From time to time, I get asked for the top three or five questions to ask a potential sales rep. Evidently, people think that are a few magic bullet questions out there…IF ONLY YOU WOULD TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE!!! (I do know what those questions are, but I am going to keep that secret, [...]
Improving Your Resume
Posted in October 4th, 2009
If there is one topic of major concern to a job seeker it’s the resume. It is the common starting point of a job search, and it seems everyone has an idea on how to make the perfect resume. That’s why Jeff Lipshultz’s blog post on How Much Is Your Resume Worth is so timely, [...]
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One Example of How To Use Twitter
Posted in September 30th, 2009
Yesterday I tweeted and asked for some help. I asked begged my followers to RT the following message: HELPFUL idea- Pls download LinkUp’s IPhone app, shows jobs only from company website. Backstory: We are really excited about LinkUp and our LinkUp IPhone app is still in the top 20 free business downloads. It is exciting [...]
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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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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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Unemployed College Graduate Kristen Davie is One of the Uninsured. And Other Numbers That Matter.
Posted in August 12th, 2009
Ed. Note: Kristin Davie is finding therapy writing about her job hunting skills and prospects. Being without job brings all sorts of new realities to recent college graduates like Kristie. Realities which are called “worries”–welcome to the world of adulthood, 2009, Kristin. By Kristin Davie, special to WWDS Over the past several months, a barrage [...]
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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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Copy and Paste Twitterers: 9 Groups You Need to Follow Today
Posted in June 22nd, 2009
Figuring out who to follow on Twitter is a big step to your continued use of this new media. The more interesting the people you follow, the more interesting their tweets, and the more you learn from them. It’s hard to continue to upgrade your list. Here is a technique I have found that helps. [...]
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Aww Shucks. Top 150 List of Career Experts in Twitter.
Posted in June 5th, 2009
Ed. Note: Thanks to Chris Perry for including YoursTruly on the top 150 career twitter people that you should follow. Having done a few lists like this, my hat is off to Chris…and the added work he went to so that it is VERY EASY for you to cut and paste the list into NinjaFollow.com [...]
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A Question I Need Answering
Posted in September 12th, 2008
Like you, from time to time, I encounter some people who don’t think like normal people. They are not dumb or stupid, per se, but do have some odd thoughts. Let’s be charitable and call them THE UNIQUES. They have literally no governor on their thoughts and will spew forth such nonsense that you would [...]
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