A few weeks ago I had a customer service experience that blew me away. As a result, I am now a raving fan of GoDaddy. Several of my web domain names are registered at GoDaddy, but I’m only using two of them currently. A couple of years ago, I had asked GoDaddy to notify me [...]
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This blog post is a continuation of my look at women and MBA degrees. Part I looked at women who are currently in graduate school pursuing an MBA degree. You can read the previous post here. Did you know that women account for only about a third of graduate business students in the United States? [...]
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As a woman with an MBA degree and someone who wants to see more women in the C-suite, I read with interest an article entitled Defining Workplace Dreams for Women MBAs in the September 28, 2009 issue of Forbes magazine. The article referenced a study by Universum, a research firm focused on employer branding. Universum [...]
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In talking with job seekers, I often ask if they are actively using social networking sites, notably LinkedIn, as part of their approach to landing a new job. I get a yes answer only about half the time. I strongly encourage these folks to build their profile on LinkedIn, start making connections, and seek [...]
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A couple of recent studies have looked at what companies can do to retain key information technology staff when there is no budget for raises. Slightly more than one-third of the technology professionals polled by Dice.com said that they want their company to give them a guarantee of job security. Who wouldn’t want that given [...]
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Last week I attended a meeting for human resource professionals. The dinner speaker talked about fun in the workplace – an unusual topic given today’s economic climate. The speaker’s examples of workplace fun were along the lines of employee parties, picnics, and catered lunches. As I sat there, I had to wonder, who can think [...]
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You’re probably aware of annual surveys that identify some of the best places to work in the U.S. A few companies seem to make these lists year after year, for example, Aflac, Google, Starbucks, and Whole Foods. What if there was an online job board that listed openings at these and other great workplaces? [...]
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In the past couple of weeks I’ve been reminded of how quickly things can change and not always for the better. Relationships that we thought were solid are now crumbling. Loved ones who were happy, healthy and vigorous are now sick and dying. Jobs that we thought were stable and recession-proof are suddenly gone. Homes [...]
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I was recently interviewed for a story in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution (AJC) on the grass-roots movement called Job Angels. This group and others like it are designed to connect job seekers with people who may be able to help them in some way. The piece was written by Laura Raines and appeared in [...]
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Last week I met with a mid-career female who is in a job search. She asked me what I thought of the concept of ‘reinventing yourself.’ Specifically, she wanted to discuss the pros and cons of reinvention. I had never been asked this question before so it took me a few moments to formulate an [...]
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