If you’ve read anything I’ve written about networking (click on categories at the right and Networking to catch up), you know that I’m a big fan! Today’s post is a reminder that networking isn’t about a meeting, it’s about a relationship. If you flit from one networking contact to another without bothering to follow up […]
Don’t Waste Time and Talent – Give Your Career A Jump Start
I want to tell you a story about someone I know. She is a stay-at-home mom who decided that, after years of living on one salary, it was time to make some money. She knew she had a very marketable skill, but hesitated to try to start her own business because there were so many […]
Lost Your Job? What to Do Next
I’ve written about jobs predicted to have a rosy future in 2008 and offered suggestions of what to do if you think that your job is in jeopardy. But, what approach should you take if you have lost your job and you (and many, many others) are now seeking work in a flat economy? The first […]
Good News for (Some) Job Seekers
In a Wall Street Journal Online  column, Carol Hymowitz suggests that, despite the fact that this is a tight job market during which companies will be laying off workers; many businesses will seek talent that they have not developed from within their ranks. She notes: Companies haven’t been grooming and training enough employees for promotions […]
Interviewing Positively
Would you want to hire someone who trashed her former employer? As the next and future employer, you might be concerned about your own reputation should bad blood come between you and the new hire. No matter how much you hated your old boss or loathe your current supervisor, it is a BAD idea to […]