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The bookstore grind
After I finished my bachelor’s degree, I spent several years as a part time clerk in a mall bookstore. I had been reduced to a state where I was fit for little else: Not only had I gone straight...
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A firing
I’ve hired – or helped to hire – at least half a dozen people. However, so far, I’ve only been involved in one firing. If I’m lucky, I won’t be involved in any others. The one experience, when I did...
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The CEO who wanted passionate employees
“I wish people would come to work with enthusiasm,” the CEO said to me, looking up from his copy of From Good to Great. “I really wish they showed some passion.” His voice was a mixture of puzzlement,...
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Career choices for English majors
“You’re an English major? You must be planning a career in fast food.” Comments like this haunted me from the moment I declared my major in university. But hearing the sentiment recently, I realized...
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Dot-com deja-vu
It is impossible to experience deja-vu for the first time. I reckon the first time you experience deja-vu must be the second. – Les Barker These days, I can’t go to a networking event without meeting...
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11 common mistakes in networking
(This article was originally published on the IT Managers Journal site in January 2008. Now that the site is no longer active, many of the articles are no longer available, so I’m reprinting some of...
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Should you hire a career coach?
If you’re one of the thousands who have been laid off in the last few months, you might be tempted to use a career coach to help you in your job search. But whether that’s a good idea depends on whom...
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Walking away from a gig
If you’re a freelancer, you tend to be haunted by the thought of lacking work. Yet today, against all my freelancing instincts, I walked away from a source of income without having anything to replace...
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Networking from the heart
You’ve got to sing like you don’t need the money, Love like you’ll never be hurt, You’ve got to dance like nobody’s watching, It’s got to come from the heart if you want it to work. – Kathy Mattea...
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