Doing #FF on The Job Quest

Billie Sucher

#FollowFriday (or #FF, as it is often known on Twitter) is a fun way to recognize people at the end of the week, to encourage community building, and foster the sharing of ideas. After I wrote my post yesterday and recognized some of the great folks I’ve interacted with, I started to think about the [...]

A Sure-Fire Way to Stand Out on Twitter

Phyllis Mufson tweet

Twitter is a pretty amazing tool for learning and for networking. But, it can also feel like a never-ending freight train roaring past as the information comes at such a frenetic pace! Twitter has been compared to a giant cocktail party, and you know how difficult it can be to hear and be heard at [...]

What Children Can Teach Us About Career Management, Part 3

Girl holding colorful taffy

I’m continuing this series on lessons learned from children about the job hunt and career management. Parts One and Two can be found here and here. 6)  Children are tenacious. Granted, kids get a lot of encouragement from everyone when they are starting to walk or when they approximate words as their speech emerges. But [...]

What Children Can Teach Us About Career Management, Part 2

Two girls holding hands while walking to school

Yesterday, I started a series on lessons that can be learned about career management from children. Continued here are more thoughts. 4) Routine is king! Anyone who has been a parent knows that keeping a consistent routine for children leads to them being more calm and secure. Relatively little is in their control when they [...]

What Children Can Teach Us About Career Management, Part 1

Girl walking barefoot on white spheres

Sometimes we make life harder than it needs to be. Perhaps keeping it simple and being more intuitive can put us on the right path for being successful. In being a mom, I have learned many lessons about the job search and career management through my children: 1) Kids are not afraid to ask for [...]

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