During a recent presentation to a job search networking group, I told the audience that 5 out of 10 interviewers do a bad job; 3 do an acceptable job; and the remaining 2 do a very good job. The audience…

I know a certain Project Manager (PM) who we’ll refer to as “Bob.” Bob meets with his manager and is told that he has a big new project that has to be staffed. When it comes to staffing a project,…

“Netiquette” is network etiquette: The do’s and don’ts of online communication. While Netiquette covers both formal (professional) and the informal rules for communicating on line, we’ll focus on the formal communication rules in this post. Writing can be divided into…

You’re about to give a big presentation (or be the focal point in a meeting), and your nerves set in. You feel pressure in your chest, your breathing gets shallow, and hear your heartbeat in your head. And suddenly, it…

Or should I have titled this, “GET TO WORK!”  This is an age-old question, isn’t it? And you would think that if the Project Manager (PM) did their job and was very specific as to what is expected from any…

Email marketing is when a company or person sends a message to a group of people via email. Most commonly used for advertisements, business requests, sales or donation solicitation, any email communication is considered email marketing if it helps to build…

Email plays an important role in our daily lives, whether it’s personal or business. And we all get tons of emails whether we want them or not. When we use it appropriately, email is an incredibly useful communication tool. But, many…

An interview is a business transaction wherein the objective of the hiring manager (the person who has the authority to hire) is to make a selection among job candidates called in for interviews. A candidate has two challenges: first, to…