Did you know there are 400,000 executive recruiters on LinkedIn? Nineteen percent of them focus on technology executives. The question is, how do you make these 79,000 pairs of eyeballs focus on you? I presented this topic on Wednesday,...
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Are you familiar with the term pink slip? The terminology dates back to the early 1900s when companies would insert a pink slip within an employee’s final paycheck envelope. It indicated the termination of their employment due to a...
Every afternoon you can find me lacing up my purple rykä sneakers and heading out to walk for 1 hour. I’ve observed that upon approaching a person on a path, they avoid direct eye contact with me. It’s not...
What do the following tech entrepreneurs have in common? Microsoft – Paul Allen Dell – Michael Dell Apple – Steve Jobs Oracle – Larry Ellison Spotify – Daniel Ek They attained Rockstar billion-dollar business success without a college degree....
“I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success.” — Albert Einstein I’ve had plenty of absolute fails, including one just last week. How about you? It feels tragic at the time but...
Join host Zakiya Cita, Marketing & Program Manager at Dress for Success Seattle and me for a 1-hour workshop about crushing the interview! Learn how to beat your jitters. We all have them. How can I optimize a video...
Looking for a job is stressful. The interview process can be too. The lesson I learned this month is to go with your gut instinct. It’s your primal compass, so pay attention to red flags. I tell my clients...
I’m a 3-year volunteer career advocate at Dress for Success. While the Dress for Success Seattle office is now closed due to Covid, they are offering virtual classes to help everyone in their career transitions. I’m impressed by this...
In an MIT study of the S&P 500 entitled “The Value of Corporate Culture,” it uncovered 85% of these companies had a corporate culture section on their corporate web page related to principles and values for employee behavior. Many...