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Recession Babies Seek Asylum with Anyone
BREAKING NEWS…. VERY inside sources at myReboundmedia have just discovered that some newborns, popped in the last two years, are starting to seek asylum with…well…anyone, other than their parents. As the GOP and other politicians, who have jobs, talk about how to “remove job-seeking barriers” (http://cot.ag/ffPWwl) for millions of Americans still unemployed, babies are fleeing. [...]
Time CEO Fired?
By far, the most interesting job-related story I’ve read over the last couple weeks is the firing of former Time CEO Jack Griffin. Personally, this one has me checking for dandruff. He was let go mid February because, as Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes said, Griffin’s leadership style “did not mesh with Time Inc. and [...]
Ask for a raise at the right time.
Asking for a raise is always a touchy issue – outside of annual review time. So, how and when do you do it? It’s all about money, timing, and performance. So I found the following article especially interesting, and worth sharing: http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/06/news/economy/ask_for_raise.fortune/index.htm
START
I read, in a book, recently, that one of the keys to success in any area of life is to….begin. Just….start whatever it is you want to accomplish – getting a new job or whatever. No more “some day.” So, as a writer, these first few words (of this blog) mark today’s “start,” for me. [...]
FINDING SOLACE IN GREECE….a true story.
First time I met Theo (aka Theofelos Papadopoulos), I was interviewing him for a job. He impressed me from the start, a kind of no-nonsense smart guy with a strong, logical sense. It was that logical sense that got him in trouble. He got the job, to be one of my counterparts in a corporate [...]
