I have a guilty confession. It is embarrassing really. I love Free Cell Solitaire. I grew up playing Solitaire with a deck of cards. My grandmother taught me. We would sit at opposite ends of the dining room table and play for hours, talking quietly about this and that. She knew lots of games. When […]
‘Who will be my boss? may be THE question to ask in any job change. If the person-in-charge gets what you bring to the table, believes in you, and trusts you from the beginning, and, btw, most likely approaches work in a manner similar to your own, you have the potential of really making a difference, loving what you do, and building a nice career.
My father loved sleight of hand. I loved it when he pulled quarters out of my ears. It tickled. I always wondered how that quarter got up there in the first place! Of course we all know I don’t have quarters in my ears, at least not lately. My dad practiced all the time to […]
If you care about a subject and become knowledgeable about it, it’s a good bet that you will be asked to speak about it at some point in your life.
I love Super Bowl ads. The commercials are the best part of the game to me. Every year just prior to the Super Bowl you can find TV specials about the best or worst Super Bowl ads, just to get you ready for the best part of the upcoming game. Here is my favorite from […]
Book Review: Quiet by Susan Cain Benefits Uncomfortable Job-Seekers
So why is the New York Times best-seller Quiet valuable for job seekers? If you are an ambivert or an introvert, this book raises the bar of confidence and self-assurance that quiet is okay, and often times more important to a good hire than how glib you can tell your story. This book provides a whole new worldview that respecting the quieter folks in the room is smart business.
How many things do you try to do at once? Are you driving and talking on the phone? Are you sitting at your desk with a deadline, watching email scroll while half listening to a webinar? Or worse still, are you trying to make dinner while hungry kids congregate around the table while you talk […]
It is very cool to me that every four years in the United States, we let go of the old and embrace the new. Let go of your political affiliations for a moment and take that in. Yesterday marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. Analysts have been providing us with […]
Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a series of blogs regarding Catherine Rampell’s article, “Are there really no good job applicants out there?” in The New York Times on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. This fascinating article begins with the fact that three out of ten companies surveyed by the National Federation of Independent […]
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