Make Skype Stupendous As more and more people do interviews and give lectures vis Skype I thought it would be helpful to put together a quick ‘cheat sheet’ on how to make sure… Read More
Wow Your Brand: A True Story There’s a proverb, “Shoemakers’ children go barefoot and doctors’ wives die young”: an old fashioned way of saying that sometimes we are so focused on taking care of our clients… Read More
“I’m here to grant you three wishes…”: aka The Rule of 3 Have you ever wondered why the genie/fairy godmother, etc always grants 3 wishes when he or she emerges from their lamp or their glowing orb? The reason for this is… Read More
Born to Perform: What We Can all Learn From Bruce Springsteen The July 30th edition of the New Yorker contained a truly (to me) spectacular profile of Bruce Springsteen (and I don’t particularly care for his music; mainly because I’m not… Read More
4 Shades of Grey: Pain vs. Sensation, Desire vs. Craving Despite the popularity of E.L. James’ novel (which I have not read—the Ellen DeGeneres version was enough for me)  I’ve been thinking recently about a few shades of grey I… Read More
Advice for “Experienced” Job Seekers Let’s face it: if you’re an “experienced” job seeker, this means you’re often one of the older candidates – and being an older candidate can sometimes mean you make the… Read More
What to Do When the Silence is Deafening (Not to Mention Disheartening) Hello hello, I received the below letter from a frustrated job seeker—and it echoed the sentiments I’ve heard from a lot of you. She found my response helpful, so I… Read More
Need to Wow Your Job Interview? Here’s how! Join Frances Cole Jones, author of “How to Wow” and “The Wow Factor”, and learn how to: Expand your current network and build upon your existing one Ensure you stand… Read More
Mind Your Job Search Netiquette with These Tips Originally published on San Francisco Employment Jobs Careers: Even in a world of gee-whiz technology, some old-fashioned ideals — like manners — aren’t outmoded. Business etiquette in general, and netiquette… Read More
14 Questions You Should Never Ask at a Job Interview Originally published on TheJobVault.com: Scored a job interview? Congratulations! Want to stay in the running and make it past the first interview? Then avoid asking these alarmingly common deal-breaker questions.… Read More