Those of you who are regular readers of this blog will remember the loss of Teddy,our German Shepherd, in late January. Teddy was our first ever dog, brought home by my oldest son, Tim, without any prior warning in June 2004. Teddy was 8 weeks old then, when he died, he was 6 years, 9…
I’ve been partnering with Wausau City Pages for the last year, mainly because one of the Advertising Execs, Malibu Springer, is a friend from a long time ago. She was with the Wausau Daily Herald when my sons were little. She coached them with their paper routes and made that experience fun for them and…
Barbara Sanfani’s blog, Break All the Rules in Resume Writing to Land the Interview gave an interesting example about rotary phones and discussed the misconceptions that people have about resumes. This made me reflect on the way that most people think about resumes. Many seem to think that there is a right way and a wrong…
I made a decision this past week (December 2009) that will change my world. I resigned as Wausau Whitewater’s Operations Manager, a position I have held since 1997. Wausau Whitewater has been my passion. It’s the whitewater course in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin that has hosted regional, national, and international slalom and freestyle whitewater competitions and…
At one point, I wrote resumes for local television media on-air personalities and reporters in news, sports, and even weather. During time, I learned their jargon and the insider details in the media industry. For instance, I learned how television market rankings are defined. Did you know that each area has its own market ranking….
I was just reviewing my checkbook online and saw the six month fee for Hostgator who hosts Designresumes.com and wausauwhitewater.org. It reminded me what a good investment the hosting move was. Previously, both sites were hosted by someone down in Texas who was very cost-effective – he often forgot to bill at all and a year…
Social Media in Job Search #1 To me, it seems everyone is talking about social media so other than an occasional LinkedIn article, like My Journey with LinkedIn or the post, LinkedIn or LinkedOut?, I have blogged about other aspects of job search. A friend from Facebook said, yes, everyone is talking but that doesn’t…
In December, I detailed how I started with LinkedIn, since then my LI community has grown and I periodically take time to see what is happening with my contacts. As a career professional, I value the way social networking enables people to understand networking in general. When I am speaking with my clients, I often…
Social media has really been an adventure for me in the past couple of years. I spent much of my free time in the fall reading and commenting on blogs that I found through Twitter. I love technology! But that is a post for another day. This post is cutting it very close because the…