Oct 20, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Career Advice, Finding a Job, Graduates, Jobs, Millennials |
I had a great time recently speaking to the students at CBU Graphic Design class on How to Rise Above the Crowd. My presentation was about how to transition learning into a career. My expertise comes from my experience as a person who has to create a job each and...
Sep 29, 2012 | Best Companies to Work For, Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Career Success, Change, Finding a Job, Fired, Great Recession, Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, New Normal, Personal Branding, Social Networking, Successful Companies, Working |
I read an interesting article by Jan Norman in the OC Register today on Solopreneurs. Yes, I get the OC Register and the LA Times delivered. I read the article after I scanned the New York Times and the Globe and Mail on my iPad. Now I have written about How to Create...
Sep 14, 2012 | Career Success, Finding a Job, Fired, Great Recession, Hank Blank, Networking, New Normal |
I meet with a lot of people. I am a networker. I speak on networking across the country and get to meet with a variety of different people from lots of places. Networking creates the path in my life journey. Occasionally networking sessions can be more like therapy...
Aug 25, 2012 | Career, Finding a Job, Great Recession, Hank Blank, Linkedin, Networking, New Business Development, New Normal, Social Media, Social Networking, Well Networked Companies |
I had a light bulb moment one time. The switch was turned on by a great guide that helps from time to time. Like all self employed people during the Great Recession I was chasing the Yankee Dollar. I was going through the desert looking for the oasis of money. My...
Aug 21, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Finding a Job, Fired, Graduates, Great Recession, Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, Working |
What Kind of Job are you Looking For? I had coffee the other day in Laguna Beach with a very smart person. I am grateful that I live close to Laguna. When I was going to college in Canada I sat on a beach in Laguna and said I want to live here. I wanted a piece of...
Jul 31, 2012 | Best Companies to Work For, Best Way to Get a Job, Finding a Job, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, New Normal, Well Networked Companies |
I recently read or dreamt about how employees will be evaluated in the future. The article basically outlined that employees will not be assessed based on what they functionally do but how they impact their company. That’s an interesting concept. Making your personal...
Jul 25, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Change, Finding a Job, Fired, Graduates, Great Recession, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, New Normal, Personal Branding, Social Networking, Transition, Working |
I recently wrote a blog called Out of the Game which outlined the importance of staying current and connected on your career path and personal development. There used to be an expression I would hear quite often. “They are a dinosaur.” It was really a description of...
Jul 21, 2012 | Best Companies to Work For, Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Finding a Job, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Linkedin, Personal Branding |
I was recently in one of my favorite cities Montreal. Salut mon ami. I caught a free concert by Rufus Wainwright. I have been enjoying his current album and his song “Out of the Game”. Now Rufus’s game is a lot different than mine but the melody stuck with me and came...
Jul 14, 2012 | Career, Finding a Job, Fired, Great Recession, Hank Blank, HR, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Linkedin, Networking, Personal Branding, Social Networking, Transition, Well Networked Companies |
I learned a lot from the Great Recession. A lot. It was a very difficult time for many people and continues to be for many that haven’t emerged. I have spoken to many transition groups multiple times and have met with countless people during those years. It is not...
Jun 24, 2012 | Branding, Career, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Linkedin, Networking, New Normal, Personal Branding, Social Media, Social Media Experts, Social Networking, Transition |
So what creates your first impression? In the Old Normal it may have been your appearance. That is why we had expressions like “Dress for Success,” and we all spent lots of money on nice suits and ties or business suits for women. Today in the New Normal your first...
