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You know you have been working from home too long when...

Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 11:26 AM by HeatherLeigh
...this sounds reasonable. Seriously, what kind of donuts? Tip: Seth (who is still wrong about resumes. I'll get over it) Read More...
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Telecommuting losing it's appeal?

Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 2:17 PM by HeatherLeigh
This article in eWeek is timely; this is exactly what is going on with me. While I love having the flexibility to work from home, it can be isolating. Sometimes you need to be around people. So I am more frequently dropping into the office for just that Read More...
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I love it when these guys talk about me.

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:27 AM by HeatherLeigh
The conversation about whether to have a resume was taken up by Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz recently on their popular podcast For Immediate Release . They discuss Seth Godin's perspective as a potential future state versus the reality of here and now. Read More...
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Would you wear it?

Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:59 AM by HeatherLeigh
I probably wouldn't recommend wearing this to a job interview. Maybe if you are a college student. There are more at Blackbird Tees . I like the non-job-related ones. Not so sure that the others will do more than get attention, but not necessarily from Read More...
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Sorry, folks, you still need a resume

Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 9:57 AM by HeatherLeigh
Seth Godin says: I think if you're remarkable, amazing or just plain spectacular, you probably shouldn't have a resume at all. Unfortunately, I think Seth is leading people astray. I could count on one hand the people that I would hire without a resume. Read More...
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Evaluating Career Opportunities: It’s Not Just About the Numbers

Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:59 AM by HeatherLeigh
Here's an article I wrote recently for Pragmatic Marketing , which appeared in their February newsletter. Thought I'd reprint here and share a little link love. And for the record, I am not the one that used the word "expert" to describe myself; that Read More...
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Men, women and competition

Posted Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:18 AM by HeatherLeigh
Over on the Freakonomics blog, there's an interesting post on men , women and the nature of competition in society. I have to admit that I hate conversations that include declarations like "men are so" and "why are women so". This actually came up in Read More...
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Third Place is You're Fired

Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 8:34 AM by HeatherLeigh
Interesting article on Slate about the impact of Tiger Woods on other golfers' performance. One would assume that playing with a superior golfer would raise the performance of other golfers. But evidently, when that golfer is Tiger Woods, so superior Read More...
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Guest Post from Chris Russell: Are You Untouchable at Work?

Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 8:04 AM by HeatherLeigh
I can't come up with interesting work-related content as much as I'd like. There are others in the industry that have interesting things to say about managing ones career. So I invited one such person, Chris Russell, to write a guest post. Chris is founder Read More...
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Flip-flops and iPods and Trophies, Oh My!

Posted Monday, January 21, 2008 1:34 PM by HeatherLeigh
Much is being made of the values of "Millenials" relative to other worker age groups, in this 60 Minutes report . Part of the fun of watching it is Morley's face when talking about the Millenials. He looks like he just smelled something bad. OK, so as Read More...
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Writing effective job postings

Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:28 PM by HeatherLeigh
Partly free advertising for my pals at TheLadders and partly because they give some good advice about writing job postings (not to be confused with job descriptions...there's a subtle difference). Pasted with their permission, of course. If you are a Read More...
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What to do during your holiday down time? Polish up your resume.

Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:48 PM by HeatherLeigh
This time of year, I'm burning excess vacation days and you may be doing the same or hiding from in-laws in your "man room". Spending major bank on holiday gifts could have you thinking about your paycheck ("Am I being paid what I am worth?") and even Read More...
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A top ranked career blog? This one?

Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:40 PM by HeatherLeigh
Evidently so . Alrighty then. I guess that means I should talk about something career related again soon. Read More...
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Did you know we have a careers newsletter?

Posted Friday, November 02, 2007 8:31 AM by HeatherLeigh
OK, trying not to sound like too much of a corporate flack here, but I figured that many of you could be interested in this but perhaps didn't know about it. We publish a monthly newsletter with info about career management and job search strategies, Read More...
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New Microsoft website for job seekers....and it's actually good

Posted Monday, October 15, 2007 10:20 AM by HeatherLeigh
We recently launched a new website to give a funky little peak behind the curtain at Microsoft. If you don't have a sense of humor, you'll hate it. Trust me. Don't click on the singing cowboy videos. The site is primarily aimed at tech folk, but a lot Read More...
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