Seth Godin’s recent blog, “The Perfect Crime”, posted on June 24, 2013, challenges us to consider the impact of marketing in a way that changes the culture to benefit you and your shareholders at the expense of people, health, and culture. We traveled recently to Washington DC. Beautiful old mansions and gorgeous high rises devoted […]
I read a great blog the other day, “You have the skills, but lack the experience.” I love the title. I wish I had written it. So I am writing my own perspective on the topic. Barry is a recent client. After 15+ years in a manufacturing role on the production floor he went back […]
My father was a school principal, a talented musician, an artist and archer, a learned man, a woodworker, an optimist, a simple man, a messy man. He laughed a lot and was curious about everything. He built boats and rode motorcycles. He opened the door to talk to Mormon missionaries because he enjoyed a good […]
In the olden days, the only resume was a paper resume. You had someone type it up (on a typewriter!) then took it to a printer who handed you a paper bag filled with resumes printed on beautiful bond paper. If you wanted to apply to two different kinds of jobs, you repeated the process […]
When I was hiring people, I often asked this question, “Why did you get into that field?” The answer could be very revealing. Think about these different responses from an engineer: “I was always taking stuff apart and putting it back together when I was a kid. My folks didn’t like it much. But my […]
If you believe that small, relatively insignificant decisions will make the difference in a successful job change, you are smarter than the average bear. And, you ‘get’ intuitively what the “The Compound Effect” by Darren Hardy explains in plausible stories and steps in a book designed to teach you how become ‘successful.’ I met Darren […]
Most people find their next job through networking. Networking leads to more contacts. More contacts increase the chance someone you know will learn about a job you might be interested in. That is how it works. So job seekers are busy finding contacts, making connections, meeting new people. This is called “mining social networks”. Believe […]
My partner Dan is always trying to get me to do video. He watches lots of videos and thinks it is a great way to speak to a certain portion of our audience. I spent years avoiding seeing myself on video. I reluctantly enter the video world because I must, not because I want to […]
While you are hard at work networking, meeting new people, and finding opportunities in your job search, wouldn’t it be nice if you could have a virtual resume stands with you ready and willing to tell your story? Your LinkedIn profile does exactly that! Think of your LinkedIn profile like a placeholder or an advertisement. […]
At its most fundamental level, every job has a specific list of tasks that must be accomplished. This is the reason the job exists. You are not defined by the tasks. You are defined by your accomplishments. You accomplishments are what make you stand out from the crowd. As a regular reader of profiles and […]
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