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Top 10 tips for executive-level networking
By John HeckersEveryone at an executive level knows that almost the only way to find a great executive job is through a network, Job boards don’t work, the internet is a joke and headhunters only have a few of the top jobs (though you should always take a headhunter’s call). No, if…
08.25.2010The do’s and don’ts of networking: part 2
By John HeckersIn my last article on networking, I gave eight cardinal no-no’s of networking. Here are a few more things that you should and shouldn’t do in your business and job-search networking.
1). Collecting cards. What are you actually going to do with that card? Frame it and put it…
08.19.2010Top 10 ways to survive and thrive without a job
By John HeckersMy last article on why it is counterproductive to extend unemployment benefits got comments that questioned my parentage and whether I had a heart—both of which I took as compliments.
But people indicated I didn’t offer solutions. One of my commenters suggested I write a column with “17 Million Ways…
08.16.2010The five secrets for creating ivory tower entrepreneurs
By Arlen D. MeyersIf you mention entrepreneurship and academia in the same breath, most people roll their eyes. For the last six weeks, I’ve had the good fortune of learning and teaching academic entrepreneurship as a Fulbright Scholar at Kings College London.
The view from across the pond is that the future economic…
08.10.2010Should you be the boss of you?
By John HeckersAs jobs are more scarce in today’s economy, many executives decide to take the road of being self-employed, or forming a corporation with other unemployed executives. Sometimes, this is the best thing they can do. Sometimes, it simply burns cash and causes frustration.
How can you know if you are…
08.03.2010The do’s and don’ts of networking: part 1
By John HeckersMost People Network Poorly: Part 1
Virtually every job-hunting manual, sales manual, dating manual, and office manual has a section on networking now. But what most people call “networking” truly is not. Here are a few of the worst abuses, and what to do right.
1). Networking as selling. Many…
07.27.2010Laid off and bummed out
By John HeckersThere is no question that it is ugly out there if you’ve been laid off. There is also no question that your life has dramatically changed. And this can lead to some very real “laid off” depression. Here are a few steps to deal with this very real, and often…
