Posts Tagged "blogs"

Web 2.0: The Understanding that will Separate the Winners from the Losers

Posted by on Feb 20, 2009 in social media and resources | 2 comments

Tweet This post was inspired by a very insightful McKinsey Quarterly article, Six Ways to make Web 2.0 Work, that I discovered in a Linkedin Facebook group that my friend, Karen Brennan turned me on to. It brought me to realize that there’s something inherently different about Web 2.0 and previous technologies that most of us haven’t stopped to acknowledge. Understanding and embracing this difference will separate those who...

Read More

Job Seekers Strategy: Make the Hiring Manager Happy

Posted by on Jan 9, 2009 in employment | 0 comments

Tweet Silicon Valley star Guy Kawasaki did not intend for his chapter “The Art of Driving Your Competition Crazy” in Reality Check to be job seeker’s advice; yet the main theme is vital for any job seeker’s success. The chapter outlines 8 steps to drive your competition crazy aimed at helping entrepreneurs and corporations understand how to win at the art of business.The most valuable theme and step is “Focus...

Read More

America’s “Underemployment Report”: Job Seeker’s 5 Steps to Stand Apart

Posted by on Dec 8, 2008 in employment | 0 comments

Tweet “It’s a huge disservice to the economy, in that it means there are highly productive, hardworking people who are not maximizing their potential,” —Heidi Shierholz, a labor market economist for the Economic Policy Institute. What Ms. Shierholz addresses is the growing problem within the employment market that often gets ignored: underemployment. According to the WashingtonPost.com’s article citing Bureau of...

Read More