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Career Management

Part 2: Examples of how to and how not to grow your professional network

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 6 – 10 minutes The way you approach someone on LinkedIn can mean the difference between making a connection and possibly getting an “I Don’t Know this user” (IDK) strike against you. Trust me; you do not want the latter. Patrick tells you why better than I can. I have only given out [...]

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Part 1: Does your networking approach give you the best pay back?

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes What is your hit rate for connecting with people on LinkedIn? Are you making quality connections for your business and professional life? If not, maybe it has something to do with how you are approaching people to be in your inner circle. When LinkedIn initially became the go to [...]

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The list of assessments

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes If you have taken an assessment, this is for you. You may have taken any of the following assessments: Myers-Briggs (MBTI), Strengthfinders, Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI), DISC, Hogan, FIRO-B, Thomas-Killman Conflict Mode, Strong Interest Inventory…the list goes on. This is a call for all owners, administrators and participants [...]

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Reference checking tips for job hunters and employers

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 4 – 7 minutes Job references. You find yourself busy with the job hunting process and all of a sudden, someone is asking for your references. Do you know who to give them? Do you know what they will say? There are some job references you cannot bypass, for example listed previous employers. [...]

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Changing jobs? Are you running away or going to it?

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes James is looking for another job. He is employed now and hates where he is working. I wrote about him here in this post. He works in a specialized field of technology. It looks like he might get an offer after interviewing with a company in Dayton, OH. His [...]

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Using Alerts and Twitter to monitor your personal brand. Experts – need some help on this one!

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes A reader wrote a question about using Google Alerts to monitor your online reputation with Twitter. It is a problem I have not encountered and decided to do a little research. Maybe a reader has a better answer. Here is the question: Curious: the Google alert I placed for [...]

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Why imperfection and transparency are the cornerstone of branding

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes Prediction: Personal transparency is something you will have to deal with over the next 10 years. It is applies not only to your everyday life, it applies to businesses and will probably be the biggest denominator in building a brand. Let’s start with a definition of transparency. I found [...]

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Reputation: What is it and why it is important to manage it

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 4 – 7 minutes How well do you know what your reputation is with your co-workers or customers? If you had to describe yourself in one word, what would it be – not many words, just one. Write it down. I know it is hard. We do not like to think of ourselves [...]

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Do you know how to monitor your online reputation?

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes ORM or Online Reputation Management is a fast growing segment in business and personal branding. Not surprising as the internet stores a wealth of information on you, your friends and family, customers and employer, really just about anybody. People you meet socially or professionally for the first time will [...]

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Your pay may be limited by the pay structure, position or company philosophy: Part 3

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 6 – 9 minutes This is the last of our three part series on learning how to assess if your salary is too low. Part one of the series asks you to define what your job scope or duties are and to learn about how your company assesses a position’s relative worth. Knowing [...]

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Don’t let self-doubt get in the way of promoting yourself

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes Self-promotion. We hate to do it, but it is a necessity if you want people to learn about what you do or what you have accomplished. No one is going to come knocking on your door if he or she does not know what you have to offer. I [...]

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You have to know the business to know about pay: Part 2

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes The second part of our series (read part one here) about evaluating your pay means looking at the big picture. It is rare that a company picks a pay rate out of thin air. There are a number of factors to consider in creating a pay philosophy. The discussion [...]

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Is your helicopter parent hurting your career?

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes Are Gen Yers getting a bad reputation in the workplace? There seems to be two sides of the story – as you find in most situations. Last week, I was interviewed in the Democrat & Chronicle on how organizations should rethink feedback in the workplace with the Gen Yers. [...]

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