes considerably longer to land a job – not our fault but [...] February 25th, 2010
What is your (career) purpose in life?I’ve been thinking about a blog post from Penelope Trunk titled Being an expert takes time, not talent. On my mind was this part: February 3rd, 2010
The Art of Finding a Job FastThis week I read something from Richard Bolles (Author of What Color is your Parachute). He said the job search is not a science, it is an art. This is what has bugged me about a lot of job search advice – the advice comes across like a science (”do these 13 things [...] January 14th, 2010
The Only 2010 Career Resolution I Can Think OfOh sure, there are lots of resolutions to make. Some are fans of making them, some are not fans. January 5th, 2010
U.S. Unemployment Map – A StoryI got an email from Steven Gallison, who runs the Maryland outplacement organization known as POAC, with a link to a map that shows unemployment changes by county of a year. This is a sobering depiction of what has happened with the unemployment rate over time … crazy stuff! November 24th, 2009
Facebook for ExecutivesTomorrow I’m doing a webinar called Facebook for Executives – I’m jazzed to share what I’ve learned about the new stuff in Facebook, and to help professionals and executives get up to speed on what they should be doing and how they could do it in Facebook. November 17th, 2009
The Job Search in a RecessionAnother thing I learned earlier this week (at a job seekers network meeting, with over 100 job seekers) was that it’s better and easier to find a job during a recession. November 5th, 2009
The “Recession” is “Over”Yesterday I heard the recession is over. I immediately emailed the only guy I know who follows the numbers from the government and wondered what he would say, and I was surprised to hear his response. November 3rd, 2009
Job Search (and Career) EpiphaniesI recently wrote a post called Becoming Uncommon in your Job Search, based on a blog post I read from Glen Plantz (original post here). The idea is cool, along the lines of personal branding, and how to me memorable and unique… October 22nd, 2009
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