I am not terr-i-ble at popular culture. I know that LinLo is going back to jail soon, that the campy Situation appeals to some people for whatever reason and I even TIVO Dancing With The Lingerie Models Stars, you know, so I can see who gets eliminated. Still, it is hard to keep up when [...]
Ten Things You Can Do Today to Earn Respect in the Workplace
Posted in May 3rd, 2010
Millennials, or Generation Y, are those individuals born between 1980 and 1995. These young adults are entering the workforce enmasse and, once baby boomers begin to retire, but only after our 201k/s become 401 k/s again, will become the new middle management working class. These young adults, in three years or so, will be the predominant [...]
Jacob Share’s 117 Funny Job Ads
Posted in January 27th, 2010
My friend Jacob Share just posted 117 job and recruitment ads. Hilarious. There are ten or so here, but please, jump over to his site to browse through them all. It will brighten your day.
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How To Think Like…
Posted in November 15th, 2009
Ed. Note. What’s it’s like to be a FILL IN THE BLANK? Every job seeker wants to know, what it is like to be an architect, surgeon, or Starbucks barrista. So, for me, the father-like advice giver, it was easy to get caught up in Nicholas Bate’s on going feature of HOW TO THINK LIKE [...]
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Brett Favre, Nick Corcodilos and Seth Godin: Connect the Dots
Posted in September 29th, 2009
You most likely saw the last minute or so of the Minnesota Vikings-San Francisco 49′ers game. You know, the one where Brett Favre threw a touchdown pass with two seconds left. Two seconds. It. Was. Amazing. I used this game, and mostly the heroics of Brett Favre to write a blog post for US NEWS [...]
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Primer: How To Fix a Sales Problem
Posted in September 24th, 2009
As seen on FASTCOMPANY. If you have a sales manager worth his salt, not only can he manage your sales force when everyone wants one of whatever product or service you are selling, but he can fix whatever happens when sales tank. Frankly speaking, methinks there are few sales managers who can do this. If [...]
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How to Fix a Sales Plateau Issue
Posted in September 23rd, 2009
We all face it. The top sales rep is having a tough month. If it stretches into a quarter or longer, people really get nervous. WHAT IS HAPPENING? WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE PRODUCT? The company’s lead sales dog is in trouble and so is the business unless someone can figure out what is wrong. Here [...]
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Wowzer. LinkUp and IPhone Partnership. Ok, It’s Just Our App.
Posted in September 17th, 2009
It took us a while, but we wanted to get it exactly right. Our IPhone app is sweet. We introduced our IPhone app today. Without question, LINKUP is already the best job search engine available today. No other job search engine ONLY searches through company websites to find those hard to find and often un [...]
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The Backstory: How One New Author Got His Book Published, by McGraw-Hill.
Posted in August 15th, 2009
by admin in Culture, Daily Wisdom, HR, Interviews with People Who Have Interesting Jobs, Job Seeker Advice, On The Job..., People, Quotes, Work-related
Ed. Note: Gary Cohen is a friend of mine here in Minnesota. He is a proven entrepreneur, one of the companies he started went from two employees to over 2,000. Seriously. He is a thoughtful, interesting guy to say the least. As he was developing his business, he discovered how important being a leader was [...]
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New Facebook App Allows Companies to Post “Current Jobs at Our Company”
Posted in August 5th, 2009
Our development team just released the LINKUP Facebook App which will allow companies on Facebook to have a section on their wall called “Current Jobs at Our Company.” It works great for companies who have career sections or career portals that are now being indexed via LINKUP.com. Corporate use of FACEBOOK is on the rise, [...]
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