Don’t Be That Guy: Suh-Suh-Suhdio!
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
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The Bachelor Party Hypothesis
By now, you've read our entries in the Networking Basics category, and even a few of the How Not To Suck realm.…
The Humble Sales Guy
“That's nice, you look like a Helen. Helen, we're both in sales. Let me tell you why I suck as a sales man.”…
Lessons From A Child’s Toy 2: Learn Harder
I've already done "electric boogaloo", so yes, it had to be that title.
Almost three years ago now, as we were…
What Would You Say You Do Here?
You see, what we're actually trying to do here is, we're trying to get a feel for how people spend their day at…
Changing Jobs: Advice from a staffing exec
Several times per week I am asked for career advice from people who are considering a new job or changing jobs.…
The Askhole
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
The New and Improved 10 Commandments of Networking
As with everything that we do, this has evolved over the years.
Because we don't believe in revisionist history,…
The Dating Corollary: The Dry Spell
We've got a whole series of posts out here on the site about how networking, dating, your professional life and a…
Don’t Be That Guy – It’s a Small World After All
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
How Not To Suck At Networking
"See this? Our website? I just want it to suck less. Can you make it suck less? I have a big bag of money for…
The Twenty Dollar Lesson
"You will get more out of a two minute conversation at one of our events than you will from a week's worth of…
How Not To Suck at LinkedIn: 2014 Edition
Bob gets an assist on writing this one. What started as an update to an earlier entry I wrote in 2012 became one…
You Are Not A Social Media Expert
We've always said that we're not "social media experts".
We're not. We try things, we experiment, and we have…
Kind Of A Funny Thing: Geeks and Comedians
At first glance, the worlds of information technology and stand up comedy appear to have very little in common.…
Don’t Be That Guy: The Free Beer Isn’t Cold Enough
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
There Is No Silver Medal In Job Searching
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank
For the past 15…
Don’t Be That Guy: The Drive-By Recruiter
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
Don’t Be That Guy – The Fallen Angel
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
The Lobotomizer
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…