If you’re at an event—a conference, a seminar, a networking event, a cocktail hour, whatever—you’re hopefully meeting people you’ll want to stay in touch with, because they’re interesting, they’re potential business associates, clients, mentors, friends. In short they can help you or you can help them. And the way to stay in contact is by
You are less alone in your job search than you might think. Your network of friends, former co-workers and mentors are waiting to be tapped as a resource. People enjoy helping others; I know I do. While getting your personal network on board with your job search is important, knowing how to ask for help
I’m re-posting a fabulous article by career coach Alexia Vernon, owner of Catalyst in Action, on how to make the most of informational interviewing. A few tidbits:
Informational Interview Step 1: Scoring Face Time
You explain succinctly and dynamically who you are, what results you have achieved, and why this person should give you the time to discuss
I recently saw on the website, Mashable, a list of one author’s top ten social networking sites for finding a job. His top 10 are:
1. LinkedIn
2. Plaxo
3. Twitter
4. Jobster
5. Facebook
6. Craigslist
7. My Workster
8. Visual CV
9. Jobfox
10. Ecademy
My two favorites on the list are Craigslist (always interesting job postings on there) and LinkedIn (a great way
At a recent talk for high school girls hosted by Girls Write Now, I heard a senior editor at Seventeen magazine speak about her struggles with writing early in her career. Faced with a boss who was not supportive of her writing, shaking her confidence, her personal mantra became: Do one thing a day toward
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