Usually I’m really calm as I read business magazines, newspapers and books, but this advice got me riled up! So I made a video. Please watch and comment below.
Career Advice and Opinions
Career Change Journey: No Longer a Hitchhiker
Question: After several years, I finally left middle school teaching, a career I had come to hate. Now I feel like a failure. My skills mean nothing to the business world. I have considered becoming a librarian, journalist or social worker, but I can’t afford to return to school. And I need a job immediately. […]
Finding Your Career Development Mentor
Traditionally, mentors volunteer the wisdom of their experiences to help others who wanted to follow in their footsteps. These days, many people have learned to appreciate the value of a good mentor. Therefore, we see messages on discussion boards asking, “Would someone be willing to mentor me?” Total strangers call, asking, “Will you be my […]
[Great Career Tips] Email Writers and the Wall Street Journal
“Infamous Email Writers” headlined an article in the Wall Street Journal (Tuesday, February 21, 2006, Marketplace Section, page B1). A young attorney named Dianna Abdala rejected a job offer by email. She wasn’t very gracious as she reported the job would be neither “fulfilling” nor suppportive of her lifestyle. Abdala’s potential boss, one Will Korman, […]
Your New Year Career Plan
Good article from researcher Tracey Wilen-Daugenti of Apollo Research Institute Read it here. Some points I like: “Develop an authentic personal brand.” That means, she says, expect your resume to be fact-checked and your social marketing posts to come back to haunt you. “Embrace the unpredictable and serendipitous.” Hey, haven’t i been saying this for […]
Guest Post: Create A FUN Website In A Week
Are you thinking about starting an online business? Want to get an overview of how the online system works? Jeanette Cates has always been the go-to person for straightforward tips to relate technology to marketing – and fun, too. Here’s a reprint of one of her articles. If you are working online or thinking about […]