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A group of teen and even preteen vendors works outside the Saratoga Race Track every summer selling water. These young entrepreneurs work hard and make decisions applicable to much larger and supposedly more sophisticated businesses. Pricing needs to be competitive, but this seldom generates sales. Almost everyone sells water for $1 per 500ml bottle. The Continue Reading →

#IHateFakeMediaFriends With one furious hashtag, Kim Kardashian blasted TV host Katie Couric for questioning why the reality star is so famous. Naturally, Kim could only respond through a bitter retort visible to millions upon millions of people. What choice did she have? Remember when the ‘pound’ sign was exclusively a tease for more information on social media? If we Continue Reading →

Resumes? Who needs them?! That’s the thinking of folks at LinkedIn, who recently announced you can use the professional network to apply for jobs — and you don’t even need a resume. Now, fire off a job application using your LinkedIn profile (click ‘Apply Now’ on this job to see it in action). Sounds pretty nice if you’re Continue Reading →

This simple approach using only 5 key questions can dramatically increase your likelihood of success. These questions generate the necessary information and perspective to help you make good decisions. Step One is to determine the missing information that each question has the ability to generate. Then write sub-questions to obtain this information. I’m providing a Continue Reading →

Every five minutes, a Millennial is forced to settle. A recent report from McKinsey On Society found that, in 2012, more than 120,000 young people took positions they didn’t want. ThinkProgress did the math and, sadly, found that number equates to one young professional every five minutes. The brutal details: 48 percent of college graduates took a job Continue Reading →

The best executive recruiters approach their job similarly to horse racing handicappers; they pore over information and select the contender they believe will be a winner for their client. The big difference is that handicappers, unlike recruiters, bet their own money on their judgment. One of the reasons I enjoy going to the Saratoga Race Continue Reading →

If you were born between 1982 and 2000, you’re unlucky. You may have already won the lottery, found a four-leaf clover and took home a new car like a lunatic on “The Price is Right.” Doesn’t matter. Still unlucky. In a recent piece for The Atlantic, Derek Thompson calls Millennials the ‘Unluckiest Generation.’ He says the economy, job market and Continue Reading →

Your job search can be more productive if you follow the “Eight Is Enough” rules, named after the old TV sitcom.  They provide excellent goals, limits, and discipline for a successful job search. Let’s Start Your Job Search with Why Anyone Should Care about Hiring You. 8 Words Is Enough for Your Theme. You should Continue Reading →

  In June, the job market said good-bye to one million people. Even though we added 195,000 people to the payroll that month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a million others quit looking for work. The main reason? Frustration and discouragement. On the Web, gloom and doom run rampant. One girl’s rant on Reddit spurred an huge conversation Continue Reading →

“I think what Kanye West is going to mean is something similar to what Steve Jobs means. I am undoubtedly, you know, Steve of internet, downtown, fashion, culture. Period.” – Kanye West in an interview with The New York Times Make no mistake. Kanye West has become the greatest, most influential American icon of our time. How Continue Reading →