Oct 31, 2018 | Job Hunting for Graduates, Job Hunting Tips for Young People, Job Search, Jobs |
I help companies strengthen their marketing teams and their agency relationships. Strong teams and strong agency relationships are the key to Managers keeping their jobs. Even though the press says that unemployment is the lowest it has been in 50 years you don’t have...
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...
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...
Jun 13, 2012 | Best Way to Get a Job, Career, Change, Finding a Job, Fired, Graduates, Hank Blank, Job Hunting, Job Hunting Tips, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, New Business, New Business process., New Normal, Personal Branding, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Media, Social Media Experts, Social Networking, Transition, Well Networked Companies, Working |
I listened to a webinar today put on by Keith Ferrazi a master networker. He wrote a book published in 2005 called Never Eat Alone. I think I bought it at Borders. That was before the world melted and we moved to the New Normal except for Borders. That was a very...
