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Mentors Are Useless--But They Don't Have To Be

I am a lousy mentee. It’s a funny admission to make as someone who makes her living as professional mentor. Sure, I train my clients on how best to leverage my expertise. Of course, that doesn’t mean that I follow my own advice very well.READ»

2 Steps To Getting Lean Enough To Succeed

There are things that we carry around in our organizations and in our mentality that make things more cumbersome than they need to be. Treat your leadership like you would treat a manufacturing floor and get leaner now. Here’s are the two fastest ways to achieve this.READ»

Should You Hire For Skill Or Spirit?

A leader can be coached on how to become more influential and engage their team to achieve great results; an employee can be trained for technical skills they need to do their jobs well. But spirit is the set of "soft” skills that can’t be trained effectively. You have to hire for them. These are hard to find, but are necessary for a company to excel.READ»

Reclaim Your Effectiveness With One Simple Action

After a meeting at a large corporation I work with, one of the division presidents, I'll call him Bill, pulled me aside. "Last year I felt invincible. But these past few months, I've been completely off my game," he told me in a ...READ»

Outraged! Will The New York Times Avoid Blockbuster's fate?

Through the Internet our consumer culture evolved to expect a vast selection of stuff that is fast and free. The New York Times has finally introduced digital subscriptions, while companies who have been culturally inagile are continuing to go down, one of which, Blockbuster, is being auctioned Monday.READ»

What Every CEO Must Learn From Hosni Mubarak

All too many CEOs insulate themselves with advisors who think alike and act similarly tone deaf toward their employees and customers.READ»

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Who's Firing - Layoffs week ended 5-7-10

Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 5-7-10. For the past week retail, government, publishing, banking and energy employers announced the largest layoffs... READ»

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6 Ways To Become the Top Dog Before Your Interview

Did you realize that nearly all hiring managers pre-rank candidates before they've interviewed even one? If you're the top candidate before interviews, then it's basically your job to lose. So how can you position yourself as the to READ»

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Why Every Job Seeker Needs To Blog

Blogging is one of the most powerful things a job seeker can do to advance a job search. Learn why job seekers need to blog, what blogging can do for job search, how to start, and time/resource commitments ... You don't even have to write READ»

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Top 3 Job Search Strategies To Set Yourself Apart

Today's article describes 3 strategies to help you stand out from the crowd. Differentiation is critical to candidates seeking additional opportunities ...READ»

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Linkedin Company Follow Helps Job Seekers Find The "Hidden Job Market"

Linkedin unveiled an interesting new capability - Company Follow. This new feature can provide some valuable new help for job seekers. Let's look at what's included in the Company Follow feature and how job seekers can use it ... READ»

Why Employers Look For Purple Squirrels

A purple squirrel is rarely found in nature - that's why recruiters use the term for candidates that have combinations of skill sets that are also rarely found. Learn 5 ways to respond to a multi-subject matter expert job description ... READ»

Webinar Announcement: Turning Your Business Strategy Into Reality!

Have a brilliant business strategy, but don't know how to implement it? Register for our webinar "Turning Your Business Strategy Into Reality" that will be held on March 31 here: http://to.ly/1uPC.READ»

Webinar Announcement: Turning Your Business Strategy Into Reality!

Free webinar, March 11: Turning Your Business Strategy Into Reality. Register now!: http://ow.ly/18OQy. Space is limited!READ»

Webinar Announcement: Avoiding the 8 Blindspots that Sink Business Owners!

 Job-Right is offering a free webinar on Monday, March 8! Space is limited, so please register now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/176117587. READ»

What to do when interviewers break the law

December 3rd, 2009How do I navigate  sticky interview questions, including illegal ones?- EduardoThe gut reaction in an interview is a feeling like you’ve got to placate your interviewed to stand a chance to getting the job. ...READ»

The Job Market Will Recover: Are You Primed for Takeoff?

December 15th, 2009Analysts said government data on Friday showing the economy shed a mere 11,000 jobs last month, the fewest since the start of the recession, was the strongest indication yet that the battered job market was starting ...READ»

Making work serve life, not the other way around!

January 6th, 2010The Job-Right ManifestoSimple rules for career development that improve everything…Work serves life when it is a natural part of your existence that is a professional expression of your values, passions and ...READ»

How to start looking for a “New” Career

January 8th, 2010Dear Michelle,What are some things I need to think about in order to start the process of potentially needing a “new” career? I’m not in a position to take a salary cut and I can’t relocate. Help.A Senior ...READ»