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• Book Review: Bounce

  A few months ago, I had the opportunity to meet longtime entrepreneur and author Barry Moltz in our shared hometown of Chicago. Barry has founded and run small businesses for more than 15 years, and he’s a nationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship Read More... Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Entrepreneurship, Handy Resources, Personal Development, Troubleshooting

• Accountability Groups Help Unemployed Stay Motivated

  The New York Times just reported on a new phenomenon in job hunting that has arisen as a result of the high unemployment rate among white-collar workers – accountability groups. According to the Times, membership in various networking organizations across Read More... Posted Monday, February 02, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Networking, Ownership & Initiative, Productivity, Goals

• Get That Feedback and Get it Now

  Thanks to WCW reader Amy for turning me on to the cool new service Rypple , which seems to be a direct response to Gen Y's need for constant feedback at work. The premise of Rypple is that successful people have friends, mentors, managers, and clients Read More... Posted Friday, January 30, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Handy Resources, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Reviews & Promotions

• Book Review: Lead Well and Prosper

  Nick McCormick recently sent me a copy of his new book, Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager . I’ve read a lot of books on management, and too often they’re gimmicky and theoretical. What I liked about this title Read More... Posted Friday, January 23, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Management, Mentoring, People Skills, Personal Development

• Have You Taken the Myers Briggs Lately?

  Thanks to my friend Jason Alba , this week I headed over to HumanMetrics.com to take the Myers Briggs personality test for free. I’ve taken the test before, but it’s cool to revisit it occasionally to see if the results are the same. In the interest of Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Communication, Continuing Education, Handy Resources, Personal Development

• Book Review: Dig Your Job

  G.L. Hoffman has long billed himself as the wise, older mentor. He’s behind the successful blog What Would Dad Say? , and like most highly educated fathers, he always gives excellent advice. G.L. is a 25 year veteran of the business world. He’s also a Read More... Posted Friday, January 02, 2009 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Job Hunting, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Work

• How to Tell a Joke in a Business Setting

  I have never been good at telling jokes. I rarely remember the good ones I hear, and when I do recall one, I don’t know the appropriate time to share it and the right tone with which to deliver it. I am trying to get better at expressing humor beyond Read More... Posted Friday, December 12, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Handy Resources, People Skills

• Book Review: The Contrarian Effect

  Behind the very successful author teleseminars series is a new friend of mine, Elizabeth Marshall . Together with the brilliant Michael Port, who wrote Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients than You Read More... Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Handy Resources, People Skills

• 7 Tips for Better Presentations

  If you talk to me about the speaking arm of my career for more than five minutes, you’ll get an earful about my Powerpoint quandary. What’s the most impactful way to deliver a speech? Should I use slides or not? If I don’t, should I use talking points? Read More... Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Creativity & Innovation, Handy Resources, Personal Marketing, Technology

• Book Review: My So-Called Freelance Life

  I just got my official copy of my friend Michelle Goodman’s My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional. I say official because I had the opportunity to provide a back cover blurb a few months ago. I was happy to Read More... Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Career Change, Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Handy Resources, Work

• How to Apply for a Federal Job

  You’ve heard me mention Steven Rothberg and his incredibly useful employment information website at CollegeRecruiter.com before, and this week Heather Eager wrote a terrific post on a topic I never considered – how to get a federal job. I never realized Read More... Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Handy Resources, Job Hunting

• Increase Your Productivity With Custom Search Engines

  I knew something like this was coming, and leave it to Google to be the pioneers. It’s Custom Search – the ability to create a personalized search engine tailored to your needs. Using Google, you can now create a tool that will allow you to search a specific Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Handy Resources, Productivity, Technology, Blogging

• Free eBook: Gradspot Guide to Life After College

  I recently had the chance to chat with Chris and Stuart, two enterprising twenty-somethings who founded Gradspot , which they hope will become the premiere online destination for life after college. They are super-impressive young professionals, having Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Handy Resources, Personal Development, Work, School

• New Online Advocacy Org Provides Relief for Strapped Young Professionals

  I’m pleased to share with you the formation of a new online advocacy organization called Qvisory that is dedicated to helping young adults with their money, work, and health concerns . Qvisory was the brainchild of Andy Stern at the Service Employees’ Read More... Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Compensation, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Handy Resources, Personal Development

• 8 Ways to Save Money Today

  I’ve been getting a lot of e-mails from desperate folks who are short on cash and are hoping against hope that they can get a raise at work. But just in case they can’t, over at Brazen Careerist , Alex Fisher has some great ideas for saving money during Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Handy Resources