Who’s Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 7-30-10. For the past week government, manufacturing, automotive, business service and transportation employers announced the largest layoffs. This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that [...]

The good life is about to change for my dog, because I’ve found how to put her to work. That’s right, your dog can earn his/her keep and help bring home the dog food. My dog Tuanis (Costa Rican for “The Good Life”) is the sweetest, smartest dog I’ve ever owned. She lives to have [...]

I was interviewed in this article by Sindhu Sundar from Fins.com, seeking Twitter tips from career coaches.A single tweet — or a few each day — could change your career path. This is the emphatic advice of several finance career coaches. ( Continued … What Are The Benefits And Pitfalls Of Tweeting For A Job? [...]

In 2009, Fred Hassan successfully oversaw Schering-Plough’s $41.1 billion mega-merger with Merck. Here he offers lessons in handling such a gigantic merger and discusses the leadership challenges of managing a huge company In this interview, you will find out: * How to lead ‘through the layers’ of your organization* How to start a company turnaround* [...]

One of the top things a candidate should look for during an interview is a mentor. How can you tell if managers at your target company could be good mentors? A common predictor for success in most new jobs is a strong mentor relationship. Job seekers should add this their list of criteria for a [...]

ATB Financial’s Mike Redeker explains all about the importance of leadership in core transformation, and how to solve a problem like compliance. In this program you will find out: * How to work around massive spend on compliance * Why business acumen is crucial to IT leadership success Register for free to see the video [...]

There are plenty of ways job seekers can use publicly available ways to research target companies. But the information that can put you head-and-shoulders above your competition isn’t public. What kind of data can help your job search, and how can you find it? Publicly available company information is easy to find. I’ve written about [...]

Who’s Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 7/26/10. The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, banking, health care and retail are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards. Not only is this valuable for job [...]

Who’s Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 7-23-10. For the past week transportation, technology, government, manufacturing, and defense employers announced the largest layoffs. This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are [...]

If you use a tight networking strategy in Linkedin or Facebook, you want strong links. But even in a broad networking strategy you’ll want a subset of your links to be strong….someone who will do you a favor if you ask, give you their time and help. So how can you make your networking links [...]