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.…
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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.…
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 Jersey Initiative
No, this has nothing to do with gym, tan and laundry.
Nor does a pregnant ewok named Snooki factor into the…
The Dating Corollary: Stop Trying To Change Me
As mentioned in the introduction (and you read the introduction, right? No? Go read it over here), in the first…
How Not To Suck At LinkedIn
Continuing our (relatively new) tradition of helping you not suck, we now move into How Not To Suck At LinkedIn.…
The Dating Corollary: The Awkward Proposal Moment
As mentioned in the introduction (and you read the introduction, right? No? Go read it over here), in the first…
Don’t Be That Company: There’s No IT Talent In Metro Detroit
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank
"Y'all gonna make…
Don’t Be That Guy – The Pimple
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
The Used Car Salesman
I think I've finally figured out what we are.
Sure, there have been the eHarmony and Match.com of IT…
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…