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List of employers attending May 2012′s ProLango Career Mixer

Paul Anderson — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:30:34 +0000

Watch this two minute video on how to maximize a ProLango Career Mixer:

Here are the employers attending the May 2012 ProLango Career Mixer. You can find the list of all attendees by scrolling down on the event’s page and clicking “Show More” a few times.

We’ve also listed what [...]

List of employers attending April 2012′s ProLango Career Mixer

Paul Anderson — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:55:59 +0000

Watch this two minute video on how to maximize a ProLango Career Mixer:

Here are the employers attending the April 2012 ProLango Career Mixer. You can find the list of all attendees by scrolling down on the event’s page and clicking “Show More” a few times.

We’ve also listed what [...]

The worst networking letter I’ve ever seen

Paul Anderson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:42:11 +0000

Not too long ago I received an email from a contact I might have met at a networking event. It started with:

“It’s been a long time I touch based friends of mine, I was on social networking hiatus since i joined IBM due to few personal reasons and decisions. What I’m doing here wasting [...]

List of employers attending March 2012′s ProLango Career Mixer

Paul Anderson — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:16:49 +0000

Watch this two minute video on how to maximize a ProLango Career Mixer:

Here are the employers attending the March 2012 ProLango Career Mixer. You can find the list of all attendees by scrolling down on the event’s page and clicking “Show More” a few times.

We’ve also listed what [...]

Is that employer a good fit for you? Three things to check for

Paul Anderson — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:53:34 +0000

At my company, ProLango Consulting Inc, I see clients that get excited about job descriptions that look interesting on the surface but aren’t a good fit long term. Desperately wanting to become employed they accept the new opportunity only to find out that the company culture is just not working for them and they either [...]

List of employers attending February 2012′s ProLango Career Mixer

Paul Anderson — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:27:17 +0000

Watch this two minute video on how to maximize a ProLango Career Mixer:

Here are the employers attending the February 2012 ProLango Career Mixer. You can find the list of all attendees by scrolling down on the event’s page and clicking “Show More” a few times.

We’ve also listed what [...]

Know what company you want to work for? Find hiring managers on LinkedIn

Paul Anderson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:37:17 +0000

LinkedIn is the largest professional network on the Internet with more than 135 million members in over 200 countries and territories. As of Sep. 30, 2011, executives from all Fortune 500 companies were registered users.

What does this mean to you? If you’re looking to find decision makers at a particular company, chances are [...]

Want a job in January? Leverage LinkedIn’s “All Updates” hidden feature

Paul Anderson — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:08:14 +0000

When you connect with folks on LinkedIn you’ll receive an update from your connection’s activity. Those updates will be displayed on your homepage when you first login to LinkedIn, very similar to Facebook’s “News Feed” feature.

LinkedIn calls this feature “All Updates” and it will display when your network connects to someone, joins a group, [...]

Your competition is hibernating

Paul Anderson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:19:57 +0000

I love this time of year. I don’t mean the stress of the holiday season; I’m talking about the best time to job search. In the past two years, more of my clients have found jobs between Thanksgiving and Christmas than during any other time throughout the year. Last weekend alone, I got three emails [...]

The best lesson my boss ever taught me

Paul Anderson — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:27:59 +0000

I recently interviewed Rod Brooks, chief marketing officer of PEMCO Insurance, about career development. He shared with me a conversation he once had with his boss.

The lesson was so profound that he’s given dozens, if not hundreds, of speeches on the topic. It has shaped both his team and his personal decisions when it [...]