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The Best Way to Prepare for a Job Search and Interviews
Several years ago when looking for a position in Los Angeles, I interviewed with numerous law firms. In virtually every one of these interviews I ran across an attorney who knew not one, not two, not three—but numerous, numerous attorneys in my...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 6 CommentsYou Should Not Dabble: To Succeed It’s All or Nothing
My last helicopter lesson was on a Christmas morning several years ago. I’m very glad that I made that my last helicopter lesson. I’d shown up at the flight school around 6:00 am. The previous evening, I’d been out pretty late and was...
Filed under Featured, Goal Setting, How to Succeed 8 CommentsHow to Get Hired Where There Is Not Even an Opening
For some reason, almost every week (sometimes more than once a week) venture capitalists and private equity companies call me to talk about the various businesses I am involved in. I used to talk to them quite formally, the way average people like me...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed 1 CommentThe Dangers of Getting Jobs Through Friends
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure. “Oh, I already have a friend there. I’ll just contact him.” In the job market, it’s one of the more common things we hear...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job, Job Market 4 CommentsHow to Talk about Other Interviews in Your Interviews
One of the questions I receive quite often from people I work with is whether or not they should talk about other interviews while they are interviewing with a potential employer. Let me emphasize one thing: This is one of the more important questions...
Filed under Advancement, Featured, Finding a Job 3 CommentsDo Not Allow the Past to Limit Your Opportunities Today
My one-year old daughter calls a coffee cup “hot” and avoids coffee cups lest she get burned. Until she learns that the coffee cup can also contain coffee, milk, and other foods that will not harm her, she is likely to avoid coffee cups for...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed, Life Lessons, Staying Positive 6 CommentsYour Ultimate Goal: How You Can Find Job Security
One of the worst things that can happen to people is getting fired from a job with no notice. It can be devastating to lose your source of income unexpectedly, especially in a contracting economy. Losing a job can color our perspective on the world and...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 8 CommentsKing Henry II and Understanding Your Employer
Under King Henry II in the twelfth century, England established a common law. This was a body of law that was common to all parts of the country. Throughout Europe at the time, there was a wide body of law that was applied—there were feudal...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job, Job Market, Keeping a Job 2 CommentsThe Importance of Culture in Organizations
Employees’ level of success and overall happiness has more to do with a particular culture (which is sometimes also referred to as the personality of an organization) than with any other factor. This article discusses (a) the importance of organizational...
Filed under Employment Do’s and Don’ts, Featured Leave a CommentDo Not Get Involved in the Social Side of the Office
Several years ago we had an employee at one of our companies who was extremely intelligent. This person was older and had worked at several jobs before coming to our company. Although he’d never excelled at any of these jobs, he’d done well enough....
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