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Why you need your own website - and how to get one! by Miriam Salpeter - Feb, 2011 Do you believe you need an online presence to help you land a job — or to help you manage your career? I spent 45 minutes last week trying to convince a career-changing friend she needed HerName.com. She is finishing an advanced degree and will be looking for opportunities in a teaching specialty. She can’t understand why it is important to have an online presence, and she made some good points: - I’m going to get a job b... |
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What Kind of Skier Are You? by Christine Hassler - Feb, 2011 This past weekend I spoke to a group of professionals of all ages on the topic of career transitions. Mark Goldston, CEO of an extremely successful internet company kicked off the event with his biggest “pearls of wisdom” and there was one particular metaphor he used that I want to share with you. He asked us all to envision our career as a mountain and ourselves as the skier. We have choices when it comes to which path... |
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Job Seeker: How To Unearth Value From Twitter by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Feb, 2011 Attempts to tame the Twitter Wild West abound. Some well-meaning, expert advice is on point while other opinions should be taken with a grain of salt. The splendor of Twitter is the absolute control you have to read or respond to the words flagging you down for attention. Tools like TweetDeck or HootSuite facilitate organizing your followers into ‘lists’ to ensure you can focus in on those conversations most relevant to you... |
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Interview With a Mentor by Judith Lindenberger - Feb, 2011 Lois J. Zachary, Ed.D., President, Leadership Development Services, LLC, Phoenix, Arizona, is one of my mentors. I met Lois in 1997 and from the first time I met her she has encouraged me to think big and do more. One of my favorite quotes, which I learned from Lois, is how I sum up our relationship … “Most people don’t know that there are angels whose only job is to make sure that you don’t get too comfortable, and fall aslee... |
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Mentoring Programs … That Actually Work by Judith Lindenberger - Feb, 2011 According to the American Society for Training and Development, over 75% of executives target mentoring as one of the key factors in their business success. As one mentor put it, “Powerful things happen when a respected, experienced person shows interest in and goes out of his or her way to help another individual develop, especially when that individual is open to being influenced.” Most Programs Fail But if mentoring p... |
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What Corporate America Can Learn From Physicians: It's All In How You Treat People by Judith Lindenberger - Feb, 2011 Published in OD/Leadership News, ASTD, May 2006 Recently, the literature in medical economics has caught up with conventional wisdom in terms of medical malpractice lawsuits. What has become apparent is that people are less likely to sue doctors whom they believe have acted in their best interest and who communicate with them clearly and kindly. In plain English, doctors have discovered that good bedside manner is good busi... |
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4 Essentials for Reaching out to strangers on LinkedIn by Joshua Waldman - Feb, 2011 Last week, I received an info interview request from a total stranger as a direct message on LinkedIn. And despite my very busy schedule, I decided to take his call. Over the weekend, I asked myself, “Why did I agree”? Let’s take his email apart and put it into 4 essential elements so that you can use them in your own LinkedIn communications. First, here’s the email I got over LinkedIn from J. : Hi Joshua, I notice... |
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The 5 Tenets of Career Enlightenment by Joshua Waldman - Feb, 2011 Desperation can make us do strange things. If you’ve ever been laid off, you may recall those first few weeks of shock and disbelief. Then questions arise such as, “how am I going to pay my bills?” or “what’s going to happen to me?” The anxiety sets in. And it’s at this point that you’re the most vulnerable to making a bad career mistake. All of the great stuff you’ve learned about managing your career goes out the wi... |
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Oh Say Can You See… by Suzanne Bates - Feb, 2011 Christina Aguilera is probably still in bed with the covers over her head this morning. On Sunday night, at the opening of Super Bowl XLV in Arlington Texas, she flubbed a line of The Star-Spangled Banner. I was more focused on how not to break my Tostito Scoops in the 7-layer dip, so I didn’t hear it, and neither did my husband and neighbor. But a lot of people were paying attention, because the social networks lit up ... |
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What's Wrong with a Real Job? A Q&A with Scott Gerber by Lindsey Pollak - Feb, 2011 With economic upheaval taking place around the world, the next generation of workers is up against a tidal wave of change. This week I had the privilege of conducting a Q&A session with Scott Gerber, who has some outspoken opinions on the future of careers for Millennials. Read Scott¡¯s thoughts and then tell me what you think! 1. How big of a problem is youth unemployment/underemployment, and how can Millennials overcom... |
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