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I am reading Seth Godin’s new book: Linchpin. I love it. He is posting some snippets on his site. I like this one a lot: Jacqueline Novogratz on how to recognize a linchpin from Seth Godin on Vimeo.

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I just signed an offer letter for a small company looking to do big things here in Rochester. (In fact it is about 3 minutes from my house! Bye Bye Jefferson Road!) I had been out of work for a little over one year. That is a long time. I had/have some immediate thoughts on [...]

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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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Or at least one of them. WSJ had an article awhile back: When Returning to Work is Harder Than It Seems. This is a solid read for those of us that have been out of work for a long time. The article quotes that the average layoff time is around 6.5 months. I completely identify [...]

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Just read  a July 8th article from Knowledge@Wharton: Caught in the Middle: Rising Unemployment Takes Its Toll on Older Managers that will cause you to lose some sleep. Especially if you are believing the hype that “it is getting better out there.” It isn’t. And it won’t. The opening paragraph sets the pace: U.S. recessions [...]

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Interesting read from the Career Strategies section of the WSJ Online  in the last week or so. Beyond Job Boards: Targeting the Source provides me with some more cannon fodder for my Using Social Media in Your Job Search presentation I am trying to give. I was arguing with CareerSherpa’s Hannah Morgan the other day [...]

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Get Rich Slowly linked to a post on How to Nail an Interview recently.There are some great tips here and I know some of you are out there hustling to find a new opportunity. Check it out. I like the authors methodology. Real world research. Not miscellaneous thoughts from people that did some hiring 20 [...]

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Seth has a great take on making the ask. He’s right. So go read it. …invest some time and earn the right to ask. Do your homework. Build connections. Make a reasonable request, something easy and mutually beneficial. Yes leads to yes which just maybe leads to the engagement you were actually seeking. It is [...]

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TP has issued a challenge that supports his on-going efforts at all-around EXCELLENCE. Are you developing the people around you? Please list. Right now! The 5 people! Whose development you have contributed to! Directly! And Profoundly! In the last 24 months! I do think that is too long of a time frame. How about the [...]

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