For Laura Levitan, networking is a passion. “While other people have their charities, churches and synagogues, this is my way of giving back, my little gift to humanity,” she says. While Levitan is a power unto herself, there are some things we mere mortal networkers and personal branders can learn from her.
Employers no longer want to read about your career objective. They're not too interested in all your past job duties, either.
If you're a job seeker, you can find yourself struggling to balance the demands of finding a new job and being tempted by your newfound free time. When you're checking job postings earlier than you ever showed up to the office, it dawns on you that a job search is its own full-time gig.
Punctuality is always an important virtue, but never more so than when you are looking for work.
Here’s how to become an expert networker, without ever being annoying, or worse, looking desperate:
Looking for and finding the right job can be difficult enough without being held back by a less-than-stellar background. But there are approaches job applicants can use to honestly handle such issues as a criminal record or substance abuse recovery, and still effectively emphasize their skills, qualifications, and current achievements.
No, we are not responsible for all that happens to us, but we are responsible for how we think, feel, and act when they happen.
Finding a job and keeping a job require a solid foundation of personal responsibility. The author is wondering why it seems to be in short supply these days.
Here’s the paradox: networking is by far the best way to learn about other companies and new job opportunities, but few job seekers want to do it. Here are some tips for getting over your fears.
Follow the guidelines below and you will have a 30-second pitch that will guarantee that your listeners know what you do, how you can help them and what you want from them. This can be used for your business ideas as well.