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Executives - Directors - Managers

Is it necessary to run a campaign to achieve career change?

by Karen P. KatzMarch 5, 2008

My two favorite indoor "sports" are careers and politics; a recent book written by Chris Matthews makes some interesting observations about the intersection of these endeavors.

Life’s A Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success is the latest book written by this journalist and TV pundit;  it is already 2 [...]

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IBM + Treasury Department partnership builds corporate brand

by Karen P. KatzFebruary 28, 2008

The FedExperience Transitions to Government mentioned  previously on this blog is still grabbing media attention: recently discussed on NPR’s Morning Edition, and referenced in several posts from the recruiter world. While career professionals frequently discuss personal branding in reference to candidates, the topic spirals back to the origin of the branding discussion – to corporations [...]

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Women are soldiers in the Talent War – “On-Ramping” on Wall St.

by Karen P. KatzJanuary 18, 2008

BusinessWeek Online recently reprinted a post from Winning the Talent War: the topic is one of the most compelling for our society. Ostensibly this issue relates to women, but it is reflective of the major cultural changes that are affecting women and men of all generations. The topic is "On-Ramping," the process of re-entering the [...]

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Manage your search – CAN offers access to a cool tool…

by Karen P. KatzDecember 15, 2007

To add value to my packages of services, I have become a partner with Jason Alba, creator of JibberJobber and author of I’m on LinkedIn.com, Now What?.  Created to serve Jason’s needs while he was unemployed, JibberJobber
is a database and customer relationship management tool that is
designed for those who understand that career management is a [...]

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Does your brand statement pass “The Napkin Test?”

by Karen P. KatzDecember 12, 2007

Carmine Gallo, contributor to BusinessWeek and a communications coach and author, recently reiterated his compelling suggestion that "the most exciting business ideas fit on the back of an airplane napkin."  How does this relate to career changers, job seekers, and career professionals?  Let’s compare the vision to the brand…
The vision can be compared to a [...]

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Delaware Valley’s economic oulook – see The Inquirer

by Karen P. KatzDecember 10, 2007

The Inquirer published a very useful pull-out section today: the hard-copy can be an excellent reference supplemented by the online version.  There are the lists of the top 100’s, e.g.:

Biggest Non-Government Employers (headed by Jefferson Health System & Thos. Jefferson Univ.)
100 Most-Profitable Public Companies (based on 3-year return) (headed by NutriSystem, Inc.)
100 Most-Valuable Locally [...]

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Blogs can be an authentic voice: post it, read it, comment on it, share it

by Karen P. KatzNovember 8, 2007

I’m still a novice in the Web 2.0 world, so I spent the day with my headset on, listening to many of the seminars offered by the sponsors of the Brand You World – 2007 Global Summit.  While multi-tasking as I was tuned-into the speakers, I discovered an amazingly honest post about depression, written by [...]

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CAN sample resume to be published

by Karen P. KatzSeptember 26, 2007

I am very pleased to learn that one of my resumes, fictionalized to protect the identity of the candidate, has been selected for publication in the upcoming book, “Directory of Professional Resume Writers: How to Find and Work with a Pro to Accelerate Your Search.”
This resource will be available in November 2007, and will [...]

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