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Archive for 'Publisher’s Corner'

You Want to Work? Go Get- or Make- a Job!

Readers and viewers were stunned when GOP candidate Herman Cain announced (with attitude I might add) “Don’t blame Wall Street, don’t blame the big banks, if you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame [...]

I’m Ready to Shake Things Up

If you’re already familiar with my story and the twisting, turning path Empower Me! has taken over the years, you’d know that I am constantly focusing on evolving. At times to the point of frustration, I [...]

4 Reasons Your Company Brand Doesn’t Pop

It’s amazing to me. Whenever a client approaches me about doing some recruiting, I almost always get the same response- “We’re a great, fast growing company and everyone should know us, but they don’t“. Gee, I [...]

Failure IS an Option, If You Want to Grow

At least for those who learn from it. People may get angry at me for being negative but I don’t care. Actually read the entire article to get the context before making that judgement. I found [...]

4 Things to Do to Go from Unemployment Check to Successful Entrepreneur

OK first I want to start off by saying not everyone can go from unemployment check to entrepreneur with the snap of the fingers. In fact, many will challenge me that when you’re starting from such [...]

Please, Don’t Ask Me to Lunch

OK I know that I, Miss Networking Diva, am about to sound really crazy right now. But I want people to stop asking me to lunch. There, I said it. I can breathe now. I have [...]

5 Ways to Keep Your Career on Track During Turbulent Times

It’s easy to feel discouraged when you’re surrounded constantly by bad news. Every news channel reports dim employment prospects, high unemployment numbers, and turmoil in major companies (a.k.a. employers). You may even be in the midst [...]

Create a Career Advisory Board

Advisory boards aren’t just for businesses. The savvy career professional is not only skilled and well connected, but also has a strategic team of advisors who guides them throughout their career. From career coaches to mentors [...]

5 Things You Should Do NOW to Boost Your Career

In a time where many people are worried about getting a pink slip, there are some people out there who choose to ignore what they can’t control and instead focus on what they can: their career. [...]

Stand Up, Shut Up, & Do Something

I’ve been kind of mellow lately. Almost timid in my writing. But I feel like I’ve lost my bite. I know what it is. Recently I was recommended to Harvard Business Review and subsequently asked to [...]