“Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.” – Jack Welch I just read that the last company to manufacture typewriters just announced they are ending production. “Typewriters? What’s that you may ask (ancient history). In one way, it is a little sad for those of us [...] [...]
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“Remember, it doesn’t matter whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.” – Darrin Weinberg I’ve been getting lots of calls from recruiters lately. Some are looking for candidates and some have noticed my company’s job postings and are looking to fill the jobs (even though they were not asked to [...] [...] “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr. Seuss I often think, why bother unless you strive to be the best. I’d like to think that the vast majority of us set out to do the best we can. Now some of us [...] [...] “The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be.” – Socrates It’s still a tough job market out there, and although many companies reduced their workforce last year, many actually added jobs. While not every company on the Best Companies list added jobs, many did. Today’s list [...] [...] “And it goes on and on, oh, watching the river run, Further and further from things that we’ve done, Leaving them one by one.” – Kenny Loggins A number of years ago I went on a canoeing trip with my son’s Boy Scout troop. Early one morning the Scout Master, six scouts, two canoes and I [...] [...] “If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance.” – Andrea Boydston I remember really early in my career (probably before most of you were out of diapers) when we were living in the modern world of IBM XTs (with an Intel 8088 processor at 4.77 MHz, a hard drive of 10MB and 640kb of [...] [...] “Remember : one man’s ceiling is another man’s floor” – Paul Simon A friend of mine just got a job after a long search effort. Unfortunately, her new firm has a reputation as being not the best place to work if you are a human being. Somehow, she did not know this, but to the rest [...] [...] “Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting someone else to do the work.” – John G. Pollard Timing is everything in life and in business. Too young for the early days Wall Street boom, too old for the Internet boom and just right for every major recession since WWII. But opportunity is what you make of [...] [...] “All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move” – Arabic Proverb So which are you? Successful job search is all about putting in the time to get your resume out there and cultivating your contacts. Networking is a key component, but you need to have [...] [...] “No time for losers ‘Cause we are the champions – of the world” – Freddie Mercury We all need to work (unless you are independently wealthy). So why not make work a great experience? Why not provide benefits that make people feel good about getting up every morning and going to work? The companies on the [...] [...] |
 
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