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Salute to Studs Terkel – a community organizer extraordinaire

by Karen P. KatzNovember 1, 2008

Studs Terkel died in Chicago yesterday at age 96.  He enjoyed a full life to be sure, with the possible loss of an opportunity to cast his ballot for a fellow community organizer, Barack Obama.  Click here to read an excerpt from an October 23rd interview with Studs about Election 2008.
As one whose first "professional" [...]

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BlogTalk Radio with Jason Alba re: Lessons from the National Interview

by Karen P. KatzOctober 30, 2008

Great experience today – my first as a guest on BlogTalk Radio!  I was honored to join a few other JibberJobber Partners who have talked with Jason about issues of importance in the Web 2.0 world of career transition and job search.
We talked about McCain and why he appears to be losing the job to [...]

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Senior-level executives are in demand per Execunet

by Karen P. KatzSeptember 24, 2008

While the business climate may be ugly, the economic recovery depends on people like you to turn it around.  Perhaps you are one of the visionaries that can think outside the box – perhaps you have the connections needed to collaborate with others – perhaps you have the passion to set the economy on the [...]

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Six Questions to Consider RE: “International Update Your Resume Month”

by Karen P. KatzSeptember 2, 2008

I belong to several excellent professional associations, Including Career Directors International (CDI), which has designated September as "Update Your Resume Month."
The fall is one of the seasons of the year that is traditionally associated with self-evaluation, work-life management, and change resolutions. This is a great time to seize the opportunity to manage your career and [...]

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Five perspectives on the role of CHANGE in the workplace

by Karen P. KatzAugust 29, 2008

"Change" has become the word of the political season; I am reminded of a great piece written by a former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich – it appeared in Fast Company, October 2000.
I think these ideas are inspiring to all of us who work, regardless of the size of our paychecks or our title on [...]

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Scale the Brick Wall: some inspirational words suitable for a downturn

by Karen P. KatzJuly 31, 2008

A client has maintained a constant training regimen
to scale her brick wall: technology is sending her job to the scrap-yard. 

She is an incredibly positive and tenacious
person.  The transition/training process has required nearly 6 months of
patience and focus; now she is close to realizing her goal.  One door may be closing, but a window is
opening…
Her recent [...]

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Compete with the Recession: Continuing Education offers an edge

by Karen P. KatzJuly 15, 2008

Education is a job search strategy – one that may offer you a competitive edge during gloomy economic times. Some groups who may want to consider continuing their education as a job search strategy:

Disaffected college graduates, e.g., Liberal Arts  majors and those unhappy with vocational majors…
Experienced employees whose jobs have become obsolete or have [...]

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Successful interviewing at all levels: secret weapon is P-A-R

by Karen P. KatzJuly 3, 2008

If
you’re reading this article, you probably understand that job
successful job seekers talk about what they have accomplished in
previous positions, and present a “mini-business plan” to relate to the
needs of a prospective employer. Review the following list to be sure
you are prepared to interview successfully:

You have
clearly and concisely described one – two “success stories” for each [...]

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Go hire one of Business Week’s Top 50 Hot Growth Companies

by Karen P. KatzJune 17, 2008

Assuming that you are experimenting with the concept of proactive job search, check-out this list of preeminent small companies. They've been selected by Business Week for "showing resilience in the face of a worsening economy." 
Why should job seekers give greater consideration to smaller companies, e.g. those with fewer than 500 employees?  Because this sector [...]

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