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  • Networking 101 for the Network-Disabled: 9 Places to Find Networking Events for Beginners

    Last week I shared that I was painfully friend-disabled in grade school and explained how I expanded my horizons and developed greater self-awareness and self-confidence.  These were lessons I carried with me to college, where I continued to be involved in various kinds of on and off-campus communities. However, upon graduating I moved to the […]

  • According to Science, Your Next Job Just Got 2 Degrees Closer

    Thanks, Facebook! In 1961, Stanley Milgram, a psychologist determined that we are connected to anyone on earth by just six degrees by conducting several experiments to examine the average path length for the (non-virtual) social networks of people in the United States. The project was coined the “small-world experiment.” In the experiment, Milgram sent letters […]

  • 10 Surprising Websites and 2 Secret Places Where You Can Research Employers

      If you want to take your job search beyond LinkedIn and Google, there are ten websites and two secret places can that help you up your game and stand out among the competition. These sites are some of the best ways to learn about a person or business. You can use these websites in […]

  • Getting Legal and Marketing to Play Along in Social Media

    Getting a company’s legal department and their marketing department to work together can seem like an exercise in futility. The acrimony between the two departments can be can be a drag on the overall business.  The marketing department wants to move ahead with its latest campaign, while legal is concerned with avoiding risk and mitigating […]

  • Is Your Social Media Presence Hindering Your Job Prospects?

    Job seekers may not realize how heavily their social media profiles can weigh on their job prospects. A social media presence that complements a professional image is just as important as having a great résumé and interview skills. An unprofessional and inappropriate social media presence can easily close the door to career advancement. A 2014 […]

  • Drama is Alive and Well on Facebook

      Sometimes, we have to “cut the fat.” Success teachers of every kind will advise you to eliminate negative people from your life, though they recognize that it’s not so easy to do.   “You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.” ― Joel Osteen   “Rich people associate […]

  • Only 44% of unemployed job seekers have LinkedIn profiles and other staggering data

    I’m surprised at how frequently a job seeker will ask me if recruiters are really looking for candidates on LinkedIn. I’m also surprised how many job seekers still don’t have a presence on LinkedIn. Even if you are not a job seeker, unless you are financially free, chances are good you will be in the […]