101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions by Ron Fry is the best book on the market in my opinion. This book will change the way you interview for jobs. It will teach you how to effectively interview for jobs if you do what Ron Fry recommends. There are no silver bullets for anything in life, but there are proven principles that will work uniformly across the board if you apply them. I have 2 books to give-a-way at the end of this week!! Read on!
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions got me my first management job …read more

I found an excellent article by Christine Hassler, Net-Etiquette for Job Seekers. Here is a quick list of Social Networking Etiquette for you to keep in mind as you develop your online presence.
Social Networking Etiquette:
1. All Social Networking profiles should be appropriate for future bosses.
2. Your Social Networking profile should represent you in a positive manner.
3. Your Social Networking profile should be realistic.
4. Sharing your personal life is fine, however make sure your photos, content and conversation are rated “G”.
5. Your profile should be complete, accurate, detailed and thorough.
Here is a quote from Christine’s article worth thinking about: “think of …read more

Yes, I had a contest last week for those of you who may have missed it. We are running a contest this month here on the Business Channel, in honor of Take Your Daughter and Son to Work Day. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Last week, April 7-13 I was looking for 10 or more people to leave a comment with their story. We had more than 75 people leave a comment and participate in the contest! WOW! Thank you to all who participated!
I did a random drawing for the two books by Ron Fry, …read more

Well, first to my regular readers, I am on the road, traveling. I am taking a much needed vacation. The beauty of this vacation is that I am spending time with my family, my extended family. We have gathered to celebrate my uncle’s 70th birthday. So, I have driven, flown for hours and finally landed. Actually yesterday was the big travel day. I am in another time zone and last night, I felt like I had been hit by a mack truck!! Not to fear, I am alive and well and plugged back in. So, where in the world is …read more