Blogs About "networking"

Much has been written about how critical networking is to the job seeker. I don’t dispute that networking is helpful to identify jobs early, even before they are posted, and helpful to warrant a second look by the prospective employer, as I’ve seen many times firsthand as a recruiter. However, networking takes time, and sometimes you can’t wait for a warm introduction. Maybe you have to reach a fast-growing company NOW...

Just the mere mention of the French can incite exhilaration or exasperation to an American. It should inspire. From the French we inherit three principles that are seminal to our nation: Egalite

EMMY AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST JOINS GLOBAL TEAM  
COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF MILLIONS WITH
   MODULAR HOUSING, CLEAN WATER & SOLAR POWER

For Immediate Release
April, 2012

Bozeman, Montana & Nairobi, Kenya -  Taking the lead in global social entrepreneurship Habihut, LLC announces the unveiling of its most technologically and environmentally sustainable structure to date. The installation and groundbreaking ceremony will take place...

Emotional intelligence is a key component of success, both personally and professionally. Making heartfelt connections with the people around us is incredibly important. As humans, we need to connect with other people, and the deeper the connection, the more successful we are in our work, in our relationships, and in our lives as a whole.

Through coaching and training, people learn how to develop...

Once upon a time, when managers made implicitly gender-biased judgments about which staff got the pay raises and the promotions, we called a spade a spade: gender discrimination. When Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Betty Dukes et al. was heard by the Supreme Court, we gained a new euphemism for structural sexism in the workplace: “excessive subjectivity.”

This phenomenon is no news to most women: When a company fails to establish objective criteria...

This week's tips come courtesy of Alison Albeck Lindland, a fellow Vassar graduate who went on to get her MBA from Columbia Business School, graduating in 2008.  Prior to business school Alison worked on the Goldman Sachs and Jaguar accounts at OgilvyInteractive and was an early team member at TheaterMania.com, a startup media and ticket software company. After graduating from...

Last Friday, an enterprising 2008 Smith College alumna, Regina Chien, organized a group of 28 college students to visit  a few technology companies in New York City, including Google’s NYC headquarters, and her office at Silicon Valley Bank. Regina hoped to give these students a peak at different career options as well as to educate them on creating strategies now to...

As someone who has been blogging since 2003, I’ve seen blogs progress from online diaries shared with interested communities to full-on revenue-generating powerhouses. I’ve also had to struggle with the notion of being paid to blog and where I would draw the line.

When I was blogging mainly about my escapades as a new, urban mother, it...

It all started from a study trip I took to Paris when I was an MBA student at Stanford.

Having previously only worked in the technology industry, the trip completely changed my perspective about the luxury industry. I met many talented designers and learned their stories. One famous designer served us sparkling apple cider in champagne flutes, a metaphor for fashion. He remarked, “The world only sees the glamorous façade about the...

The exercise of power depends upon the exchange of resources between people. We exchange ideas, money, favors, introductions, information, and more. So it stands to reason: In order to obtain the resources you need to accomplish the outcomes you desire, you need people.

At the Power Summit held by the UT Center for Women in Law, Mary Cranston shared her own personal tool for people-mapping. It's so simple, so blunt, so...