Career Management
10 Ways to Use Linked In To Find A Job
February 16, 2009 | 
Author Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki wrote a very nice post about some more sophisticated ways to use LinkedIn to help you. Most of my recent postings have focused more on using social media to build relationships. This is about the nuts and bolts of doing research. Small Business Owners, the ideas that Guy talks about in his post could easily be transferred to your research into companies in your target market.
Be Your Best You Today,
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Do you Kill Your Credibility At the Handshake?
Another way to kill the cred is not brushing - photo by Jim Frazier
Has this ever happened to you?
You sat across from an executive at a business meeting or company event. You had a nice chat. Maybe you even heard about their last vacation or what’s been going on at a big picture level in the company. Fast forward two weeks.
What’s Your Business Networking System?
I just finished this week’s installment of my Land Your Dream Job Seminar with Miriam Salpeter of Keppie Careers. Much of the Design Your Strategy, Devise Your Action Plan and Get Moving was centered around designing a strategy around networking. My guest in 2 weeks will be Jeff Klein founder of Klein Creative, speaker, author, and creator of the audio 30 Seconds to Success. If business networking is something that you’re still not comfortable with doing or aren’t receiving results doing, I wholeheartedly recommend Jeff’s teleseminars.
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How to Thrive in Tough Times
This interview with Sandy Vilas, the CEO and owner of Coach U, author, speaker, and the man who built the largest coaching practice in the world, is an excellent resource for those of you who are feeling overwhelmed and anxious about the economy. If you’ve been feeling afraid because your job is in danger or gone, if you want to attract more business in 2009, or if you are looking for some tips that you can put into action today, this is an hour well spent.
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Take a Leadership Role: Build Priceless Business Relationships
Dean LIndsay came to speak at my Winning the Game Lunch in Plano, TX last Friday. His talk not only gave me a different framework for talking about the importance of relationship networking, but also reminded me how important it is to you and yours to take a leadership role as a networker. In this article, Dean provides a 4 step process to becoming a great networker. These are also great tips for how to succeed in any environment that requires service, collaboration and trust.
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Roaring LION Attracts Opportunities, How About You?
I have done a 180 shift in the last three months when it comes to LinkedIn.
I used to subscribe to the view that I should only connect with people I know and trust and leverage those connections to help others to connect and find opportunities. What I discovered is that I don’t need LinkedIn for this; I have Outlook. LinkedIn helps me to reach the circle of influence of the people with whom I’ve connected, but only when someone else takes action by making that introduction.
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Less Job in the New Year?
Happy New Year!
I was reading a career advice column in the Dallas Morning News while I was taking a holiday last week. The letter was from a person who works at a small firm, who likes her job and who was informed that in order to avoid a layoff, everyone in the company will be taking a 15% cut in pay starting on January 1. Her question was whether she had to “roll over” and take it.
