I recently spoke to Alexandra Levit, a nationally recognized business and workplace author and speaker, about her new book, New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career. The book is an inspirational read, chock full of stories of people who made successful career transi...
#Job Search Tweet-140 Job Search Nuggets
I'm excited to announce that my second book, #JobSearchTweet will be released shortly. The book delivers 140 tweet-like tips on just about every aspect of job search. It's a book that you can read quickly but continue to reference for the duration of your career. Resumes, cover letters, thank you le...
Job Search and the Art of Defying Gravity
My daughter is addicted to the musical comedy Glee and I've started to become a fan myself. Last week, two students on the show competed in the school's first "Diva-off" and the competition required that they sing the song Defying Gravity from the Broadway show Wicked. Since watching the show, I can...
How to Handle “Inappropriate” Interview Questions
Last night on Larry King Live, ex-beauty queen Carrie Prejean called Larry King "inappropriate" after being questioned as to why she dropped her claims of libel, slander, and religious discrimination against the Miss USA pageant. Ms. Prejean seems to have agreed to go on the show assuming her agenda...
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Your Job Search
LinkedIn and Twitter recently announced a partnership that will enable users to simultaneously update their status on both platforms. Doing so can help amplify your message to your followers and real-time search engines. LinkedIn and Twitter have billed the new interface as two great tastes that tas...
Age Discrimination and Job Search: Who Made the Rules and How Can You Compete?
I don't think about my age too much. People often tell me that I look younger than I am so I've spent most of my adult life trying to look older, not younger. But recently, four events occurred within the same day that forced me to think about age and the perception that age can create. I saw a le...
How to Give Good Tweet
I've been watching several of the presentations from the recent #140 Conference in LA, a conference that explores Twitter's impact on everything from politics to news to art to education to science (and everything in between). Sean Percival (@lalawag), Alexia Tsotsis (@sfweekly), and Erin Broadly (...
Do You Have a Job Search Social Media Marketing Plan?
Business.com recently conducted a study on social media use by business professionals. Here are some of the findings, (based on close to 3,000 respondents) that I found particularly interesting. 69% rated webinars and podcasts as their top social media resources for business information. Facebook...