Category Archives: Social Networking
Create Your Own Internship
With summer coming, here’s how to be the Chief Operating Officer of your internship destiny.
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Why Being Uncomfortable is Good for Your Career
The following is a Guest Post by the talented and indefatigable Noël Rozny. I was recently a guest on #InternPro Radio, where the hosts and I talked about the steps college students can take to prepare themselves for the working world. One of the main points that came up was the importance of …
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Let Me Interview You About Your Interesting Career
Do you do work that you find deeply engaging? Are you proud of what you do and want to share it with others? If so, I’d like to interview you for my new career series, every Thursday, called “What Do You Do and How Did You Get Your Start?” I’ll be interviewing a …
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Internships Really Do Lead to Full-Time Jobs: One Intern’s Story
Everyone knows how valuable internships are to long-term career planning and ideation. Employers are reluctant to hire college grads who haven’t had work experience because by graduation time, the majority of students have had at least one internship. But what about long-term career prospects? How often do interns get offered full-time jobs? I …
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Why Hire A Millenial?
So you’re a hiring manager faced with the task of motivating millenials while enhancing the work experience of other generations—all while improving the profitability of the company. Not an easy task, but not impossible either. Millennials have been labeled entitled, idealistic and ambitious as they continue to make their mark on today’s workplace. …
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You’re 90% There
Career paths are long and confidence is an ephemeral thing. And in my experience, women need their confidence replenished more than men. A couple of years ago, I heard senior banker Heidi Miller talk about how women in business have an over-riding tendency to focus on what they lack, as opposed to what …
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Networking Oblivion
Are you a good networker, even a great one? Do you invest plenty of time in LinkedIn, steadily building your contacts and sharing posts and other information with the group? Are you a faithful tweeter? Do you tend to see the possibilities in people, wanting to meet them instead of worrying about wasting …
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How To Not Be a Boring Speaker
I have a number of presentations and workshops coming up this fall, and I’ve been thinking about how to structure my talks for maximum value and interest. In my research, I found a Tim Sanders blog post with a phrase that particularly bears repeating: “Do your research about the audience, where they need …
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What Do You Do and How’d You Get Your Start?
Learn about different fields by asking those you meet about what they do and how they got their start.
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LinkedIn Lessons: How to Stand Out and Level the Playing Field
HR Consultant Judy Lindenberger offers tips to help you stand out on LinkedIn and shares some interesting research.
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