Many a job seeker has had a negative interview experience or two. What do you do when you’re put in an awkward interview situation or asked an uncomfortable or illegal question? If the questions or the individual makes you uncomfortable, p… Continue

The 3 Best Ways to Fail in This Recession

After 12 years in the advertising business helping to promote companies, their products and services, I find it baffling to hear from business owners and executives that now is the time to reduce or eliminate their sales force.

With less business to go around, now is the time to increase the efforts of seeking out more business opportunities. This means that sales people need to connect with existing customers more often and to prospect more. While som… Continue

Grieving Over Job Loss...It's Allowed and It's Necessary


Employees on either side of a large or small staff reduction (leaving or staying) suffer terribly over losing the people with whom they may have worked for as many as 10, 25, or 30+ years. You’re allowed to feel badly, to gr… Continue