The cover story in Business Week’s May 11th issue talks about the 3 million jobs that are open in the US and are difficult to fill. It’s a great read — all we tend to hear about is the millions of people in the market looking for work. We’re experiencing
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May 04, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Apr 28, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Leadership in the Clean Energy Sector: Help Wanted
Leadership in the Clean Energy Sector: Help Wanted
The Clean Energy sector is generating a lot of interest as it revs up to transform the sustainability of our energy practices and spark growth in the global economy. Convergence and rapid innovation in technology combined with increasing investment, public awareness, and a supportive federal policy and regulatory environment are
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Apr 25, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The First 100 Days
The First 100 Days
Unless something else takes center stage, we are about to enter into a media frenzy focused on President Obama’s performance during his first 100 days in office. If you just took a new role, assuming it’s not in sports or politics, you can be thankful that your own performance isn’t
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Apr 14, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Nailing the Interview
Nailing the Interview
In another great article by Sarah Needleman, in today’s WSJ, she offers some very solid advice for those lucky enough to land an interview. Getting an interview right is more difficult than you might think. One of my top tips to job seekers is a page right out of media
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Mar 13, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Putting Your Best Foot Forward
Putting Your Best Foot Forward
It has been said that success covers a multitude of sins. Like a delicious frosting covering the cracks, bumps, and imperfections of a newly baked cake, success smoothes over one’s flaws. When companies are successful, they are often overstaffed which can shield the need for performance management. The underperformers are
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Mar 03, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Webinar: Legal Aspects of a Career Change
Webinar: Legal Aspects of a Career Change
WEBINAR The Legal Aspects of a Career Change March 10, 2009 10am PST, 11am MST, noon CST, 1pm EST REGISTER: http://www.instantpresenter.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=E057DD81 The Legal Aspects of Career Transitions –a lot has changed in the past few years Within the last six months, let alone the last decade, a lot has changed
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Mar 01, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Getting on a Board
Getting on a Board
In the past month, I’ve been to an event–a packed house–geared toward getting more women on boards and have been asked by a couple people just how you get on a board. It’s more difficult than you may think. There’s often a time in your professional career where you’ve interacted
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Feb 19, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Technology Tips for Job Seekers
Technology Tips for Job Seekers
An article came across the wire today that caught my attention, it was titled 8 Technology Etiquette Tips for Job-Seekers, see below http://apnews.excite.com/article/20090218/D96E8PMG0.html While I totally agree with some of the point made, sending your resume via ‘snail mail’ made me laugh. It is true, we get a few resumes
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Feb 08, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on You can't overcome job hopping
You can't overcome job hopping
When your resume suggests a series of jobs that didn't last long, there's no overcoming that at the executive level.
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Feb 02, 2009 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Monday Morning Quarterback
Monday Morning Quarterback
It was difficult to finish reading the Weekend Journal’s criticism of John Madden. I’m not sure what John’s approval rating is, but I’m guessing it’s pretty high. He’s admired because of his experiences and work ethic, his premonitions are awesome, and he’s adored because of his style–that down home, no
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