Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Women can't catch a break on what to wear

 Women can't catch a break on what to wear 
Clothes can impact a career and whether or not the candidate gets the job
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39232800/ns/business-careers/

Bottom line - it's harder for women to balance clothes choice with being taking seriously in their career.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Good, real life networking

Social Media and Old School Networking: http://thecynicalgirl.com/old-school-networking-still-works/

A pet peeve of mine is when someone will say, "You can't apply online, you have to get out there and network."  It's not that I disagree - I don't.  What I hate is that this person doesn't give real world direction on what networking MEANS.  

For too many people, "networking" means going to a business association luncheon and talking to people.  The problems - doesn't give you any additional experience, is a horrible experience for anyone that's shy, and really doesn't do more than give you a small possibility of face time with someone that could hire you. 

The examples here - more likely to lead to a job. Period. So, get out there and network.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Online Career Planning Training

Hiring for Hope
Hiring for Hope is a non-profit that seeks to help a few groups of people.  One group is job seekers.  They have several online courses (no registration required) to help you in both career planning and your job search.