I get a lot of e-mails asking me how people should use LinkedIn for business networking.  And the truth is, I’m not entirely sure myself, which is why I’m looking forward to my friend Jason Alba’s book on the topic.  This week, though, I came across a great post from Chris Brogan at Lifehack with some tips for making it easier ...

I see it happen all the time.  Smart, ambitious and personable twenty-somethings put together powerful resumes, and get invited on half a dozen interviews.  But then, at the in-person meetings themselves, something goes wrong.  Either they’re unprepared for the format of the interview, or the questions they are asked, or they ...

[ImageAttachment]   I would love to hear from some people who have actually gotten a job as a result of attending a job fair.   I don’t mean online, I mean the kind where you show up with a few dozen copies of your resume and are herded down lines of look-alike booths hosted by companies you’ve never heard of, collecting handouts ...

[ImageAttachment]   More than 75% employees are looking for new jobs, according to the 462 employees and 367 HR professionals surveyed in the 2006 U.S. Job Retention Poll released last week by the Society for Human Resource Management and The Wall Street Journal’s CareerJournal.com.  According to HR professionals, 12% of their ...

[ImageAttachment]   I often get asked for a few key pointers related to job hunting and finding a career that really floats your boat.  Naturally, this is a topic that has inspired hundreds of books and blogs, but here’s some quick advice in a nutshell:   1. Learn about thyself: Take time to do a self-assessment of your values, ...

Over the next few months, we’re going to be doing a blogswap with CollegeRecruiter.com.  This means that while I will still continue to post several times a week, you will also be treated to the wise musings of guest career bloggers.  We’re kicking things off with a post from Susan Strayer, a career and organization development expert ...

A wonderful post from Heather Mundell at lifeatwork cites a recent article by Creating Passionate Users’ author Kathy Sierra, and I can tell you that from my perspective, this one really hit a nerve.  In the piece, Knocking the Exuberance Out of Employees, Sierra says that most companies say they want to hire bold, smart, creative, and ...

Yesterday on Good Morning America, workplace correspondent Tory Johnson answered questions from new grads about to enter the workforce. One 2005 MBA grad from Chicago lamented her difficult job search, saying that she's between a rock and a hard place.  Apparently, when employers see the MBA on her resume, they assume she should be looking ...