Good article in the WSJ about over-eager job searchers. Some career books tell you to jump in with both feet. No answer to an email or snail mail resume? Just show up in person. But as this article points out, companies evaluate you on whether you will be a good team member. If you’re showing […]
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How Twitter Posts Have Led to Job Loss (True stories!)
This post is funny but also sad. Read it here. When we’re frustrated with ANYthing it’s all too easy to turn to Twitter and share. I would suggest instead sending a private email (using gmail) to someone who has absolutely no connection to your job: a friend in a totally different field, a family member […]
15 career change blogs to investigate
Well, this blog isn’t there, but you already know about it, right? So go here and decide which blogs you would like to follow. I recommend tracking many different sources of career advice; After awhile you start to get a sense of which one’s got the goods and which one’s got the fluff. I like […]
Career advice: More ideas for career success
Cool blog post on qualities that help your career (with my comments). Click here for the original post. The author reviews 9 qualities. I’ll start with the first four today: Out of the box thinking: Yes, it’s a tired old phrase. To be honest, I see more people succeed in corporate life by conforming than […]
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Sarah Palin as career role model?
That’s what fabled career blogger Penelope Trunk seems to be saying. Read her story here. Essentially, Penelope Trunk argues, Sarah Palin plays by the new rules. When you’re done, just leave. Don’t complain that you can’t do what you want. Just do it. As commentators point out, this reasoning seems a little off. Sarah Palin […]