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• Career Lessons from a Hollywood Producer

  There are a lot of books out there on how to achieve job satisfaction and get ahead in the business world, but few are from the viewpoint of someone with a front row seat in the always-elusive entertainment industry. That’s what I found interesting about Read More... Posted Friday, July 18, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: People Skills, Personal Development, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Work

• Employees Sent to the Parking Lot?

  I heard a preposterous story about a CEO who arrived at his new company – a medium-sized business with about 100 people in his location – and proceeded to order all of the employees into the parking lot. “You all are to stay out here until further notice,” Read More... Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Office Politics, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Personal Marketing, Reviews & Promotions

• 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

• The Hard-Core Realities of Getting Promoted

  My friend Penelope Trunk has a clever little post to help you determine if you’re actually in line to get a promotion, or if it’s just wishful thinking. Some of it echoes advice I’ve given on this subject , but I think much bears repeating, so here are Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Compensation, Personal Marketing, Reviews & Promotions, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Fine-Tuning Your Personal Brand

  Since we often talk about differentiating yourself in a crowded market around here, I thought you might like to know that twenty-something branding phenom Dan Schawbel recently launched a new magazine, Personal Branding . As you might guess, the magazine Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Handy Resources, 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

• More on Resumes: Some Good Things in Life Are Still Free

  Maybe because we’re still at the beginning of a new year, or maybe because we’re on the edge of a recession, resume writing has become an even hotter topic lately. On the heels of the great response on last week’s Razume post , I thought I’d share some Read More... Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing

• Working Remotely or Remotely Working?

  The HR Capitalist has a great post about the distrust of those working from home. Are they really working, asks writer Kris Dunn, or are they simply squeezing 3 hours of work into an 8-hour day? More importantly, can a remote worker/telecommuter even Read More... Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: HR Issues, Life Balance, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Professionalism, Technology, Daily Life, Work

• Razume: Resume Critique Meets Social Networking

  I just received an e-mail from a reader about Razume , a new online community where users can anonymously post, rate and review resumes. The service provides a fast and easy way to collect valuable feedback from knowledgeable sources like recruiters, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Technology

• Should You Publish a Book?

  A lot of twenty-somethings and early thirty-somethings e-mail me asking for advice on how to publish a book written for their age group. While I’m not one to discourage people from anything they have their hearts set on, if you like to write and want Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Creativity & Innovation, Personal Marketing, Technology, Blogging, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Inspiring Story of an Incredible Career Switch

  This post continues the saga of my friend Phil , who just successfully transitioned from a career as an evening news producer to a sweet gig as the Director of Communications for the Ohio House Democratic Caucus. As you guys know, talking to people about Read More... Posted Friday, February 01, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Personal Marketing, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Beware of Subtle Self-Sabotage at Work

  We’ve spent some time on this blog discussing the warning signs that you may be in firing range at work, or that you’re unhappy in your current job situation. This week, CNN.com has an interesting piece on ways we might unknowingly sabotage our own efforts Read More... Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Troubleshooting