Archive for September, 2008
I’m an Ex-Employee, Too, Let’s Connect
One of the joys of social networking is reconnecting with people you barely knew 20 years ago but would like to know better now.
Like most people in my age bracket, I have held lots of positions. In my case, in publishing, I survived stints at CMP, Ziff-Davis, IDG and McGraw-Hill.
I’m occasionally invited to real-world reunions [...]
Are You Rainmaker Ready?
Here’s a profitable way to mine your static social networking connections. Morgan Stanley’s Rainmaker program takes mid-career professionals who travel in upscale social circles and trains them to become financial advisors.
Rainmaker’s stated “goal is to transform you into a successful financial advisor running your own profitable practice in just three years.”
On the other hand, in [...]
If Only You Could Work Here
Have you ever wandered into an office staffed by 55 employees who are mostly 24-years-old and in their first job out of college? It might be kind of fun, right?
And in this particular office above Union Square in New York City, they throw the occasional staff party billed as the “Thursday Night Hang.” The workers [...]
Bank of America Hires an Avatar
When I get a warm and fuzzy feeling about a bank it’s usually because I’m watching a tearjerker TV commercial. Some bank has rebuilt a blighted neighborhood or loaned a struggling mom the dough to build a bakery.
Until recently, I never saw a commercial that made me want to work for a bank. Between the [...]
Are Resumes Vital To Get That Dream Job?
“Resumes don’t tell the whole story. The interview is what’s important.”
“I don’t need a resume.”
“If someone rejects me because of a resume, they’re not worth my time.”
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Should You Worry About Losing Your Job?
It’s that time of year. No, not the time to take off because you are so worried about the stock market. There could be New Year planning, creation of new visions and missions and bonus distributions to name a few. Just when you want to coast through Q1 is the time when you need to [...]
Interviewer Goals and Expectations
The interviewer is expected that the applicant is invited to an interview
better than that – both in appearance and behaviour. You the basic
Who Really Gets Hired?
It is an old observation, but it is well to remember that you are preparing for employment
Interviews:
The person to whom work is not necessarily the candidate with the higher qualified.
It is the person who knows the best way to maintain the nails! Finally,
The employers want the attitude of people think is a good “fit” for [...]
Talent Runs for the Border
Lost in the heated rhetoric of the endless immigration debate is the basic fact that people want to go where there is work and governments want to regulate the matter.
In a tight labor market it’s not surprising to see workers relocate for the right opportunity. In a recent study Manpower reports that 78 percent of [...]
