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.…
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.…
Episode 347 – Getting Back to Work, Unemployment Issues
Hey, what's going on? This is a one and all the it in the D show broadcasting live from our respective houses. This…
Episode 346 – Clone Wars, The Mandalorian, Happy Star Wars Day
Let's talk Star Wars and more for Star Wars Day. The Clone Wars wraps up with an amazing set of episodes, the…
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.…
The Fly
"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 Angry Birds Edition
I have an extremely addictive personality.
I know this comes as no surprise to any of you that have spent any…
The Road Ahead
Back in May of 2010, on the anniversary of our first Pink Slip Party, I took a look back at the growth of the…
Don’t Be That Guy – The Bad Candidate
I didn't write this one. I mean, I'm copying and pasting the content in here...but this comes in from...oh, let's…
CloudDevDay – A Geekishly Good Time
Let me start by saying I immensely enjoyed yesterday's CloudDevDay event. It was informative and enlightening on a…
Episode 345 – Fred Brown, COVID-19 Coronavirus Data, Science, Projections
Every now and then, we get a little serious... and this is one of those times.
This episode isn't really served…
Game Theory and Networking 101
"Don't ever take sides with anyone against the family." - Michael Corleone, The Godfather
I blame Bob for a lot…
2015 Penguicon Review, Part 2: The Geek Goes Home
As Bob noted in his point of view in Part One of our recap, he and I spent this past weekend at something called…
How Not To Suck At Interviewing People
"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…
Episode 344 – JVS Human Services, Job Search and Networking in a Coronavirus…
Tonight we're joined by Jason Charnas of JVS Human Services to chat about some very real issues facing a lot of…
How Not To Suck At Interviewing For A Job Part 3
Congratulations, you've made it past the first hurdle.
You've gotten past the gatekeepers, resume screeners,…
Don’t Be That Guy: Pants On Fire Guy
Disney had a wonderful movie about this cute little puppet named Pinocchio who had one very big problem. Well,…
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…
Something Positive is Always Good
Something positive is always good.
...just thought I'd tell you that Mike C. from Michigan Shifting Gears shared…