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11/17/2010 6:03 PM
By Peter Weddle
Parents, it seems, now want their youngsters to graduate to text as quickly as possible, so they can get on with the business of preparing for life in our modern economy. Mom and Dad are buying fewer of the books that tell their stories with colored images and visual portraits because they believe that the world doesn’t work that way. And, I guess, in some respects that’s true, but what have those kids lost in the process?
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11/11/2010 7:26 AM
By Mike Gardner
Thomas A. Edison said it well: Opportunity is missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
I have to go to a networking event tomorrow night. The truth is, up and until the event, I dread the thought of going. But once I get there, meet some really interesting people and feel like I’ve moved my career forward in even some small way, I always leave the event feeling great. If you are like me, this is pretty typical. Networking is such an important part of our professional lives
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11/11/2010 4:41 AM
Peter Weddle
I recently did a survey of the social media habits of recruiters in some of America’s largest employers. One of the questions I asked the 79 percent that said they were using such sites was Why did your organization begin to use social media sites?. Here are the top two answers:
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11/1/2010 5:08 AM
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10/28/2010 6:48 AM
By Mike Gardner
“I’m no stranger to pain.”
That’s what my six-year old told my 11-year old in response to the comment: “You just learned how to ride a bike. That’s the easy part. The hard part is learning how to fall off of it. Get ready to hurt.”
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By careers on
10/27/2010 9:01 AM
Peter Weddle
Fiction #1: A job search is an interruption in your career.
The conventional wisdom is that a job search creates a gap in your record. And, gaps drain your perceived value as a new hire. Rightly or wrongly, recruiters believe that a gap is evidence that you’re out-of-date in your field and out-of touch with the latest challenges at work.
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By careers on
10/19/2010 8:09 AM
Michael Gardner, executive search and career management professional, Thinkinghire, delivered the following address on Sept. 26 to the graduating class of 2010 at Boston University Center for the Digital Imaging Arts:
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10/19/2010 7:30 AM
Peter Weddle
This person has the right outlook. Searching for a job is “a fulltime job.” But, that phrase now has an entirely new meaning. Historically, doing a job was simply a matter of meeting the requirements specified for satisfactory performance. These standards were usually detailed in a position description or union contract. They defined both the minimum and maximum effort an employer expected of an individual worker.
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10/6/2010 5:12 PM
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By careers on
10/6/2010 5:04 PM
By Peter Weddle
The dictionary defines coordination as “harmonious adjustment or interaction.” In recruiting as well as combat, it is the key to ensuring that an organization composed of numerous different individuals or groups brings all of those individuals and groups effectively and efficiently to bear in accomplishing its objective.
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