January 15, 2008 – 2:38 pm
The Women’s Congress presents the B2B Sourcing Expo, a two-day event that combines a business & leadership conference, business exhibition, matchmaking sessions in supplier diversity and recruiting, a venture fair workshop, and networking events over two days designed to provide the education necessary for women to take their businesses and careers to the highest levels.
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January 14, 2008 – 6:15 pm
The “Big R” is upon us, though economists, analysts and the Fed Chair all disagree on whether we’re there yet. One economic indicator that lends credence to the assertion that the recession is here now is the continued rise in the unemployment rate. For the month of December the unemployment rate was 5.0%, [...]
January 11, 2008 – 8:24 pm
As I’ve said so many times already this year, this is the year of the phenomenal career, the year that we all commit to career empowerment and improvement. But this year isn’t just about getting the most out of your job; it’s about getting the most out of your new business.
Commitment #2 of the [...]
January 10, 2008 – 8:35 pm
Here’s another career question. For those of you who are new to Careersthatdontsuck.com, Career Questions come from the minds of our readers, coaching clients and friends. They are meant to spark ideas and to provide guidance.
This week’s question is: How long should you pursue your passion, if you haven’t gotten your big break?
This [...]
January 9, 2008 – 5:44 pm
It’s election season and many of us have given our minds and hearts to either a candidate or the process itself. We’re tuning into political debates, sharing videos of political speeches on YouTube (Every friend I have sent me a link to Barack’s Iowa victory speech!) and getting out in droves to vote (Good [...]
January 8, 2008 – 5:07 pm
Yesterday, one of my favorite electronic shows, the Consumer Electronics Show, kicked off with much hoopla, including Bill Gates’ final keynote as Microsoft chief. But, for me, it’s the gadgetry that glitters. Here’s my first pick for best gadget. It’s the BUGbase and BUGmodules (collectively called BUG) by BUG Labs.
I’m buggin’ out!
The [...]
January 7, 2008 – 8:22 pm
Hopefully, you’ve begun work on your own declaration of career empowerment. Commitment #1 of Careersthatdontsuck.com’s Declaration of Career Empowerment, “I will proactively manage my career”, requires that you commit to doing everything possible to find or create careers that don’t suck. That means assessing the current state of your career and then plotting [...]