The Currencies of Networking.

I listened to a webinar today put on by Keith Ferrazi a master networker.  He wrote a book published in 2005 called Never Eat Alone. I think I bought it at Borders. That was before the world melted and we moved to the New Normal except for Borders.  That was a very...

Hot and Cold Networking Doesn't Work

Hot and Cold Networking Doesn’t Work. The new Jobs Report came out yesterday and the report wasn’t too cheerful. Very tepid job growth. That’s life in the New Normal. We live in a world with an unemployment rate of 8.2% in the U.S. My friend Lynn Marie Hammond...

The New Employer Employee Dance.

While travelling recently I read a new survey in USA Today Snapshots on Loyalty Gap perceptions between Employers and Employees.  It shared that 59% of employers in 2011 felt that they were very loyal to their employees and that percentage had increased from 52% in...

The Best Graduation Gift You Can Give Your Children.

I have spoken on many campuses on networking for over a decade now and I have written many posts hopefully helping today’s young people become better networkers. One of my most popular blogs remains Networking Tips for Young People and College Students Who Hate to...

Has Your Job Search Passed Its' Expiry Date?

Although the employment outlook is getting better, many great people remain on the sideline.  Some are getting increasingly frustrated as they see others get hired. As a Co Founder of Laguna Niguel Connectors and a person that has spoken to numerous transition groups...

How I went from UWO to California.

I live in Laguna Niguel about two miles from the Pacific Ocean. I grew up in Toronto and went to UWO in London.  I had never been to London before I arrived the first day at residence.  London was 12o miles from where I grew up. When I went to Western I was reading a...

Don't Let Your Network Control Your Time.

I often speak on networking to companies and organizations across the country and Canada.  I also have been networking for years.  It is the primary fuel driving my consulting career. I know that one’s network can be a very powerful force. It has been in my life. Your...

Job Hunting Tips from the Perpetually Unemployed.

I am a consultant. I have to create a job for myself each and every day.  In many ways I am perpetually unemployed. Like a Shark who never sleeps. I often speak to transition groups and am one of the Cofounders of Laguna Niguel Connectors. I meet lots and lots of...

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