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5 Tips for Taking Advantage of This Time of Transition

Diana Needham on Jul 7th 2009

5 Tips for Taking Advantage of This Time of Transition
So you’ve found yourself downsized and let go from your company. You are treating your job search as your full time job and now have some free time when you are not focused on the job search. After all, now you do not have the commute [...]

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Don’t look for a job-look for needs!

Diana Needham on Apr 10th 2009

Are you frustrated and discouraged in your job search? Then ask yourself this: “To what extent have I been looking for needs rather than searching for a position”?
Let me explain..
Recently I have been more aware of how true sales professionals approach their prospective clients and what works for them.  As I considered how this relates [...]

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Tips for Managing Your Job Search in a Recession

Diana Needham on Mar 21st 2009

Remember all those business books we read, such as Tom Peter’s In Search of Excellence? Many of those books reflected a few key themes:

A bias for action, active decision making-”get on with it’
Be close to the customer-learn from the people served by the business
Entrepreneurship-foster innovation and nurturing ‘champions’
Productivity through people- treating rank and file employees [...]

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Women’s Millionnaire Club Launch

Diana Needham on Mar 17th 2009

How to Become a Natural Networker?
By Maureen G. Mulvaney, MGM
Most children are natural net workers. The minute we were mobile, we began making friends - on the playground, at the dentist’s office and in school. To reclaim your ability to network naturally, all you have to do is reclaim your childlike curiosity. It’s as easy [...]

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So you want to be an independent contractor?

Diana Needham on Mar 16th 2009

During times of layoffs and economic downturns, many laid-off professionals decide to turn away from traditional employment and begin thinking about the option of being an independent contractor or consultant.
On the surface, this may look very attractive. You say to yourself  “There is very little (if any) security within companies anyway. How great to be [...]

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The Truth About Surviving a Downsizing After Age 40

Diana Needham on Mar 11th 2009

What a great telecall we had Tuesday evening on the topic:
The Truth About Surviving a Downsizing After Age 40.
If you are a professional who is facing a downsizing (or thinks you might be soon), you’ ll want to listen to the recording and learn

6 things you absolutely must do to rebound from the situation [...]

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