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When you bad-mouth, you look like the one with the problem. 24 Aug 2013 | 10:06 am
We have a new client. She's absolutely incredible: smart, cool, interesting and probably among the kindest people you'll ever encounter. I'm near giddy that we've earned her business. This clien...
Entrepreneurism is not a fake job, and everyone is terrified. 21 Aug 2013 | 09:39 pm
Conversation with an aspiring entrepreneur last week (who, by the way, has an incredible business idea): Her: "I just don't think I can do it." Me: "Why not?" Her: "Because I think I really need to...
23 reasons you are losing at job search. 7 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm
You're terrified to contact strangers and actually network with them. When you actually do muster the bravado to contact strangers, you do it in a way that you would cringe over if someone approache....
Ask the Experts: For every 20-something asking “what now?” 30 Jul 2013 | 11:45 pm
Today’s Ask the Expert is from JobJenny.com intern extraordinaire, Maddie Lindeman. Say hey to Maddie. She’s doing a spectacular job this summer! Meet Paul Angone. Paul is a successful entreprene...
Recharging is Allowed: The 2013 Mini-Summer Sabbatical Starts Today 15 Jul 2013 | 09:43 pm
I debated. I hemed and hawed. I mulled it over. And then, over the weekend, I slept more than 13 consecutive hours. Not by choice, really. I was simply out of gas. Even more impressive wa...
Don't be a kinda-phony. People smell it a mile away. 8 Jul 2013 | 09:53 am
I just spent a lovely, fabulous and inspiring weekend with nearly 3,000 inspiring bloggers, entrepreneurs and dreamers from all over the world at one of my absolute favorite annual events, World Do...
Off-brand cereal sucks. So do off-brand resumes. 20 Jun 2013 | 08:02 pm
Why do you shy away from that off-brand of cereal when marching down the aisles of your grocery store every week (or in my case, every other day)? Easy. Because you assume it sucks. The packaging b...
Two different shoes don't matter. Getting the important stuff right does. 11 Jun 2013 | 10:24 pm
Years ago, I was in a counseling session. Debilitated by the strain of a crumbling relationship, I sat in a sad heap on this counseling-office-ish looking green chair, attempting to sort out just what...
How not to work at Starbucks (or anywhere, for that matter). 28 May 2013 | 10:11 am
I walked into my neighborhood Starbucks this morning. The store manager was having coffee with a young man, who was obviously in for an interview. As I waited in line, I listened to the exchange betw...
Memorable cover letters ignore convention and stupid "rules." 15 May 2013 | 10:06 pm
I cannot tell you how many cover letter conversations I've had that go something like this: Client: "What's the 'right' way to address this?" Me: "Depends. What's the culture of this organization li...
