Career Success: Tweet #11

Dr. Martin Luther King is one of my personal heroes. He helped lead our nation out of the dehumanizing segregation policies that flourished in the post-civil war period. I believe…

- 10 hours, 27 minutes ago

Now What Books

You know about my LinkedIn book. My Facebook book just went to the second edition. Did you know about the other Now What books? Here they are (prices are for paperback… all are…

- 11 hours, 32 minutes ago

Keep Your Head When You’re Being Recruited!

This week in an appointment with Julie, a primo nail technician, she quietly told me about being recruited by another business who had heard great things about her. She went on to tell me…

- 13 hours, 57 minutes ago

Intrepid Woman: Silje Vallestad Discusses Her Journey from Idealist to Innovator

By Michelle Clark (Keene, New Hampshire) Silje Vallestad did not major in technology, nor did she ever plan to make her mark on the tech industry as Founder and CEO of the mobile app…

- 14 hours, 27 minutes ago

You Cannot Keep Up a Façade for Three Years

If you are looking for a job. Don’t put up a facade and hope that you’ll eventually come to terms with what you have resigned yourself to do. Don’t do it. Just…

- 14 hours, 57 minutes ago

Good and Bad Decisions 5-24-13

Bad Decisions 1. “Follow the disaster” to save money on travel. In the language of Nassim Taleb, this is a very fragile strategy. 2. Going into debt to attend weddings Good…

- 19 hours, 26 minutes ago

Game Theory Links 5-24-13

Book of interest: Jane Austen, Game Theorist. Thanks to Ian for emailing this to me. In 230 diagram-heavy pages, Mr. Chwe argues that Austen isnt merely fodder for game-theoretical…

- 19 hours, 27 minutes ago

The Internet Black Hole

It seems logical, doesn’t it,to focus your job search effort towardapplying for jobs online? With millions of jobs posted on over 10,000 job boards, you could apply 24/7/365. You…

- 1 day, 6 hours, 58 minutes ago

Good and Bad Decisions 5-23-13

Bad Decisions More Doctors Smoke Camels! Image by Don O’Brien, CC BY 2.0 1. Following health advice from advertisements 2. Comparing the cost of preservative free, fresh homemade…

- 1 day, 7 hours, 22 minutes ago

Voice of Experience: Michelle Y. Lee, Northeast Regional President, Wells Fargo

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) We have an obligation to mentor young people in our industry, began Michelle Y. Lee, Wells Fargo‘s Northeast Regional President. Be…

- 1 day, 7 hours, 27 minutes ago