If you wanted to read That Job Guy Dot Com last week you were out of luck. This site is generously hosted by a friend who had some technical stuff change. Don’t ask me what it was, it had to do with the IP address from his provider. That cascaded into some changes I needed [...]
Aug
9
2010
9
2010
Jul
29
2010
29
2010
Second Place
In sports there’s a phrase: “Second Place is the first loser”. Although harsh, this is the reality – there can be only one winner. Vince Lombardi’s most famous quote is “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the ONLY thing“. Coach Lombardi won 5 professional football championships in 10 years and 75% of the professional games he coached. [...]
Jul
9
2010
9
2010
Getting Back to the Basics
I think sometimes we make our lives too complicated. We sweat over small details that in the grand scheme of things don’t really make a bit of difference. I used to obsess about keeping my car clean, and it drove me nuts when it rained anytime within a week of washing it. But, dirty or [...]
Jun
15
2010
15
2010
Lucky or Good?
I was in a sales meeting years ago. This was my first job out of college. I had been selling pianos for maybe 4 years at this point. The owner of the company came in and asked us “Would you rather be lucky or good?”. I said “I’d rather be good”. He handed me a [...]
May
25
2010
25
2010
Lets put the “human” back Human Resources
Right out of the gate I’d like to say thank you to HR departments across the country. You take a lot of flack from all angles and are generally looked at as a “necessary evil”. You are charged with managing benefits, dealing with employee retention, listening to ridiculous (and not so ridiculous) employee complaints, keeping [...]
May
19
2010
19
2010
Stop Being Creative in Your Job Search
This is a great article I read today. The original can be found here.
“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.”
That’s according to economist and Harvard professor, Theodore Levitt.
And that’s absolutely correct.
Especially in job hunting, where too many people think too much and do too [...]
May
7
2010
7
2010
Happy Siete de Mayo
That’s right – it’s May 7th and time to celebrate! Why you ask? Because everyone else was celebrating Cinco de Mayo – I’d rather be different. How many Christmas cards did you get last year? Do you remember everyone that sent one? Did you get an Arbor Day card last month? If you did would [...]
Apr
22
2010
22
2010
Should You Try to Look Younger for Your Job Search?
This post was authored by Robin Ryan, author of “Over 40 and you’re hired”
Robin’s Blog can be found online at http://www.robinryan.com
Age discrimination. Ask any baby boomer who’s been job hunting for several months and he’ll likely tell you a personal horror story. Although the practice is illegal, many over-40 job hunters report [...]
Apr
2
2010
2
2010
Merchandising, Merchandising, Merchandising….
…where ‘da real money in ‘da film is made. (Yogurt – Spaceballs) You may have seen this classic, especially if you enjoy Mel Brook’s particular brand of humor. Spaceballs was the Star Wars version of Blazing Saddles. If you haven’t seen it get thee to Blockbuster immediately.
This scene was a dig on how much money [...]
Apr
1
2010
1
2010
What do you want to do….
…when you grow up? We’ve all asked ourselves that question. When I graduated from college I wondered what was in store. I think a lot of people who go on to get graduate degrees are asking that question and continue their education while seeking out the answer. But what about us grown ups? Should we [...]