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Breaking News: Employees Want Respect

In other news, sky is blue and water is wet. I will never forget the day I came around this corner in Boston near the Bell Atlantic building (Now Verizon) on my way to work and found hundreds of 411-information workers picketing. This was late summer 1998. The economy was booming beyond its bounds. The financial [...]

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Layoffs and Restructure at Google

Google announced on their blog recently that they’ve not only reduced the number of contractors they’re employing but they’re now reducing the number of recruiters on staff by about 100: Our first step to address this was to wind down almost all our contracts with external contractors and vendors providing recruiting services for Google. However, after [...]

How is the Economy and Recession Affecting *YOU*?

Utah’s economy continues to outpace the United States, though we’re losing ground on key economic indicators, we’re losing that ground more slowly than the nation as a whole and many states around the country. September 2008 Unemployment Rate Utah VS. USA Click for latest employment situation report Utah: 3.5% U.S.: 6.1% Year-Over Nonfarm Growth Utah: 0.1% U.S.: -0.4% With economists and pundits expecting [...]

How to Retain Your Employees

A few months ago, I was approached by Peter Fretty, an author with Business Connect, to discuss employee retention tools employers can take advantage of. I shared a few things with him which I am glad to say were published in this month’s magazine along with some other good, insightful thoughts from both local and national [...]

Standing Out From the Crowd

If you’re vying for a position at a company, there is a fine line you must walk between looking like everyone else and being so different you don’t fit in at all. Here’s a few simple ideas I can suggest for getting around the gatekeepers, receiving straight feedback, and (if you’re right for it) the job. Research: [...]

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  • New Office Policy
    EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY NEW OFFICE POLICY Dress Code: 1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary. 2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. 3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money [...] #
  • Unexpress Checkout
    Point-of-Sale systems hate me. I try to do my duty as a consumer and deal with the anti-care, “self-checkout” robots, built mysteriously similar to “one-armed bandit” style casino games. … Except, at casinos, there’s a chance you might get money back. My most-awkward problem with any transaction these days is navigating the credit-card scanner/pin-number-entry/would-you-like-to-donate-$2-to-the-march-of-dimes/please-swipe-your-card-at-any-time teminals. First, I swipe the [...] #
  • Presentation Tonight: Career Growth in a Shrinking Economy
    I’m speaking tonight at the Salt Lake ColdFusion User Group at 4:30 on “Career Growth in a Shrinking Economy” Career Growth in Shrinking Economy In the last SLCFUG meeting for the year Robert Merrill from Utah Tech Jobs will join us. He will be speaking on how to grow one’s career in difficult times. Click for Meeting Location Watch [...] #
  • What Are The Best Companies to Work For in America?
    Annually, Fortune Magazine highlights the 100 best companies to work for in the US. Thanks to the economic downturn, many people are looking to recession-proof their jobs, and part of that includes changing jobs. Here’s the latest list (below), from the February 4, 2008 edition.  Find the full Fortune 100 list online. It’s worth noting that eBay [...] #
  • Social Networks Keep You In Touch & Relevant: Utah CEO Magazine
    I was quoted, along with my friend Jason Alba, in Utah CEO Magazine’s november issue, an article called “Making Connections” by Kevin Canterra.  Here’s a snippet: Network success For business professionals looking for a better job or trying to advance in a current ne, “LinkedIn is the [social networking presence] you absolutely have to have,” says Jason [...] #

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