Monthly Archives: August 2009

Who has time to stand still?

18 to 30 year olds, take note – and then action.
Brazen Careerist (BC) has evolved to position itself as the #1 site for career management among Generation Y…you know who you are.
Watch this to get a better idea of what the new and evolved BC is about.

 
As one of the founders, Ryan Paugh, shared with [...]

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Strategic and Serial

Truth be known, on this blog I’ve been neglecting one of my main career traits – that is that I am a serial entrepreneur.
The fact is that I am an entrepreneur before I am a job hopper. At the age of five, before I could write my name properly, I was selling mangoes from my [...]

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Look ahead!

Have you ever tried driving a car looking only through the rear-view mirror?  Doubtful if you have any sense of self-preservation, right?
Then why do some insist on holding on to the past – on looking back and dwelling over past mistakes?
To embrace the fresh new life that lies ahead of you, look beyond the hurts [...]

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Who’s on your panel?

It’s well-known that companies – public and private, for profit, nonprofits and not-just-for profits – all go to great lengths to put together a panel of advisors. Although some have advisers on a more formal basis than others,  the common theme is that businesses rely on the advice of those they believe are in the [...]

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A New Kind of Hero for a New Kind of World, Career Hero #13

(This post is part of a pact I made. Click here for the full story.) 
Meet Cindy.  As you read this post, keep in mind that as I wrote it, I flipped back and forth through her six-page resume. 
Starting with her education, Cindy has a Bachelor’s of Engineering from Auckland University.  A program which she completed in three [...]

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Why would I hire you?

At the risk of covering a topic that has been done to death, I feel compelled to share with you a few of the lessons I gained after spending the past week interviewing candidates for a sales job. 
Here’s what I look for in candidates – to make sure that I’m surrounded by excellence and by [...]

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