by Kevin Donlin and David E. Perry | Career
In any economy, you can find a job faster by doing three simple things: 1) Know the position you want, with absolute clarity, right down to the job title. 2) Know where you want to work, right down to the names of 10-20 ideal employers. 3) Use unconventional guerrilla...
by Karla Brandau | Career
Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia. — Alexis Carrel When I was 10 years old, our family vacation was to Yellowstone Park in Wyoming. I remember watching in awe as the Old Faithful geyser of its own free will and...
by Christine Comaford-Lynch | Career
You’re a renegade-you have a level of passion and commitment that others don’t. You’re apt to break the rules that are blocking you from getting things done. You’re a renegade because you want to build something great, have a fulfilling career,...
by Richard Fenton | Career
What if, starting today, the word ‘no’ didn’t stop you anymore? What if every time you heard the word no, you became stronger, more powerful, and more resilient? What if the greatest success strategy in the world was not to go for yes, but to go for no? Well, it is....
by Kevin Donlin and David E. Perry | Career
After you write down five good questions, circle the one question that looks most promising. You’re going to use it to get hired faster. Let’s say you write the following question down atop a clean sheet of paper: How could I give people a reason to call...
by Kevin Donlin and David E. Perry | Career
After you write down five good questions, circle the one question that looks most promising. You’re going to use it to get hired faster. Let’s say you write the following question down atop a clean sheet of paper: How could I give people a reason to call...
by George McKenzie | Career
Unless you’ve got a brother-in-law in the business (or a sister-in-law, of course), one of the the best ways to get the attention of a reporter, producer, or editor is through a ‘pitch letter.’ A pitch letter is like a news release because it’s...