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02/21/12--11:12: Move Over "What Color is Your Parachute": New Career Paradigm (chan 2513567)

Who can improve on What Color Is Your Parachute, the all-time best-seller in the careers field? Who other than the cofounder/chairman of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman. From his lofty seat at the top of the top professional network in the world - through whic...


02/22/12--03:00: Crack the Code: Discover The Strategies to Prevent or Recover From Long-term Unemployment! (chan 2513567)

This past Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a program describing the plight of people who had been unemployed for one, two, three or four plus years. In the story – Trapped in Unemployment – Scott Pelley indicated that today, there are over 4 million Americans who have been out of work for more than a year. [...]


02/22/12--07:19: Branding * Culture Fit * and CFOs (chan 2513567)

My faithful readers know I am an evangelist for authentic branding. I always know the moment when the branding concept resonates with my CFO clients. And it’s a beautiful thing! I also get very jazzed when I actually see or … Continue reading →


02/22/12--07:57: Use a branded resume in today’s economy (chan 2513567)

Tweetvaso linkThe current economic turmoil dramatically impacts job seekers. As more people flood the job market, job seekers are facing a new reality. The market is now swamped with more experienced professionals than ever before. These days job seekers are competing with others who have also done their job very well, have the qualifications to succeed, and [...]

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Use a branded resume in today’s economy




02/22/12--10:25: 7 Ways to Conduct a Job Search Like a Professional Athlete (chan 2513567)

What does a professional athlete have in common with an executive? More than you think when it comes to strategies and mindset. Professional athletes have to have incredible focus. It’s all about the competition and no matter what physical strength is involved, winning the game starts and ends with the mindset. Jon Stellwagen, a USA-certified [...]


02/22/12--12:46: My Physical Response to Job Loss (chan 2513567)

Loosing a job is quite an emotional experience – looking for your next opportunity leans more toward the cerebral. Until you can come to terms with the first, it is difficult to tackle the later. Continue reading →


02/22/12--14:17: Stop! Don’t hit send… (chan 2513567)

Don’t hit send…yet! The impression you leave could be a long and lasting one. Do you want to brand yourself as professional, intelligent, mature, patient, considerate and understanding? Although those managing an executive career would share a resounding “yes” too many are taking a high risk with online comments which could be construed as arrogant, [...]


02/22/12--17:03: Second Acts: The Job Shifters (chan 2513567)

Changing trends in the modern workplace have become a fact of life–inescapable, sometimes disturbing, always requiring a flexible attitude from those currently employed or unemployed and trying to improve their situation. I frequently work with job seekers and career management clients who find themselves confronted by the need to determine their next steps and put [...]


02/23/12--06:11: What Ben Carson Can Teach us about Branding Yourself (chan 2513567)

In 1987, Ben Carson performed a surgery separating Siamese twins joined at the head. This was a milestone in pediatric neurosurgery, a field he is now regarded as a world-wide expert. But he almost didn’t pass his job interview, (at least according to the biographical movie, “Gifted Hands”). With someone so clearly qualified, what went wrong? Interviewer: John’s Hopkins accepts
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02/23/12--17:46: Case Study: Being Successful in a Male-Dominated Career (chan 2513567)

Below is a story of a woman who has worked in a male-dominated career for 20+ years. She shares tips on how she has been successful. Dawn R., a senior designer, started her career as a mechanical drafter over 20 years ago, after completing a one-year technical school program. She was, and still is, in a [...]