Needless to say, there are several million people out there right now that need ‘career transition’ help. The latest figures are startling…nearly 600,000 people lost their jobs in January ‘09 alone - unemployment is up to 7.6% in the US and climbing. As Obama said - this will soon be a “catastrophe”. How can you help? » Read More
Here’s a cool site I came across that helps you locate ’startups’ - Startup Warrior If you’re one of those crazy people like me who loves to jump into startups, wear a million hats, work with less red-tape (hopefully!) and get the adrenaline rush - check it out. Here’s some info. about their site: “StartupWarrior.com allows you » Read More
Yesterday I was at Kinko’s making some copies and I overheard a ‘classic’ networking conversation (yes, overheard…it unfolded right next to me and the only way out of hearing it would have been to have my iPod on). My point with blogging on this is to share the beauty of networking in hopes that if » Read More
Many people think that the best way to get a job is to ‘broadcast‘ their resume to every job board in existence. A friend of mine who was looking for a new job thought a good day’s work was spending her time searching the job boards. I would tell her “what a waste » Read More
I took an assessment some time ago called The Birkman. It was a great insight into my interests, usual style (how people see me), my underlying needs, as well as my stress behaviors…great assessment. The coach interpreting the assessment for me said “Robin – you are a true networker”. It is true, I love to » Read More
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