I’ve recently been asked to share my advice on how best to approach attending an in-person networking event when you have to go it alone, so I thought I’d just provide access to a PDF of the Nov. 2010 article
Networking defined and why it matters
Find out how I define networking and why I think it matters by watching the interview I did with Steve Piazzale, Ph.D., the host of “You’re Hired!”
How NOT to leave a job
I’ve been wanting to write a post about how one should NOT leave a job for a while now, but I’ve been too busy at my new job. And then, what do you know? Glassdoor went ahead and shared a
Learning to Love LinkedIn Tip #11
I thought I was done with these LinkedIn tips, but apparently I am not. 🙂 I just received an email from LinkedIn about using their messaging system and InMails in particular. They shared 5 good tips on how to make the most
Help Me Help You: Tell Me What You WANT To Do Next and WHERE You Want To Do It
Now that I’ve wrapped up my first 2 weeks in my new role as a full-time employee for FILTER, a digital solutions agency for staffing and creative services in San Francisco (and Seattle, LA, Portland), it’s finally time for me
ad:tech 2011 The Lean Back Conference Attended By (Mostly) Lean Forward Types
Something new I’m starting: Event Reviews of things I attend. Here’s my first for ad:tech 2011 in San Francisco and what I’ve decided to name it: The Lean Back Conference Attended By (Mostly) Lean Forward Types Event: ad:tech 2011 –
Has LinkedIn helped you too?
LinkedIn has helped me in my career and business too many ways to list and I know loads of other people that feel exactly the same way. And, because I’m a “friend” of LinkedIn, I was invited to participate in
Sometimes you just need a recharge
Sometimes your job search or career progression can get stale and stagnant and a full-on recharge may be the only solution to getting it moving again. How do you start? My advice is to ponder the answers to the questions
Are your LinkedIn Skills Up To Snuff?
LinkedIn rolled out another new feature this week and I found it worth more than a few minutes of my time. It’s called LinkedIn Skills, and within LinkedIn’s powerful social networking tool, you can now conduct a search and produce
Five attributes of an ideal connection
As a follow-up to my recent blog post titled, “How NOT to network in 2011,” I knew I had to share this smart post from John Sumser on Glassdoor.com’s blog. He’s talking about recommendations for a job, but this applies
Networking is Connecting Columnist Available
Looking for a columnist to write about effective networking for your business or career publication? WomenEntrepreneur.com is folding into Entrepreneur.com and they already have their fill of columnists, so I’m looking to find a new home for my Networking is