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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 someone that can make it suck less for me. ” – a CTO who shall remain nameless, during a business meeting circa 1999 We’ve decided to try something a little different. Our…
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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. We’ll take a look at some of the key areas that cause people to suck at LinkedIn – the profile, groups, statuses, various applications…and hopefully help to keep you from being one of those people…
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Always Be Yourself
So, we’ve told you once or twice that the most important thing you can do when it comes to networking is pretty easy: be yourself. If you’re a geek, be a geek. If you’re a sales guy, be a sales guy. There’s nothing worse than becoming a Fallen Angel, and so why not just own who…
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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. You’ve probably started to build up a network of your own. Well, now I’m going to tell you how to properly categorize and inventory network, so that you can take stock of where…
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How Not To Suck At Interviewing For A Job, Part II
Congratulations, you’ve made it past the first hurdle. You’ve gotten past the gatekeepers, resume screeners, candidate tracking systems, and have gotten a call or email that someone would actually like to talk to you about hiring you for a job that they have open. Now, let’s not kid ourselves – even though you’ve made it…
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Bad Resume Guy 2: Is It Me You’re Looking For?
“So this SEO guy walks into a bar, grill, pub, public house, night club, Irish bar, bartender, drinks, beer, wine, liquor, shots, booze…” You read Bad Resume Guy and took the advice in it. You’ve got multiple versions of your resume at the ready. You think you’re all set, but you’re not getting the responses…
