November 2011

2011′s Best Gifts for Authors and Small Business Owners

Here are 7 suggested gift ideas for the tech-savvy brand-building authors and small business owners in your life. I tried to choose gifts that offer genuine day-to-day utility and…

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes ago

True Path, a Branding-Based Approach to Life-Story Interventions that Guide Career Choice (Part 5 of a Series)

This entry will probably be the concluding post in my series about life-story interventions that guide career choice. My goal has been to explore tools and assessments that employ…

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 3 hours, 39 minutes ago

Three Boardroom Challenges—And How to Overcome Them

By Robin Madell (San Francisco) When we hear about women in the boardroom, it is often about their absence rather than their presence. The research firm Catalyst finds that only 15.7…

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 3 hours, 49 minutes ago

John Sumser: HRxAnalysts 2012 Index of Social Technology in HR and Social Recruiting

The hype says “social” the reality says “data.”"LinkedIn is an exercise in arrogance run by the PayPal Mafia.” John Sumser from HRxAnalysts presents a reality check on social technology in…

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes ago

John Sumser: HRxAnalysts 2012 Index of Social Technology in HR and Social Recruiting

The hype says “social” the reality says “data.” “LinkedIn is an exercise in arrogance run by the PayPal Mafia.” John Sumser from HRxAnalysts presents a reality check on social technology in…

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes ago

Manufacturing jobs get a boost

Here’s an update on whats happening with manufacturing jobs across the country. Last year was the first time in over 10 years the US saw growth in this sector. Lets hope it continues. …

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes ago

Career Hub 2011-11-30 15:58:47

To Be or Not to Be an Interim Executive? At a time of uncertainty in the world, a time where the economy is spiking and plummeting daily, whats an executive to do when in the midst of a…

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 5 hours, 50 minutes ago

To Share or Not to Share Your Salary History

A key question for many job seekers is How much does the job pay? But, the flip side of that conversation for potential employers is How much do you currently make? It can be…

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 7 hours, 49 minutes ago

How Employers Hear Your “True Stories”

Most people have some point in their career where they have legitimate grievances about a previous company, boss, co-worker, or corporate culture. Every company, even the best ones, are…

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 10 hours, 4 minutes ago

Working with Recruiters (Part II)

Yesterday I blogged about working with recruiters. Here’s another post of interest: The recruitment database is far from dead…. Peter Cosgrove says that his firm, the largest…

- 1 year, 7 months, 5 days, 10 hours, 29 minutes ago