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I received this way cool email from Linkedin the other day: I know that others received this email too. But I still love it. Here are 76 people…which, by the way, is 18% of my network! 18% of my 423 contacts on linkedin changed gigs in 2010. Some were unemployed. Some changed companies. Some moved [...]

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I took my brother to Career Sherpa’s Employment Club meeting last night. She walked through her presentation on Using Social Media in Your Job Search. This made me feel guilty, because I was working on an update for this same subject. So – here it is. This goes into a lot more detail this time [...]

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I know a couple of people that are re-entering the job market after years of not working or only working part-time. I thought I would share some thoughts and words of encouragement. First. You need some kind of marketing vehicle. Traditionally, this is called a resume. Right now, I have three documents. I have your [...]

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Over the last week, our intern and our receptionist left to go back to school. MBA and undergrad respectively. Neither school was teaching either of these smart, high upside, people the skills that they need to be developing and nurturing TODAY. To me, those skills are: Networking. Personal Marketing. Skill Evolution and Development. Networking – Its [...]

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I started writing “a” blog on this day in 2004. I cannot believe it has been six years. I’ve been through a lot in that time.  I was running a telemarketing operation at the time. Then I had back surgery. I tried to launch an outsourcing business with some partners. That failed. I went to [...]

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Last night I gave an updated version of my “Managing Your Online Identity: Using Social Media in Your Job Search” presentation to Hannah Morgan’s Career Club in Canandaigua, NY. It is really aimed at anyone who needs to manage their career not just job seekers. Using Social Media In Your Job Search V3.0 Dec 2009 [...]

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John Porcaro directed my attention to a Time magazine posting about the future of work. “The Last Days of Cubicle Life” paints a compelling picture of our work future. Like John, I like this quote: Most of the best jobs will be for people who manage customers, who organize fans, who do digital community management. [...]

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Just read the latest from Penelope Trunk. Do you know who is using social media? Gen X. The average Twitter user is in their 30s. The median age of LinkedIn is 40. The majority of people who are joining Facebook right now are over 35. This is because Gen X wants to meet new people [...]

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Great post from Rajesh Setty on tompeters.com I love Raj – he lists a set of questions you should be asking yourself if you are wondering if you are safe. 1. Is your job CORE to the company? (This is what happened to me.) 2. What will the company LOSE by eliminating this job? 3. [...]

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Hannah was on TV last night talking about resumes. Give her some love and check her out! Link. I had trouble with audio in Firefox.

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