Tag Archives: career management

Reflections on 2010, The Career

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

This has been another interesting year in my rather winding and non-linear career path. The year started out at BPI group (yes – they confuse everyone with a lower case “g”). That ended June 30, and I started with my … Continue reading →

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4 More Tips for Success in a New Job

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

First – thanks to everyone who’s visited and read my post about 4 Tips for Success in a New Job. I am now starting my third week, and I thought this might be a good time to revisit those tips … Continue reading →

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Leadership Under Pressure – 3 Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

It’s hard to miss the furor over Shirley Sherrod, the Department of Agriculture official from Georgia who was unceremoniously sacked – okay – “asked” to resign – after a doctored video appeared on a political blog. The doctored video was … Continue reading →

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Work / Life Balance – A Key to Career Success

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

On May 25th, I was very privileged to be a panelist at LEAD – a women’s leadership group within Bank of America. The event was designed to provide insight about balancing career and family demands. The group was focused on what LEAD … Continue reading →

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Using Facebook in Your Job Search

Posted on May 23, 2010 by

With a reported membership of 400 million ACTIVE users, defined by Facebook as “users who returned to the site in the last 30 days,” Facebook is the undisputed king of social networking sites. But for many of my clients, Facebook … Continue reading →

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Using a WordPress Blog to Promote Your Brand

Posted on May 16, 2010 by

I know. You’ve already seen a gazillion blog posts and articles about branding. And there are some good resources out there about getting started with WordPress (and I WILL provide links to some of my favorites!). In my work with … Continue reading →

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Resume and Linked In Profile Cliches – BE GONE!

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

I am a highly motivated, dynamic self-starter, results-oriented, hard-working, dedicated, team-player with excellent multi-tasking and communications skills. I have 20+ years experience in fast-paced environments. And I never met a cliché I didn’t like. It doesn’t matter whether you are … Continue reading →

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The Future of Resumes

Posted on January 12, 2010 by

The Future of Resumes Let’s start with numbers. According to Linked In and Facebook respectively, there are 55 million & 350 million members at those two social networking sites. We are seeing more and more recruiters and hiring managers go … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from Job Searching in 2009

Posted on December 30, 2009 by

Lessons a Job Search Can Teach Let’s hope the encouraging news about the economy from the past few weeks is a true harbinger of things to come. The job market looks like it might be bouncing back a little bit, … Continue reading →

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You Call This Job Search Progess?

Posted on June 4, 2009 by

Okay – we in the first part of June, and you never thought it (your job search) would take this long. The phone isn’t ringing, no one responds to your on-line applications, and you haven’t sniffed an interview in over … Continue reading →

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