“Overnight Success” is like “Instant Weight Loss” This past weekend was my 25th college reunion, at which I was invited to speak– an invitation that was a surprise both to me and to many of my former… Read More
The Wow Effect: How (and Why) You Can (and Must) Create 360-Degree Business-Effectiveness If you’ve ever dropped a stone in pool of water, you know the subsequent ripples spread in all directions. These days, thanks to the transparency provided by technology, the same… Read More
Charisma is Contagious I spent the past 48 hours in Los Vegas with the legendary hair stylist, Oribe. His backstage event transformed women into jellyfish and genies: their beauty endlessly unconcealed and revealed.… Read More
Two is One, and One is None This is a phrase my brother, a former captain in the Marine Corps, likes a lot— and it’s one the military uses frequently. What this maxim does is turn 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
It’s Never “Just Lunch” With more and more business and interviewing taking place over lunch these days, I thought it made sense to take a moment or two to run through the do’s and… Read More
Thank You x 2 In preparation for my “Wow Your Job Interview” seminar on April 27 (have you signed up yet?) I wanted to talk a bit about the importance of writing thank you… 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
Woman Interruptus: Interrupting Is Not A Form Of Encouragement From the time most of us were small, we’ve been told: “Don’t interrupt.” And listening is, indeed, a vastly underrated skill set: a person who can do more than hear—who… Read More
Post Emily Post: Would You Rather Hear about “Worries & Problems” or “Welcome & Pleasure”? Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to speak at the UnderFashion Club in NYC. (See the video link, below, for a short ‘teaser’). Among the topics of discussion was the… Read More