Use it or lose it. That’s the saying, but recently, I learned that it’s possible not to use something and still not lose it. Are you confused? Just keep reading. … One morning several weeks ago—after brewing my coffee, of course—I skipped over to my computer, fired it up and gleefully opened my email. OK, that’s [...]
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Your Career as a Startup
A year ago, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and author Ben Casnocha published The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform your Career. In commemoration of the one year anniversary of the book’s launch, they released a visual summary of the book. This presentation elegantly articulates the #CareerGravity mindset. The book’s website [...]
The World’s Best Résumés
Last July, I wrote a post about the Best Online Résumé Ever. It was the online résumé of an online marketing manager who constructed it to look exactly like Google’s free Analytics tool. There were a number of reasons why this was a fantastic online CV, including the facts that it was relevant, demonstrative, fascinating and optimized for [...]
Ch Ch Ch Ch Changes in Social Media
Following is a recent conversation between Jon DiPietro and Brent Skinner, co-founders of #CareerGravity: Brent: Hey, Jon, how’s it going? Jon: Great, how are you? Brent: I’m good. Hey, I got a question for ya. Jon: Lay it on me. Brent: Um, what? I’m confused. I have a question and thought you might know the [...]
The Future of Work
This week I came across a report called The Future of Work from a publisher named PSFK. In it, they identified 16 trends across 4 macro themes that they say will impact the workplace in the future. I’ve pulled out a few of the more compelling examples that I think people should think about. Career [...]
Thanksgiving Meets Your Career Development
Have you ever wondered why there’s a capital “H” in the “Happy” in “Happy Thanksgiving”? Should there be? “Who cares?” you ask. Fair enough, it’s just a small part of me, the writing nerd, fighting the good fight. A capital “H,” no matter where it is, is no reason for a rant. But the capital [...]
Happy #CareerGravity Day (formerly Labor Day)
This post is not a history lesson about Labor Day: It’s a discussion about the future of “labor.” Labor Day is a U.S. federal holiday that celebrates the contributions of workers. It was signed into law in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland in hopes to end a growing trend of unrest and violence associated with [...]
The Legend of Employee Referrals Is Linked to Zao
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that just about all hiring organizations are using, or plan to use, social media to recruit job candidates. And hiring authorities are looking for referrals as a part of their social media–based recruiting efforts. You want your #CareerGravity to be right, to look good, when acquaintances of [...]
TalentBin: Diversify Your Online Footprint Now
Recruiting has changed. That’s an understatement of the highest order. The fancy schmancy term for recruitment is talent acquisition, by the way. As it turns out, I’m working on a related article due to HRO Today, well, today. Recently, in preparations for writing that article, I had the pleasure of speaking with Peter Kazanjy, co-founder and CEO of [...]
Jobseekers: Keep Your Cool — and Your Options Open
Recently, one jobseeker’s foot traveled directly to her mouth. Click on this link only if you’re OK with reading foul language. A jarring illustration of frustration, brought on by obsession boiling into a toxic brew of self-inflicted defeat, her story went viral. The angles to and dynamics of her plight would probably keep smart human resource industry [...]
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