Tag: BCNJ Member Blog Feed

Google Blogger: For Websites?

Blogger is Google’s free web tool for creating blog sites. That’s the traditional intent of the product. While it is a great tool for blogging, Blogger is also a terrific tool to create very cost effective and fairly robust professional websites. Such websites

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Bad Hires Are Expensive

Bad hires are expensive based on an interesting survey performed by CareerBuilder revealed that 41 percent of companies estimate that a bad hire costs more than $25,000; 25 percent of companies said a bad hire costs more than $50,000. And

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Manage Your Professional Network

You’ve heard this before: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Of course it helps to know things. But, it’s more important to know people who can get you in the position to demonstrate what you know. Those

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Stakeholder Analysis

Co-authored by Benny Recine and Harvey Greenstein I have asked a colleague and friend of mine, Harvey Greenstein, to co-author this topic. Stakeholder analysis is infrequently done by Project Managers (PMs) because it can be time consuming, especially if the

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Applying for Jobs Is Ineffective

Many people are looking desperately for suitable jobs, but ask yourself whether you’re just working hard at it or smart at it. Many get so disappointed by the entire process that they give up entirely. Please don’t! Via this article,

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We Judge with Our Eyes

I am on vacation and not even on American soil. It is a vastly different milieu in almost every respect. I find myself continuously comparing, contrasting, judging, and labeling people. Of course, this continuous chatter is only in my head.

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Want to Change Career? What Does It Take?

Want to Change Career? No surprise that in this economy more and more people are toying around with the idea of changing careers. For some, such a change represents an opportunity; for others, it may be a necessity because their

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Do You Really Want to be a Manager?

So, you have been working for the organization for a few years. Your manager has challenged you with assignments of increasing responsibility, and you’ve accomplished them well. You have received good annual performance reviews and were promoted not long ago.

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LinkedIn Profile Is More Important Than Résumé

LinkedIn profile versus the resume Yes, your LinkedIn profile is more important than your resume! Do I shock you with this declaration? Think again. Your résumé is typically being sent to individuals, to recruiters, or as a job application, which

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Promote Yourself Beyond Your Business Card

Your business card is a marketing tool. A good business card should convey the overall image of you and your business. However, your business card cannot tell the entire story about you or your business. In addition, it has limited

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