So, it’s my first week at Keen Technology Consulting, and between orientations, BlackBerry set ups and LinkedIn updates, I am told about our annual kickoff...
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Calling for Business? Dialing for Dollars or, Meaningful Connections and Spreading Good Will?
I have sales colleagues that have to present call sheets every day, the average is about 50 dials a day..though I know one person that...
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Inspiration at work? a Prerequisite for Motivation and Hope
One thing about recessions and feeling the dull drums at work or while unemployed, is that it’s hard to get motivated unless you are inspired....
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Back To School? It’s in our DNA
My gosh, what a week! If you have kids and you work, you have to bank for at least 4 late nights or early mornings...
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A Great Mix -Toronto Star Box Seats and The Jonas Brothers-(they’re not the Rolling Stones but they do put on a great show)
My friend Deb Gallant has been managing sales teams focused on recruitment classifieds for a long time, she started at The Globe and Mail and...
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Short Stints in Our Careers Don’t Always Have To Reflect Badly
Being a recruiter since 1997, I have witnessed many career transitions. Reading through resumes and interviewing at the rate I do; I often console people...
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Vacation,Staycation, we have to truly power-down when we take time off
I felt it over two weeks, sleeplessness, typos, losing things I would never lose, grabbing my water to take a sip…realising I had already finished...
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Your Resume Header? Profile, Summary or Objective
After the dot com boom a fellow recruiter said to me, ” I hate it when people have an objective on their resume, clients don’t...
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So, you aren’t on LinkedIn or Twitter!
I had lunch this week with an entrepreneur who is no where to be seen on the net. The guy is successful, owns a few...
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Recession= cutbacks and layoffs -OR- aquire and reward top talent NOW
I was chatting with a lady at the gym this morning….its 8am; we are racing through our makeup and prep for the 8:30 train…. She...
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