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Me and my mom on CNN.com: “Help, I’m turning into my mother!”
People often ask me how I got started as a professional speaker. Meet my mom… People often ask me how I got started as a professional speaker. It’s not a very common career choice, especially for a young professional. The reality is that I learned about careers in motivational speaking at a very early age. My mom, Jane Pollak, listened to speakers like Zig Ziglar, Julie White and Roger Dawson in the car while driving me, my brother and my sister to our various activities. She was in...  Lindsey Pollak -
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At Connection Cafe: Bring Your Staff Into Your Community
Here’s my latest blogpost over at the Connection Cafe… Yesterday, Lacey wrote about how to engage folks who are interested in volunteering for organizations. It’s a great segue into another area that I find lacking in most nonprofit websites: staff and organizational employees. What do they both have in common? Your volunteers and paid staff are part of a diverse community within your organization. However, it’s this diversity in community that is often neglected. Frequently,... Bailey WorkPlay -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 19:34
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Job Interview Questions - What Was the Worst Part About Your Last Job and Why Are You Leaving There?
Job interview questions are notoriously deceptive in most cases. What you may think to be an innocent question that is probing for some deeper insight into your career could actually be a hidden trap for testing your nerve. The question “What was the worst part about your last job and why are you leaving there?” is indeed one of these trapping trick questions . The real reason you’re asked this is to see how well you hold your calm…how well you speak of others behind their... Employment Digest -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 17:29
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VIDEO - How to UnGoogle Yourself
Yesterday I wrote a post about how to monitor your online identity using Google Alerts. After I wrote it, I remembered a pilot for a video show I produced earlier this year. It was called “How To UnGoogle Yourself” and I thought I would post it here. Let me know what you think of it? I Live Online - How to “UnGoogle” yourself from Jim Stroud on Vimeo. The Job Search Strategist -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 13:00
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In the Liner Notes
The new Gabe Dixon Band album hit store shelves yesterday. I just snagged it on iTunes.It's awesome for every reason that music is awesome. And that's a great reason to buy it. But here's another: CoolPeopleCare (and me) got a mention in the liner notes.No, Gabe. Thank YOU.And, here's a pretty sweet video of the first single: Sam Davidson -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 12:07
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How To Run a No-Cost, Company-Wide Contest
We try hard to create awesome company-wide contests and events. For example, our June contest, the JobDig Summer Olympics, chronicled here as the Best Sales Contest Ever, was such an event…well-planned, executed, and a ton of fun. It was enormously successful, as measured by almost any metric. At the other end of the contest spectrum is another ‘event’ we recently had here. It was simply a “Dress Like a State Fair Go-er” Day. (The State Fair is this week here... What Would Dad Say -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 11:27
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Recession and Outsource proofing your next job
I wrote extensively in Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters about how to determine if your job could be outsourced. I did so from a position of a headhunter and my experience. This article based on recent studies by well known academics and researchers at Princeton and Harvard underscores my experience. It is well worth taking 5 minutes to read it right now. There's nothing worse than job hunting unless of course it's job hunting again in 6 months. This article should help you decide if a job is... Guerrila Job Hunting -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 10:19
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An Interview From Hell with the Famous TuckerMax
Recently, I interviewed TuckerMax and it was hell! I actually learned a lot from Mr. Tucker and you will too if you read this interview. He’s not about products or services, but about being his transparent self. The result is that he is a bestselling author, movie producer, blogger, and business owner. Not too many people can get away with what he’s done, so kudos to him. Throughout the interview, I was trying to figure out what role branding played a role in his life and it doesn’t... Personal Branding Blog -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 09:50
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TV for Job Hunters
Over at Cheezhead, Vanessa Dennis writes about the new Chicago-based Job Search Television Network (JSTN). The multimedia job search network is looking to expand its daily two-hour broadcast powered by Comcast into a 24-hour job ops channel. Currently JSTN offers companies the opportunity to create a video that features a company profile and a three-minute segment on an actual employee of the company talking about things like how they got hired, what gets dished up in the cafeteria,... Water Cooler Wisdom -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 09:47
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Finding job satisfaction
I think it’s pretty safe to say that in the fight against adulthood I’m not winning. What would be even truer to say is that it’s becoming ever more of a willing surrender. You see, I finally seem to have found a career that suits me: I’ve become a freelance copywriter. This does seem to mostly entail writing about dull business software that I don’t really understand - so dull that I can often sense my brain obstinately crossing its arms and sitting in mute defiance... Employment Digest -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 08:16
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Christmas (er, Holiday) Cards
I’m worse at sending holiday cards than I am at sending thank you cards! But this year is going to be different. I’m going to do it this year. Here’s my plan of attack: Export all my contacts who I have an address for from JibberJobber, and determine if they are holiday card recipients or not (I should have been tagging my contacts, but I haven’t been diligent in that). Do a mail merge from the file I get out into a word document, IF I’m going to print labels... JibberJobber Blog -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 08:00
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Ask-A-Recruiter: In Crisis Mode, You Still Need Career Planning
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart I just got laid off so I’ve been applying to as many jobs as I see posted or hear about, but none of them seem quite right. Can I afford to wait for the right opportunity? If waiting implies doing nothing until the exact dream job arises, then, no, you cannot afford to wait. But even when you are laid off and in need of another job quickly, applying to everything in sight isn’t a good strategy either. You might think that stepping... The Glass Hammer -
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 06:00
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Use Ning to Build a Community Around Your Personal Brand
I first become very interested in Ning when I interviewed Gina Bianchini (the co-founder) for the 3rd issue of Personal Branding Magazine. Ning hosts more than 275,000 networks. I’ve joined quite a few in the past 6-8 months and, to be honest, the usage rates aren’t that impressive. Most people just create Ning networks around a specific topic and abandon them or only have 10 active users because they don’t promote them. I’ve found two great examples of big “personal... Personal Branding Blog -
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 23:41
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Back To School. Or Not.
Remember 5th grade? Might have been 6th, who can really remember? Back then, kids were split into two groups—those who cared and those who didn’t. Kids who cared were organized, had new pencils, and even new dividers in brand new notebooks. The kids who didn’t care couldn’t find homeroom, didn’t get signed up for the right classes and had to borrow a pencil from their neighbor. When the teacher yelled “Listen up!” when the class got out of control, the kids who cared did, and... What Would Dad Say -
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 22:00
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Free webcast: Integrating recent grads into your workforce — tips for employers and employees
Wednesday, August 27th at 12 noon EDT: Advice for integrating Gen Y recent grads into your company — tips for employers and employees On Wednesday, August 27th at 12 noon EDT, I’ll be participating in a FREE American Management Association (AMA) webcast, “Improving Your Onboarding Succecss: Integrating Recent Grads into Your Workforce.” You can participate live or download later. I’ll be presenting on the webcast along with Nancy Barry, author of the excellent book,... Lindsey Pollak -
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 21:15
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Some Goals Do, Some Goals Don’t!
UK-based readers might recognize the influence of Shakin’ Stevens in the title of this post. I was never a fan but remember watching Top Of The Pops (now extinct) and complaining how I couldn’t get his catchy little ditty out of my head (it was the hormones, no doubt!). Well, 20 plus years later the hormone flow [...] Mark McClure Today -
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 20:05
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My Interview in the Latest Career Magazine
Hi everyone, Just a quick note to share that I was interviewed for the latest issue of Career Magazine and it is available now! The cover story is “6 Career Paths to Entrepreneurship” and my interview is in the “Accidental Entrepreneur” category. I’m honored to be in this new and interesting magazine and hope that you all benefit from reading it too. To check out CAREER Magazine, view www.TheCareerMag.com or just click on the image below: To access the publication,... The Job Search Strategist -
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 19:04
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How to Use Cell Phones for Recruiting
Dr. John Sullivan, professor at San Francisco State University, recently posted a great article at ERE about how employers and use smart cell phones for recruiting. Some of his article dealt with your mobile phone as a tool in the hands of the recruiter so focused on ideas such as being able to check email while you're away from your desk but much of the rest was a great check list of strategies and tactics for how to use the phone for recruiting: College Recruiter Blog -
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 18:35
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Resume Builders and Other Writing Software
Writing a resume can be a tedious task. There’s so much information to include and organize (employment history, skills, education, career highlights, awards, etc.) that the process can easily overwhelm you if you let it. Luckily, there are now tons of resources available that make resume writing much easier. In particular, online resume builders and downloadable writing software can do more than samples and templates ever could in guiding you through the writing process. So if you’re... Employment Digest -
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 18:25
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More Do’s and Don’ts for your Resume
I’ve been on a bit of tangent lately, specifically around resumes. While I thought I was done, Dan Schwabel’ at Personal Branding Blog posted a great piece on resumes that ties in nicely with my recent series. When it comes to developing your personal brand Dan is definitely someone I respect and listen to. Whether [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "More Do's and Don'ts for your Resume", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/08/26/more-dos-and-donts-for-your-resume/" }); Career Waymark -
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 18:01
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