I’m writing this while thinking about how we all start the year off with the very best of intentions. The resolutions, the promises, the objectives we set for ourselves. If the word on the street is to be believed, really couple of individuals follow through on these commitments. Sometimes it is because we set too high a bar for ourselves. Sometimes we never fill in the “how” that would fill out a successful Point A to Point B trip. When it comes to our careers, although, it’s straightforward to fall into another trap – to put issues on the back burner, to treat your present scenario as tolerable sufficient that you need not do anything about it right now. But ask your self this – now that it’s March (or any other month … Read entire article »

In years and decades gone by, and as lately as 30 years ago, there was no Web. Career Networking has always been “social,” and that hasn’t changed. It was usually about “who you know.” But compared to these days, networking was far far more “local” than today’s extraordinary ability to zoom around the globe in a New York minute via the Web AND reach out and connect with an absolutely massive social network pool of people. In days gone by, career and professional Networking was restricted by the size of your immediate circle of contacts as an individual or in groups.  These groups had been all or mostly based in your nearby community. Networking was just a tool 1 utilized when 1 needed a job, and it wasn’t even often necessary. Following you … Read entire article »