When your boss reviews your work, typically he'll suggest some improvements and correct some errors. It's the errors that are really dangerous to your career.…
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I sucked at my first job. It was 1992 and I had just been hired during a recession at Metropolitan Bank. Barely out of training, my boss Michael called me…
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Posted on Feb 21, 2012 under
Career Development & Management
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Eric Shannon.
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When I graduated from college I sucked at job search and spent six miserable months unemployed. From the lessons I learned then and over the last 15 years in…
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Posted on Feb 21, 2012 under
Job Search
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Eric Shannon.
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Informational interviews really work (as Steve notes below). But, not all interview requests are created equal - I'm regularly asked to have coffee with…
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Posted on Feb 21, 2012 under
Interviewing
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Eric Shannon.
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My boss wanted me to help him get a prostitute back to his hotel in Mexico City because he didn't speak any Spanish. At the office in Charlotte, NC, I…
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Posted on Jan 09, 2012 under
Best Practices
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Eric Shannon.
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Success demands pain and suffering. Look at the face of a kid learning to ride a bike who just took a hard spill. Or consider Steve Jobs. Easy to forget his…
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Posted on Jan 04, 2012 under
Workplace
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Eric Shannon.
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I teach my kids to distinguish winners from whiners explaining that winners: are in charge of their own lives don't blame others or God take…
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Posted on Dec 28, 2011 under
Miscellaneous
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Eric Shannon.
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Ever wonder why so many people seem to be incompetent in their jobs? Although it was famously explained in a humorous book titled The Peter Principle, there's…
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Posted on Dec 27, 2011 under
Career Development & Management
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Eric Shannon.
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Three weeks after I hired Maria (not her real name) she distributed her first press release for me. She published the draft version instead of the final. Maria…
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Posted on Dec 18, 2011 under
Best Practices
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Eric Shannon.
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Your boss wants you to listen attentively and not just when he speaks. Good listening is critical for building trust, within a team and without. So whether…
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Posted on Dec 10, 2011 under
Miscellaneous
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Eric Shannon.
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