by John G. Self | Dec 21, 2015 | Career Management
As I sat in my office Sunday morning preparing for my next to last business trip before the Christmas holiday, I was wondering why some New York Times Crossword Puzzle devotees think it is cheating to look up answers themselves but have no remorse, not a scintilla of...
by John G. Self | Jun 10, 2015 | Career Management, Technology
ATLANTA — LinkedIn is one of the most important breakthroughs in personal career brand management and job search process in the last 40 years. LinkedIn is a professional networking tool on steroids. Unless you are a senior executive with a wonderful golden parachute...
by John G. Self | Mar 13, 2015 | Career Management
“My son just got a great paying consulting job with a major accounting firm right out of college and he is not going to have to be a salesman,” or so said the rather proud mother who apparently didn’t know that Junior would never make partner unless he could sell. A...
by John G. Self | Feb 18, 2015 | Career Management, Technology
Today’s transitioning executives are re-entering the job market poorly prepared for digital networking. Our informal research reveals that four in 10 executives looking for their next job do not have a LinkedIn profile. Seven in 10 have poorly prepared profiles,...
by John G. Self | Feb 16, 2015 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
BALTIMORE — The importance of smart networking in career management, always important to support personal brand management, is now a critical must-do. Continued government-driven efforts to reform America’s healthcare delivery system will promote “shrinkage”...