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• Surviving the Interview – On No Experience

  In his book How to Win Friends and Influence People , author and motivational guru Dale Carnegie says that the person who can speak acceptably is usually considered to possess greater ability than he actually has. In my experience, this is true. If you Read More... Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Best Practices, Communication, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• Branding Isn't Everything

  In the blogosphere, we love to throw the term “branding” around. Well, I’ve had almost ten years of marketing communications experience, and branding – what it means and how to do it – has been burned into my brain from a young age. I have been very careful Read More... Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Marketing, Professionalism

• How to Crack the Recruiter Code

  On Chris Russell’s Secrets of the Job Hunt blog, Phil Rosenberg offers some smart info on getting what you need from recruiters. Phil suggests that in order to develop successful relationships with recruiters you must adopt the attitude that you work Read More... Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism

• Are You Sloppy and Incoherent?

  And no, I’m not talking about your mental state early last Sunday morning when you stumbled into your apartment after a late-night jaunt downtown. I’m talking about your writing. I’m amazed by how many typos I see everywhere, on everything, lately. Typos Read More... Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Personal Marketing, Project Management, Professionalism

• If You’re Leaving, Should You Still Get Your Bonus?

  A reader e-mailed the following question: I recently gave my company a month’s notice as I planned to move to a new city and pursue a new career. A few weeks later, the company gave out the second installment of our bi-annual bonuses, and I did not receive Read More... Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Office Politics, People Skills, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Work

• How to Avoid Age-Bias Landmines

  Thanks to Todd Raphael’s World of Talent blog for pointing out TechRepublic’s new article on how to avoid age-bias landmines during the interview process . According to the article, you may encounter subtle age bias in questions and comments from interviewers. Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Communication, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Troubleshooting

• Stalker Networking

  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Networking is how things get done in this world, and if you want to get ahead, you have to know how to cultivate relationships with people who are in a position to help you. Meeting such individuals is often Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Networking, Personal Marketing, Professionalism

• On the Lookout for “Groupthink”

  Continuing my investigation into I/O Psychology, this week I’m reporting on Groupthink, a term coined by social psychologist Irving Janis in the 1970s. Groupthink occurs when a group makes faulty decisions because of group pressures. Groups affected by Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Business, Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Marketing

• Actions Speak Louder Than Words

  Scot Herrick over at Cube Rules is doing a great series of 30 career management tips. I especially liked the post this week on watching what people at work do more than what they say. Scot tells the following story: “My father, when I was very young, Read More... Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Emotional Intelligence, People Skills, Personal Marketing

• Authenticity at Work

  Rebecca Thorman over at Modite has a great post on prioritizing your authenticity . Says Rebecca: “ I get miffed when others claim to be environmentally concerned, and are blatantly not. Like the people who shop at Whole Foods, and think that gets them Read More... Posted Saturday, September 08, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Discovering Your Passion, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Marketing

• How to Write the Perfect Thank You Note

  On Vault.com this week, Judi Perkins offered some great advice on writing a thank you note after a job interview. I love this topic because it’s discussed so infrequently, as if people fundamentally understand that a thank you note should in fact be written, Read More... Posted Monday, June 18, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• Beware of Self-Absorbed Blogging

  Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about the presumed self-centeredness of bloggers. The topic came up again today when I read Patricia Kitchen’s post, which said that while speaking at recent conferences, Patricia had audience members dismissing all blogs Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Personal Marketing, Blogging

• Why Taboo Conversation is Never Smart

  What is with all of these high-profile people shooting their mouths off? First there was Mel Gibson , then Michael Richards , and now uber-publisher Judith Regan . What do these three have in common? They let their guards down in the heat of the moment, Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 02, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Current Affairs, Business, HR Issues, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Work Attachment(s): http://www.falcoreport.com/images/photo-judith-regan.jpg

• Should Everyone Have a Blog?

  A lot of career experts have been buzzing lately about the necessity of having a blog. Their rationale is that everyone who’s anyone is out there participating in the online conversation, and that if you don’t have something valuable to contribute, employers Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 9 Comments Filed under: Communication, Employment Trends, Personal Marketing, Technology, Blogging

• Cover Letters Shouldn't Get Laughs

  Employment Digest has this amusing post on language-challenged cover letters, excerpted from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . According to the article, these are statements from actual cover letters, which, unfortunately, were actually read: “As indicted, Read More... Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 7:10 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Workplace Humor