The Top Way to Find Out What Will Add Value to Someone Else

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The most common searches that lead folks to my blog oftentimes have something to do with “adding value.” They want to add value to their company, or add value to their network, or show on their résumé how they will add value to a prospective employer. If all goes well, adding value to someone else [...]

Are You Lacking in Substance?

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With my son in school, Valentine’s Day is now a blip on his screen. His class is having a party, so we needed to purchase Valentine’s Day cards for his classmates. He was quickly drawn to the box that was decorated with his favorite characters. They seemed to be what we were looking for, so [...]

The Right Way to Connect Your Twitter and LinkedIn Profiles

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Have you connected your LinkedIn and Twitter profiles yet? If you’ve been on social media for a while, I’m sure you have. But this is a topic that’s worth repeating. I’ve been getting quite a few followers over on Twitter lately who are pretty new to that medium; if this applies to you, you may [...]

Five Tips for Playing the (Job Hunt) Game

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Living in Wisconsin, I am one of many who follow the Green Bay Packers. And this season has been a pretty amazing one. Until Sunday night, that is. Not only did they lose the game, they were trounced. I’m guessing that not many people thought that the highest seeded team would go out in their [...]

With Accomplishments, Bigger Isn’t Always Better

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In my last post, I talked about the importance of using numbers on a résumé or cover letter. Now does that mean that you should always be looking for accomplishments that have big numbers attached to them? Not at all. Sometimes, achievements with small numbers have just as much (if not more) of an impact. [...]

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