The 5 Biggest Job Search Mistakes – #3: Lack of a Clear and Concise Elevator...
We speak with thousands of job seekers every year from almost every country, industry, job function, and seniority. The bad news is that there are a lot of places people are stumbling in their search....
View ArticleNetworking for Introverts: 7 Steps to Complete Mastery of Any Social Event
The hardest part of looking for a job for a majority of individuals is networking at an event. For some, it is easy and comes naturally. For others, it is a painful endeavor and to go to a networking...
View Article5 Reasons You Never Hear Back After an Informational Interview and What do to...
"I Never Hear Back From Informational Interviews: What Am I Not Doing?" A new client asked me this question last week. She had been getting those informational phone chats and interviews, but was...
View ArticleA No-Nonsense Guide to a Successful Career Transition
Career transitions are challenging in today’s market where hiring managers expect to understand immediately how you are a perfect fit for the role at hand. Strong documents alone, however, will not cut...
View ArticleWin the Office Politics War: a 5 Step Strategy
Office Politics exist. And at some point, you will have to deal with them. Most people would prefer to pretend office politics didn't exist, that you could merrily go about your job and over the course...
View Article4 LinkedIn Networking Strategies to Land a Job
You’ve heard it before. If you want to land a job FAST start networking. Networking yields a much higher ROI on your job search than the time-consuming alternative – competing against hundreds for jobs...
View Article7 Ways to Build Rapport With an Introverted Boss
While having an introverted boss isn’t the worst type of boss to have, for the more extroverted employee, it has its challenges. For the more effusive, expressive person, they often find the...
View ArticleWhy (and how) You Should Network With a Wingperson
When I think about my most productive networking experiences, they have one thing in common: They happened when I wasn’t trying to network. A classic example: One time I was making lunch in the office...
View ArticleStraight From an Expert: Tips for Building a Great Professional Network
When I’m asked to speak about my book New Rules of the Game, Ten Strategies for Women in the Workplace, I say if you only read one chapter, that one should be “Fan Clubs”. Fan Clubs are my invented...
View ArticleBrand Yourself in 30 Seconds
It takes effort and strategy to build a company brand, and the same is true of a personal one. It doesn't require bells or whistles like a personal website -- though it helps -- because a personal...
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