I just found the words “What should I be thinking during interview” among my search engine terms. And without even pausing an extra beat, I heard myself answer the question out loud. (Not to worry…this happens sometimes and seems to amuse my cat immensely.) And so, inspired by the moment, here is my answer – [...]
Read More...Blogging Break Alert
February 15, 2010 By 4 Comments
Just want to let everyone know I’ll be taking an almost two-week internet break (e-mail and blogging) and so won’t be able to answer comments or e-mails during this period. I have posts that, through the magic of WordPress scheduler, will be published during the break and I’ll also leave comments open all around – [...]
Read More...Job Search Question of the Day: Do You Let Rules Stop You?
February 15, 2010 By 5 Comments
Now I don’t mean to encourage out and out revolt among job seekers. Orderliness in systems and in job search can be very useful. BUT, that said, there may be times when stepping outside of the rules – or at least presumed rules – can be a smart move to get your career going in [...]
Read More...Do You Still Hope for a Snow Day?
February 10, 2010 By 7 Comments
I was raised in the Catskill Mountain area of New York known as the Borscht Belt. If you live in an area where it never snows, I guess a snow day means nothing to you. But as a kid, on those seemingly endless winter days when snow fell seemingly endlessly from the sky, I remember [...]
Read More...So What Happens When a Blogger Reaches the Wall? (She Writes a New Door.)
February 8, 2010 By 22 Comments
Blogging is a baby bird whose gaping mouth cries endlessly for more. Even as I hit “publish” I often already hear swirling whispers of my next post. Hey…I hear them now and I don’t even know exactly what this one will say yet. I love this blog and I love my readers. But some days, [...]
Read More...Emotional Intelligence at Work: The Art of Peace Not War
February 1, 2010 By 5 Comments
I never thought I’d be writing about the intersection of emotional intelligence and Twitter but…I just checked out a Guy Kawasaki tweet about an article he wrote called The Art of Mea Culpa. Let’s see if I can set this up in a way that makes sense to tweet-savvy and non-tweet-savvy folks alike. According to [...]
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