Do you have enough years on this planet to remember using card catalogs to find books at the local library? Not online card catalogs, but paper, roledex-like card catalogs? When I was a kid, my grandma worked at the public library. I vividly recall visiting her there when I had research projects for school, or…
Category: Social media
Career Development, Corporate Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Employment, Job Search, Organization Development, Recruiting, Social media
Are You the Buyer or the Seller?
You’re both at the table. The small talk has begun. One of you is hiring for an open position, the other is seeking to find a job. If we think in terms of consumerism, which one of you is the buyer in this situation? Which the seller? Let’s examine this from both perspectives. In today’s…
Leadership and Social Media
Recently I heard from a friend who was reprimanded at work for being active on LinkedIn. His boss asked him directly if he were looking for a new job. He said, “No. I am not. I have been asked to provide recommendations for some colleagues who have recently lost jobs.” A couple of things come…
Career Development, communication, Diversity & Inclusion, Employment, Job Search, Onboarding, Social media
To Say or Not to Say: Corporate Refugee
A new term has hit my radar this week: corporate refugee. At several local meetings, people have introduced themselves by indicating that they are “corporate refugees”. I had not heard this term before, but a few connotations sprang to mind: a) this person was persecuted or had horrible situations occur at his/her last job, and…
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