Why MBA Schools Need to Teach a Course on What to Do When You Get Fired

I have spoken to numerous organizations across the country for years on networking.  Over the last few years many of these meetings are attended by people in transition looking for their next position.  I am also one of the founders of Laguna Niguel Connectors that...

Audio Clip of Networking Tips for Those Who Hate to Network

I recently wrote three blogs around the theme of hating to network.  They were called Hank Blank’s Networking Tips for Those Who Hate to Network, More Networking Tips for Those Who Hate to Network and Networking Tips for College Students Who Hate to Network. They were...

Networking Tips for College Students and Young People Who Hate to Network

I have spoken on college campuses for many years now.  The thought of networking was a foreign concept to students in the past.  Oh, and I am not talking about being on Facebook. That is socializing, not really networking in a business sense. I think when students...

It’s Time for Agencies to Stop Being Cobbler’s Children

I’ve heard it time and time again, from many agency principals across the country on how they are the Cobbler’s Children. First, I am truly amazed that many of these agency principals impress me with their knowledge and their smarts, yet they acknowledge dumping...

Why Agencies Need to Be Core and Connected

In order to succeed today, advertising, public relations and digital agencies need to be core and connected. I live in Orange County, the heart of the action sports industry.  If you are part of that industry you must be core. My buddy Vipe Desai, who is certainly...

Even More Networking Tips from Hank Blank

Tip # 1 Teach your Children to Network Well. I have written a blog about this in the past and as time passes, I increasingly think networking expertise will be imperative to your children’s career success.  I recently heard a radio recruitment ad for a local college;...

Seven More Networking Tips from Hank Blank

Tip Number 1 Amplify Your Voice. Have you ever sent out a press release on Business Wire or another wire service to have your brand rise above the crowd?  I sent out four last year.  This isn’t about me – it’s about Google.  My electronically optimized press releases...

Ten Networking Tips By Hank Blank

I spoke this week to Mark James’ ExecuNet Group here in The OC this week.  My presentation was called the Top Secrets of Professional Job Search Networking.  Thought I would share some of my thoughts here. Tip Number 1. You will land. The momentum is going in the...

How to Stay Strong When the Search is Long.

I recently posted this on the MENG blog. Marketing Executives Networking Group which is comprised of over 1800 Senior Marketing people across the country. I recently heard on NPR news that the majority of those who are in transition have been without a job for over 39...

Who Has the Great Recession Changed the Most? Clients or Agencies?

We certainly have been living through a great game changer.  The great recession.  It started in 2007 so we are now in our 4th year.  About as long as the U.S. was in the Second World War. I think to answer this question we have to start with everyone’s target group,...

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