This month, Hannah Morgan and I asked that our career expert bloggers to share their favorite blogs. We wanted to know where they glean their inspiration, personal development and advice – even if it is not career related.

How does sharing their favorite blogs help you?

• It takes time to find new blogs worth reading.
• Their recommendations may spark new ideas.
• Knowing what people read is a window into what makes them tick.
• You can discover new resources.

Below you will at least 90 blog recommendations that you may adopt for your reading enjoyment. If you have a favorite blog to share – comment below.

Blogs I Enjoy

Dan Ryan at Search for Authentic Leadership

This post covers the blogs Dan enjoys reading the most – leadership tops the list!

10 Blogs for Job Search, Personal Branding and Career Help

Meg Guiseppi at Executive Career Brand

Sites with advice on job search, careers, personal branding, marketing, social media, leadership, technology and personal development.

10 Websites every baby boomer should know but probably doesn’t

Marc Miller at Career Pivot

There is a set of websites every baby boomer should know to manage your career, and I am writing this post to expose you to them. Some of these might surprise you.

10 Blogs I Love; Learning and Laughing

Deborah Mourey at Hell in the Hallway

I read blogs that inspire me. Art, news, people with attitude – these are fuel for my personal fire. Go!

Top 10 Blogs That Help My Career

Arthur Catalanello Consulting

My top 10 list of blogs that help me in my career, complete with descriptions and links.

Top 10 Blogs to Stay Up-to-Date

Hannah Morgan at CareerSherpa.net

This list is focuses on inspiration, motivation, deep thinking, bigger thinking, opening up to new ideas, and learning new things! Just the stuff needed to continually develop yourself.

Resources for a Well-Balanced Job Search

Lisa Rangel at Chameleon Resumes Blog

A successful job search gives well-balanced advice to address the mind, body, spirit and financial well-being of a person. A balanced job search prepares the job seeker to be in the right frame of mind…Check out these 10 blogs for tips…

Me? I do not have time to read blogs…

Eric Derby at Staffing Insights

I do not have much time to actually read blogs, and I would guess many readers are the same. But here are a few that I read on occasion.

Ten Favorite Blogs for Career, Personal Development and Geekiness

Lynn Dessert at Elephants at Work

It was hard to narrow the list down to my top 10 blogs because I read a variety of topics.

Next Month

On June 20^th find the latest career expert advice at CareerSherpa.net hosted by Hannah Morgan.

If you have a career related post to share, everything you need to know is here:

• The Career Development Carnival 2013 Carnival
• Career Development Carnival Post Submissions

 

Welcome to the Career Development Carnival hosted by Hannah Morgan and Lynn Dessert.

Here’s how a blog carnival works. Each month, we invite career experts to share their top career related tips and advice.

As a carnival host, I organize the posts so that you can find what you need quickly and give you a snap shot of each author’s content. Each blog title is linked to the article so that you can read and visit their site. If you like what you read, help promote the article through your favorite social channel – LinkedIn, Twitter, Google +, Facebook or email it. When you share their articles it is a way to communicate your appreciation.

We are excited to welcome several new contributors: Cindy Billington, Vickie Elmer, Susan Heathfield, Barb Poole, Paul Smith, Bianca Thompson and Marc DeBoer.

Career Management

Whether you think you can or cannot, you are probably correct

Blog: Dan Ryan Search & Consulting    Author: Dan Ryan

The biggest obstacle we often face is ourselves.

Crafting an SEO- and Human-Friendly LinkedIn Headline

Blog: Profession Direction Blog              Author: Kristin Johnson

“LinkedIn is a dichotomous beast. There is the side that requires specific keywords to play well with LinkedIn’s algorithm, but there’s also the human element – the person reading your profile. Can you please both sides? This is no easy feat, especially when you’ve only got 120 characters to do it in, as with your “Professional Headline.” Keep reading for some great ideas to help you balance the need for SEO and readability in your LinkedIn headline.

Advice – The Magic Word in Managing Your Career

Blog: Career Pivot                                    Author: Marc Miller

Advice is the Magic Word. When someone comes to you and asks for some advice, do you ever turn them down? Probably not. In fact, you’re probably take it as a compliment! What is the best way to approach a contact for help with your career?

Make mine a handshake: Avoid the hug from a boss or a client

Blog: WorkingKind                                   Author: Vickie Elmer

Hugs can be wonderful, warm things, or they can make you feel queasy. If your client or boss is a bit too friendly or hugs for too long, here’s some ways to politely, professionally avoid the embrace.

I Hate The HR Fear

Blog: Welcome To The Occupation        Author: Paul Smith

“How I have dealt with the two types of HR Fear:

• Fear of HR
• Fear of Working In HR

Don’t Follow Your Passion

Blog: Hell in the Hallway                         Author: Deborah Mourey

Conventional wisdom doesn’t always work. Be so good that they can’t ignore you is a better way to think about your career than ‘follow your passion.’

Newton’ Three Career Laws

Blog: Career Sherpa                                 Author: Hannah Morgan

Keeping your career in motion requires a little physics. Learn how Newton would suggest you develop your career!

Job Applications: Should Companies Ask for Date of Birth?

Blog: Elephants at Work                          Author: Lynn Dessert

Every time you fill out a job application you may be cringing at the request for birthdate because you fear the employer may discriminate against you. Dates of birth are needed at some point in the employment process…here’s the how and when it should be done.

Sheryl Sandberg’s 5 Best ‘Lean In’ Tips For Women

Blog: Next Avenue                                    Author: Kerry Hannon

Career Tips for women 50+ from Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg.

Personal Branding

Google Plus Profile, Personal Branding and Executive Job Search

Blog: Executive Career Brand                 Author: Meg Guiseppi

How a Google+ Profile builds online personal branding and how to create your profile.

Five Consulting and Job Search Parallels

Blog: Arthur’s Blog                                    Author: Arthur Catalanello

I’ve noticed five parallels between my job search activity and my marketing consulting business.  Lessons earned in one helps with the other!

What is not so Human about Human Resources?

Blog: The Voice of Job Seekers               Author: Bianca Thompson

Sassy HR Girl offers a “Human” perspective of an often “Human-less” side of treading through the flooded field of job hunting, interview, and the hiring process.

Career Exploration

26 Ways to share the ABC’s on your resume

Blog: Examiner.com                                  Author: Debra Ann Matthews

Beware of a boring resume that has no clue. One way to excite your resume is to use phrases that describe the impact you’ve made in your jobs, community service and professional development events. Try to describe your contributions, using various letters of the alphabet. Here are some action oriented verbs to get you started; many of the starters are compliments of Fred Coon’s coaching in his book, Ready, Aim Hired! See if you can fill each one to enhance your branded professional contributions:

Job Search Resources

What Employers Aren’t Saying

Blog: DeniseMpls                                       Author: Denise Felder

This blog post looks at a few reasons why employers might not hire a job seeker, but will not tell them.

Networking Tips

One Brave (And Great) Way of Asking for Help in Your Job Search

Blog: Hire Imaging                                    Author: Barb Poole

Advice on how to enlist the help of those you’ve reached out to who may not have reached back. How to communicate and ask them to listen and share potential opportunities for you in a respectful way.

Top 100 Pinterest Boards for Job Search

Blog: JobMob                                             Author: Jacob Share

Where to find the best job search resources on Pinterest.

Spring Cleaning For Your Job Hunt

Blog: Why Work At Vocus                        Author: Veronica Segovia

As the year goes by, those of you who are recent graduates or re-entering the job market, might be frustrated with your job search and wondering what you can do to get closer to getting hired. While you prepare to clean out your closet this spring, it may also benefit you to think about how you can apply some organization and “spring cleaning” to your job hunt. We got our talent acquisitions specialists together and came up with a check list of items that might help you get hired, faster.

Personal Branding

Personal Branding Without Purpose: A Job Seeker Failure Story

Blog: The Savvy Intern                            Author: Mark Babbitt

So many of us genuinely suck at branding ourselves.

And for most of us, there’s one simple reason for our shortcomings: we haven’t identified our purpose for why we want to engage in personal branding.

Here’s what you may not realize: The purpose of personal branding is NOT to get a job. Here are three tips to getting the most out of your personal branding efforts…”

Networking Tips

Discussing Salary in Information Interviews

Career Management:  Keepin It Real     Author: Cindy Billington

Information interviews provide a tremendous opportunity for job seekers to become more knowledgeable about a profession or industry.  It is also one of the best ways to increase a network.  Asking salary information draws the focus of the conversation away from what potential contact knows and to what the job seeker wants which is a job and a desired salary.

How to Network Naturally

Blog: CareerTrend                                     Author: Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter

If only networking were under the guise of a different name. For many, just hearing the term, ‘networking’ creates stress. But what if you underwent a paradigm shift in your thinking and behavior, and learned to network more naturally–or, rather, what if you learned to netweave your way toward more meaningful relationships?

Why You Are Networking Wrong

Blog: A Better Interview.com                    Author: Marc DeBoer

There is a reason why you are networking wrong – it’s probably with the wrong people! Find out why.

Next Month

On April 18^th find the latest career expert advice at Career Sherpa.net hosted by Hannah Morgan.

 

If you have a career related post to share, everything you need to know is here:

• The Career Development Carnival 2013 Carnival
• Career Development Carnival Post Submissions

Welcome to the Career Development Carnival. This month, we have 26 career experts sharing their tips and advice to help you advance your career.

We have eight new career experts joining our regular contributors please welcome: Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Kristi Enigl, Corey Harlock, Susan Heathfield, Dawn Lennon, Dan Ryan, Debra Ann Matthews and Carter Gibson.

How you can Support our Contributors

If you like what you read, show your support for each author. Spread the word because others may benefit from your online research. Use social media tools – Share it, Like it, Google+ it, email it or start a conversation by sharing your opinion.

Career Management

5 Ways to Avoid Sabotaging Your Career

Blog: Business Fitness                                                            Author:  Dawn Lennon

None of us ever sets out to make a mess of our careers. Sometimes we just do because we weren’t paying attention or had lost confidence in our ability to turn things around. By taking hold of your career, you can avoid self-sabotaging it.

Companies hire skill sets, not job titles

Blog: The Write Solution                                                          Author: Dawn Bugni

Companies hire skill sets, not job titles. Skills are transferable, but it is up to the job seeker to define their skills in relation to hiring company needs, not the confines of past job titles. Take a step back from what you were called and take a look at what you did.

Career Goals for 2013. What have your learned in 2012?

Blog: Career Pivot                                                                    Author: Marc Miller

Do you really need to set career goals at the beginning of the year? YES! Where do you want to be in 6 months? Where do you want to be in a year?

“Be Someone who Keeps resolutions for the New Year”

Blog: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Her Rochester        Author: Beth Sears

People usually start out the New Year with the hope for it being a great year. To accomplish your goal, this article gives you simple suggestions to increase your chance of success.

Long Haired Freaks Need Not Apply (Then)

Blog: Hell in the Hallway                                                           Author: Deborah Mourey

Just because someone has a tattoo (now) or long hair (then) doesn’t mean they don’t have a lot to offer a workplace. If we are letting our personal preferences dictate our hiring… we’re going to be in trouble.

What NOT to do if you HATE your New job

Blog: Design Resumes                                                             Author: Julie Walraven

Top 4 tips: What not to do if you hate your new job.

1. Don’t use company resources to search for the next job.
2. Always good advice but especially if you were just hired.
3. You have less leeway than most people.
4. Company resources means phones, corporate cell phones, company computers, company time, company emails, and company fax or copy machines.

 My Three Words for 2013

Blog: CareerTrend                                                                  Author: Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter

What are you doing to actualize your career and life plans and goals for 2013? This post provides pragmatic inspiration and action steps to help you get the ball rolling and reach your goals!

Job Search Resources

5 quirky ways to get noticed in the job market

Blog: Mildred Talabi                                                                 Author: Mildred Talabi

If you really want to get ahead of the competition in the job market, it’s time to get creative in your approach.

7 Common Job Interview Questions That Can Trick You

Blog: JobMob                                                                           Author: Amy Chambers

Sometimes the question to answer isn’t the one that was asked.

What to do After a Bad Job Interview

Blog: HR Bartender                                                                  Author: Sharlyn Lauby

Is there any way to recover after a bad job interview? HR Bartender interviews the experts to find out.

How To Answer: What Have You Been Doing All This Time?

Blog: Acacia HR Solutions                                                        Author: Sabrina Baker

With the average length of unemployment greater than 30 weeks, job seekers are bound to be asked how they have been filling their time. Here are a few creative ways to answer.

Tools to Organize Your Job Search in 2013

Blog: Profession Direction Blog                                                Author: Kristin Johnson

If your New Year’s Resolution is to get organized, you’re in luck. This blog post will help you with staying organized and spending less on your career management or job search. Here are some great tools to help you keep your thoughts straight for little or no cost when it comes to your career.

Answering the “Tell Me about Yourself” Interview Question

Blog: A-Plus Advisory Post                                                       Author: Karen Silins

Tips on creating an answer to the “Tell Me about Yourself” question prior to ever stepping into the interview.

Over 40 and looking for a job you’re in a “shame spiral.”

Blog: Fearless Job Seeker                                                       Author: Corey Harlock

If you look at many of the current practices prescribed to people when it comes to looking for a job, much of it relies on giving your “control” to someone else. What I mean is, you are told to “be the person” a hiring manager wants to hire – not yourself.

Job Hunting Lessons: Evaluate Your Progress

Blog: Elephants at Work                                                         Author: Lynn Dessert

Job Hunting Lessons is one post in a series of personal insights shared by Kathy Marcus about her job search activities and learnings.

Personal Branding

20 Steps to a Shiny New You in the New Year

Blog: The Savvy Intern                                                           Author: Mark Babbitt

What better time to review – and upgrade – your personal branding than the New Year?

Fact is: most everyone talks about personal branding as though it has become an involuntary action, like a reflex or breathing. Not so… and mistakes abound. Often, poor branding does the exact opposite we had intended; instead of impressing a potential employer, partner or influencer… we create a bad first impression, alienate or perhaps even offend (spammer!)

Twitter Players

Blog: Arthur Catalanello Consulting                                       Author: Arthur Catalanello

If you’re using Twitter for personal branding and/or as a job search tool, you need to be aware of “Twitter Players.” My post explains what that is and how I spot them.

10 Reasons to Love Your Personal Brand

Blog: Executive Career Brand                                               Author: Meg Guiseppi

You already have a personal brand. Use it to educate people about your unique value to your target audience.

4 Ways to prepare for upcoming job fairs in Middle Tennessee

Blog: Winning Job Resumes                                                 Author: Debra Ann Matthews

Here are the steps you need to take to prepare for job fairs in the area.

Let’s talk resumes

Blog: Carter Gibson                                                              Author: Carter Gibson

When should you use an alternative resume? Should you EVER use an alternative resume? Know your audience when applying to positions.

Reputation Management

Cleaning Up & Polishing Your Online Image

Blog: Chameleon Resumes Blog                                           Author: Lisa Rangel

Employers do check the social media presence of job applicants at some point in the interview process. Some check upon stumbling onto your background when searching for talent on LinkedIn, others right before the interview and other employers do a thorough investigation before extending an offer. No matter what the employer’s process is, you have to assume, people will want to check you out online during the recruitment process.

Here are some ways to not only clean up your online image, but put forth a positive image that will leave employers wanting you on their team.

Summaries of Stuff You Share

Blog: Career Sherpa.net                                                       Author: Hannah Morgan

Wouldn’t it be nice to create a summary of the articles you like and share across your social media accounts? These tools give you control over your online reputation. Give them a try!

Networking Tips

Got a Mentor? You Are Blessed

Blog: About Human Resources                                              Author: Susan Heathfield

January is National Mentoring Month. If you’ve had a mentor, you know how important a mentor can be for continued career and professional development. Mentoring may be the most significant training method available in organizations today.

Career Exploration

Passion in your Pursuits

Blog: Ryan Search & Consulting                                           Author:  Dan Ryan

Too often I look at things from a quantitative viewpoint. By doing this it strips away the added drive, the emotion, the passion that surfaces when one is able to make a connection to a prior experience that has been beneficial or pleasant.

Live in the Moment

Blog: Coach Kristi, Insider Career Tips                                 Author: Kristi Enigl

This post reflects my thought o the passing on Dec 30th of Filip Coppens, writer, researcher, commentator, and spiritual human being. It made me think about what really matters in life, and that every day you have a chance to live passionately. Make your career a part of doing what you love.

3 Tips for Re-Entering Workplace

Blog: DeniseMpls                                                                   Author: Denise Felder

Question and answer post with a person looking for professional work for the first time in years.

What to Expect in 2013

Your hosts, Hannah Morgan @ Career Sherpa and Lynn Dessert @ Elephants at Work love to have fun so we are introducing Career Development Carnival themes during the year.

Next month, our theme will be Your Favorite Inspiration Quote and Why to be hosted by Hannah Morgan at Career Sherpa.net on February 21^st.

If you have a career related post to share everything you need to know is here:

• The Career Development Carnival 2013 Carnival
• Career Development Carnival Post Submissions