Kudos to the University of Washington (UW) School of Law Career Planning folks for having a “Best Thank You” contest for the law students to enter because as they note in the blog post, “Networking with a good reputation as
Recent product feedback worth sharing
In December, I spoke to the folks of Matt Youngquist’s S.A.F.E. Club at Career Horizons on how to think differently about networking as part of the job search process. I received some really gratifying feedback that I thought I should
San Francisco Free Love a.k.a A PIF PARTY
It’s time to take Bella Domain’s PIF Party concept on the road and the first out-of-state party will be in San Francisco on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Roe on Howard over near Mission and 3rd. Yes, considering I lived
Job hunting? It’s good to be in the west!
Career Builder released its 2010 U.S. Job Forecast and it indicates that employers in the West are planning to increase their headcounts more in 2010 than the other regions of the country. Nearly one-quarter of employers (24 percent) in the
A more effective strategy for networking
Yesterday ended with my little Bella Domain WordPress site hitting 11,000 total visits since launch (woo hoo!) and me finding an awesome book review of “I’m at a Networking Event–Now What???” from Steve Paul the blogger behind and founder of
Adding value is key to networking
Lots of good advice in this Bankrate.com article titled, “5 Networking Strategies to a New Job” which includes a contribution from yours truly as a result of being interviewed by freelance writer Donna Fuscaldo in Nov 2009. As she summarizes,
Back to the Bay Area – Feb 2010
Announcement: Happy New Year! And, just in time for Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share that I’ll be in the Bay Area again for this book related event on Wed, 2/10/2010 (cool date, eh?), and then another book/Pay It Forward/Valentine’s
Why I wrote “I’m at a Networking Event–Now What???”
I found the email below in my Inbox this morning and it sure started my day off on a happy note! Salil describes exactly what I was hoping to achieve by writing my book, I’m at a Networking Event–Now What???
Not so secret Santas
I must have been a very good girl this year because Santa definitely came early! I knew I needed to show my gratitude by sharing these awesome book reviews (and links) for my book “I’m at a Networking Event–Now What???”
Networking myths debunked
This morning I had the exciting challenge of living up to the introduction I received below at an event hosted by Matt Youngquist of Career Horizons: Topic: Networking Tips, Technique & Etiquette Guest Speaker: Sandy Jones-Kaminski, President of Bella Domain &
Some networking food for thought
These are some of my favorite quotes that have everything to do with effective networking: Just like you can never receive too many gifts at the holidays, you can never have too many contacts in your network. Being well-connected connotes