You’ve just attended a great networking event… You met a ton of great contacts. Now what? Many people attend networking events and then don’t act on the great contacts they met. By following these easy steps, you’ll be a networking genius in no time. 1. Don’t Let Those Business Cards Collect Dust It’s easy to go to a networking event …
A Proactive Job Search Strategy
There are two kinds of job searches, proactive and reactive. Most people use reactive job search strategies, which means they look for job openings and then apply to ones that interest them. So, when you send your resume to recruiters and respond to job board postings, you are really at the mercy of what comes up. In a proactive job search, you pick the …
Liking Your Job? Start looking…
Waiting until you need a job is the worst time to look for one. Even if you like the job you have, looking for the next opportunity is a smart career move. And if an opportunity comes along, you don’t have to take it. The choice is yours. Here are three reasons you should be looking for a new job …
Personal-Branding Tips From ‘Shark Tank’
Ah, the great American dream! Quit your day job, roll up your sleeves and build a multi-million dollar business. Who wouldn’t want that, right? Below, sharks from the ABC hit show, “Shark Tank,” contestants who’ve been there, done that (and lived to tell) as well as a prime-time TV host share their career advice. It turns out their lessons about personal branding ring …
Your Brand… and The Office Party
Understand that the primary goal is not to have (stoopid) fun Will there be an open bar? Do I have to go? Can I bring my significant other? A few of the above questions may be dancing in your head when you receive the invite to your organization’s holiday party. These are reasonable questions — but if you want to …
Networking that makes you cringe – don’t be one too!
Things Not to Do at a Networking Event, Ever… You’re probably not going to avoid awkward networking situations entirely, no matter how hard you try–at some point, you will get cornered by the one person in the room who just can’t resist making a sales pitch. But what you can do is ensure that you aren’t the one making others cringe, and …
Networking Myths – To Forget!
Do you cringe when you hear about networking? Networking has a bad rap, but it is simply about building relationships, which is the cornerstone of both life and every success. Forget these five networking myths that hold you back, and start using networking to your advantage. MYTH: It’s about strong relationships. You don’t have to wait until you’ve had coffee with someone …
Job Search – The Absolute BEST Time To Look!
OK, Pop Quiz! When is the very best time to look for a job? a) When you have a job (so don’t quit before you find a new one). b) When you have time to devote to finding a job. c) When you’re “ready” and focused to look. d) Once your resume gets updated. e) Only after two years in …
Networking for Better Connections
Hate networking or love it, a few key tactics can help you make important connections. When it comes to making new connections, introverts get a bad rap, in spite of the fact that introversion and shyness are not the same thing. While extroverts are the life of the party, introverts do better in smaller, more intimate settings, and they tend …
Career Stuck ? – Digging Out
A successful career is one of those life goals that is right in line with marriage, a mortgage, kids, and two bright and shiny new cars in the driveway. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. More often than any time in history, well-educated people are stuck in jobs that they’re overqualified for and feel blocked for promotions. So, why not …
S1-N1: Infection – Proceed with Caution!
One out of every three people in Boulder Colorado is infected. This is a serious epidemic with serious consequences. The worst part is those carrying the disease are often unaware of their condition and ignorant of just how quickly the disease unfolds and how contagious they are. What could be so contagious yet fly so low below the radar? Emerging …
Emails that don’t get ignored
Your clients and colleagues don’t have time to engage fully with every email they get. Some of them receive hundreds of messages per day. That’s why they start with the ones they can deal with quickly. They may never get around to answering — or even reading — the rest. So how does your email earn their attention? Try these …
Interview Prep Is Best When Handwritten – a Fact!
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard. Interview prep is essential to research the company and the people . That interview isn’t an ‘open-book’ exam so retention of it is going to be critical to enable you to weave your research into the conversation and put it to effective use on the spot and without hesitation. Being that familiar with …
Connect – Without Seeming Self-Serving.
Admit it. You cringe a little whenever you receive an email from someone you know that starts with: “I was just thinking of you and hope you’re doing well,” because 99 percent of the time, the next paragraph will include some sort of request: for help, for a referral, for business, for something. The same is true when you receive an …
Key reasons for networking failure
We all know networking has the potential to dramatically enhance our careers; making new connections can introduce us to valuable new information, job opportunities, and more. But despite that fact, many of us are doing it wrong — and I don’t just mean the banal error of trading business cards at a corporate function and not following up properly. Many executives, even …
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