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Did the Dog Eat Your Career Plans?

The 2008 economic downturn had far-reaching effects on employers, the recruiting industry, and individual workers. Did it have a negative effect on your career? If so, have you recovered from it?

I’m guessing that, like 95% of respirating humans, you had no career plan before the 2008 recession. I’m guessing that, six years later, you …

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6 Things You Forget About When Building A Personal Brand

Most professionals know by now that a strong personal brand is the foundation for a successful career.

Whether you use your personal brand to find jobs, promote your freelance business, or build your professional network, it’s important to create a brand that illustrates your professional experience and personality. Your personal brand can also help you …

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Successful People Have These 4 Things in Common

“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”

— Benjamin Franklin

Surprisingly even some of the most confident people don’t really know their strengths. While you might be able to generally describe what you’re good at it’s important to know specifically what it is that you can do …

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Three Words About Your Future: Responsible, Respectful and Realistic

Incoming freshmen. Heed these words.

Why?

Career, Contacts and Optics. More on these later, but keep in mind that the way you handle yourself will define your current and future success.

Of course, this likely does not come as a surprise to most people.

I had the privilege and pleasure of dropping off our son …

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Deliver the Bad News for a Great Brand Impression

I am an advocate of that “go for it” type drive. And, then beg forgiveness later if things fall apart.

In this case – that simply wouldn’t work.

Working with an organization a new marketing executive thought it would be fun to choreograph an entire marketing video around the hit song, Royals, by Lorde.  Everyone …

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Why I Won’t Respond to Your Voice Mail Messages*

6:26 p.m., Thursday, September 18, 2014 — I have just finished listening to eight voice mail messages left by potential candidates for positions our executive recruiting firm, The Hire to Win Group, is trying to fill for our hiring company clients. Sadly, only ONE potential candidate will get a return call. The other seven? They …