Favorite Friday: Your LinkedIn Professional Headline Probably Sucks
If you’ve ever seen me speak then you know that I’m… well… opinionated :p My opinion is that most people throw together a sketchy LinkedIn Profile, and hardly give any …
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When do you change your job search criteria?
When I started my job search, about 6 years and three weeks ago, I knew what I wanted: More than I was making in my last job (I had forgone …
Relationship Management: Getting Multiple Contacts Into JibberJobber
Yesterday I did some research on a company that should acquire JibberJobber. I’m not in talks with them, yet, but if it happens, I want to know who I’ll be …
I wonder if the election will make employers cautious about hiring? #bad_news?
On the user webinar this morning someone asked my thoughts about their situation: two advanced degrees, and not even able to get an entry level job. I have a few …
Favorite Friday: The Other Hardest Question: How Can I Help You? MUST READ
January 8, 2008. The Other Hardest Question: How Can I Help You? I was about 18 months into my business and networking like crazy. Meeting lots of people, becoming a …
Job Search Black Hole: Why I Don’t Reply To You
(Read this letter as if I was that hiring manager that isn’t returning your calls and emails) Did you see the post last week about why I delete your emails? …
Better Emails: Using the Reply All and who to CC
I recently “replied all” to an email conversation where I noticed a person significant to the conversation was in the CC field. When I replied, I moved her to the …
How I Delete Email (read: how to keep your email from being deleted)
Recently I put together a video series I titled “Effective Email Communication,” because I see so many emails that are, well, crappy. I know that isn’t a professional word, but …
JibberJobber to Manage (the strength of) Relationships
JibberJobber is a relationship management tool. In Never Eat Alone, Keith Ferrazzi said something to the effective of “it’s not enough to collect names and number (and email addresses), we …
Job Search Depression. Read This. Pass It On.
I don’t know why I’ve had this on my mind lately. Maybe because of things I’ve personally been working through. But it keeps getting in front of me, again and …