Every day I read outstanding, inspiring blogs by talented bloggers who leave no easy options to share their posts. Part of the magic of blogging is the ability to share what you read with others in your network. When a post is too hard to share or you didn’t see it come by in Twitter…
Jim Connolly’s post today, Avoiding the No-Win Scenario, talks about issues I struggle with at times. He says: One of the reasons people often make bad decisions, is that they put themselves into no-win scenarios. Jim said that this is often due to worry. Though I will confess that I am not immune to worry,…
Today’s career management is ramped up from what was the norm only a few short years ago. Not only do current job seekers have to think about new tools but future-thinking career professionals should realize that no job is forever. You need to have many tools in your arsenal. 1. → The well-written, keyword-infused, accomplishment-focused…
I already posted today but I have been noticing things on my wanderings on the web. If you are a blogger or a wanna-be blogger, there are lots of resources on the web for great advice. This post is just my personal advice list and a bit of a rant. I know some really great…
You will find many blog posts on “Googling” yourself but I still find people who look at me with a quizzical look as if I am speaking a foreign language. Why would you want to “Google yourself?” In today’s world, you want to know what other people who Google you will find. You want to…
I’ve been really quiet on Twitter, Facebook, and my blog for the last week or so. I’ve been blessed with many new Design Resumes projects and clients so that is part of the reason I’ve been so quiet. But the other reason is that for the first time in my life, I have an ear…
I’m one of those self-taught people. I have taught myself more software than most people use in a lifetime. But I don’t have a desire to figure out code, I like to write — not learn complex computer languages. I’m not a stranger to web design software either. I taught myself and worked in Dreamweaver…
You may have noticed that the face of this blog and my entire website has changed. Kim Woodbridge played a huge role in making it happen! I determined that I wanted to move the site to Headway, after seeing the blogs of people like Jim Connolly, Danny Brown, John Haydon, and hearing them explain how…
Jim Connolly posted “what is your biggest marketing challenge?” to ask his readers what they would like in the way of his help. His marketing expertise is well known and I read his posts regularly. He’s talking about all kinds of options: lead generation, email marketing, social media marketing, mail shots (direct mail), networking, retail…
Optimizing your Career Fair Experience #2 Elevator speaking Perhaps you are familiar with an elevator speech, perhaps you have written one, perhaps you are clueless as to what one is. In any case, you need to be thinking of your elevator speech in your job search and especially at career fairs. Wikipedia defines an elevator…
